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and Core values of the RLC in a military skills competition. From an RAF perspective, the whole team did amazingly well, and we finished strong”. A challenging yet rewarding event in which the team rightly felt a sense of achievement in completing with great results all around. Army Minor Unit Cross Country Championships – by Flt Lt Dan Greenhalgh. In October, JHSS entered a team into the Army Minor Unit Cross Country Championships held at Twelseldown Racecourse near Aldershot. The Joint, four-person team consisted of two Army and two RAF personnel. Each person had to complete a 5km leg as a relay and JHSS were crowned the Minor Unit Champions with a combined time of 1hr 12 minutes.
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2021 has been a very rewarding year for JHSS personnel on worldwide Ops and Exercises. The Sqn has been involved with a wide range of interesting and sometimes unusual tasks, ranging from assistance with conservation projects in Portsmouth to supporting JHC helicopters on Ex IMPERIAL ZEPHYR and NOCTEM WARRIOR in the USA. 2022 is shaping up to be another busy year as the Sqn continues to support other JHC commitments around the world. Planning is also underway to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the formation of the unit which is scheduled to take place in summer 2022. This promises to be a memorable event for all members of both JHSU and JHSS, past and present.
SAFE SPACE On 11 Sep 21, two JHC Puma helicopters from 33 Sqn, RAF Benson, participated in a flypast at RAF Lakenheath to commemorate the terrorist attacks that occurred 20 years previous. Written By: Padre Philip Wilson
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Twitter: @Joint_Heli #TogetherWeDeliver Instagram: @joint_heli Minor Unit Cross Country Team with their medals.
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AF Chaplaincy recently offered a “Safe Space” in the Station Church at RAF Benson for Service Personnel in JHC and others across the base to reflect on the momentous news as UK Forces left Afghanistan after twenty years of involvement. The Station Church was open for 30-minute vigils
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on Sunday 5 and Monday 6 Sep 21. Additionally, the building left open until midnight for people to come and go as they pleased. Some visitors lit candles, others wrote prayers, words and phrases. Participants in the vigils were asked to describe how they felt about UK military engagement in Afghanistan and words
