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delivery. In particular, I would like to thank the GTO Maj ‘Mark’ Lewis who has been a real rock and the Centre Warrant Officers who worked for me (WO2s Haley and McCleod) who were quite simply superb. One’s set of notes cannot be complete without pictures that really sell AT; therefore it is only ‘apt’ that I include the Parachute Wing conducting Staff
L-R: WO Martin White CI RAF PTI, Sgt Dylan Bartle RAF PTI and Cpl Chas McNeil RLC
Training for the first time in four years. An ATG funded exercise saw the four staff instructors head off to Dubai for a bit of warm weather training. Although you may think that Cyprus can provide everything needed (which it can), taking the staff away from any distractions and to a new potential training environment for future expeditions, Dubai seemed the perfect answer. A five-hour plane journey was an
immediate advantage over the USA. Not to mention the state of the art Drop Zone, Aircraft and Training facilities that Dubai had to offer. In total the staff carried out 30+ descents, meeting their own personal aims with the ultimate goal of passing this information onto CJSATC students of the future.