DEDICATED SERVICE

Dawn O'Neill was recently recognised by ESS for her long (20 years) service to the Officers’ Mess soft FM team.

Maj Chris Pickett had the pleasure in handing Dawn her award alongside flowers and a gift card.

Dawn, said it had been her pleasure to work within the Officers’ mess and still to this day enjoys her role looking after all the service personal who with live in the Mess.

Commanding Officer: Lt Col S Wilsey

AAC / Lt Col R Simcock (CO Des)

Second in Command: Maj B Johnson AAC

Adjutant: Capt J Rees AAC

Regimental Sergeant Major: WO1 (RSM) J Cooke AAC

2023 will be a very different year for 3 Regiment than 2022.

With each flying squadron owning its own aircraft the turbulence of transitioning to the new AH64-E is nearly behind us. 662 Squadron are fully trained on the new aircraft and are training at speed to operate it and prepare for a busy exercising year ahead. 663 Squadron have made outstanding progress and are nearly fully converted while concurrently supporting a demanding trials program. Most of the Regiment deployed on Exercise in February honing our planning, comms and fieldcraft skills and allowed all the Squadrons to conduct their own training all over the country. In the coming months, the Regiment will complete its initial transition to AH64-E and will deploy on Exercise WESSEX STORM, which will be the first time the whole Regiment has deployed since 2019. We will be demonstrating the world’s most advanced Attack Helicopter while exercising every element of the Regiment. Over the summer deployments overseas and across the UK beckon, with the Regiment being tested in its core role. We have made time for some Adventurous Training, a quarter of the Regiment conducted some form of skiing or winter mountaineering and we have continued to excel on the sporting front, especially Orienteering, Cross Country and Rugby. I am acutely aware that this activity and the busy period ahead will mean that the soldiers of the Regiment will be away from home. I am grateful to all in the Regiment for their tireless efforts and the families for their support. It has been a privilege to Command the Regiment and I look forward to watching your successes over the coming months and years.