RAF News Edition 1541, 29 July 2022

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The Forcesit' e favourer pap

WIN

Bio of Spitfire Woman l See page 19

R'n'R

Big-star movies to win

Friday July 29 2022 No. 1541 70p

l See R'n'R p5

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Future-proofing the Royal Air Force

l See pages 16-17

MTB

Good run in Euros

Gunners training Ukraine fighters

l See page 27

BMX

Pocket Rockets

l See page 29

Hockey

Sgn Ldr in World Cup

Simon Mander

RAF GUNNERS are instructing the first of an estimated 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers to be trained in the UK. Brize-based II Sqn RAF Regt are among 1,050 British service personnel deployed at military bases across the country. RAF Force Protection Commander Air Cdre Jamie Thompson said: “The RAF Regiment has huge experience

l See page 31

training partner nations and finding and fixing threats to airpower.” The training will give Ukraine’s latest frontline volunteers combat skills including weapons handling, battlefield first aid, fieldcraft, patrol tactics. The Government has procured AK assault rifles for the training and will issue recruits with personal protective equipment, clothing, and field kit.

COMBAT DRILL: II Sqn Gunners join Army units brought in to train Ukrainian frontline fighters. Inset above, Army chief Sir Patrick Sanders talks to Ukrainian volunteers


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