RAF Halton Honours and Awards
The Station Commander, Group Captain London in recognition of Startup visited the team and made sure his the work Wg Cdr Eklund car was checked. has done for Air Media & Communications Due to the interest generated, the Station (M&C) to head-up Adjutant and the MT section will be looking the Covid Content to arrange additional car checks to cover as Generation Team as many personnel across Station as possible. part of the RAF’s overall Covid response effort.
Station Sports Colours Presented An Honours and Awards presentation ceremony was held in Halton House Officers’ Mess to recognise those personnel who have performed over and above what is expected of them. The Royal Warrant was presented to Master Aircrewman Craig Peacock from Airman’s Command School, Long Service And Good Conduct Medals went to Sergeant Dan Dillon and Corporal Cheech Hodson from the Recruits Training Squadron and Corporal Joe Heard from the Initial Force Protection Training Flight and an Operational Medal was presented to Sergeant Murray Pickering RAF police.
Station personnel have been awarded Sports Colours in a ceremony in Kermode Lecture Hall. They were presented with their ‘Colours’ by Station Commander, Group Captain Dan Startup.
RAF Sports Colours are presented to Personnel who have represented the Royal Sadly, due to the current COVID guidelines Air Force in their chosen sport. no family or friends were in attendance, but all recipients were still celebrated for their The roll of honour reads, Cpl Symone achievements and professionalism by those Bromley received her RAF Sports Colours for in attendance. Netball in 2017, Chf Tech David Duff received two awards for Canoeing in 2018 and 2019. Group Captain Startup said: “It was an honour Cpl Rachel Griffiths was awarded for to bestow these Honours and Awards to the Athletics in 2019 and SAC Yasmin Kaashoek very deserving personnel from RAF Halton. for Volleyball 2018. I am always amazed by the courageous, diverse and selfless efforts of members Finally, Cpl Craig Makin received Colours of the Royal Air Force and tremendously for Judo in 2019 and Cpl Luke Williams for glad that they have been recognised in this Canoeing in 2019. way. The training conducted here is all the more rich as a result of the experience and Group Captain Startup said: “Congratulations relevance of our personnel, wherever they to all of the recipients here who qualify gain it and to whichever part of the Station for the Sports Colours through their they belong.” determination and resolve in an effort to win. I hope that they are able to inspire all RAF Halton Road Safety Campaign those around them to be ambassadors for RAF Halton Mechanical Transport (MT) both the RAF and Defence.” Section staff have conducted winter safety car checks for Whole Force personnel during Good News for WC Eklund the Winter Road Safety Campaign. Congratulations to Wg Cdr Dylan Eklund, a member of the RAF Reserves for 20 years, The Babcock Military Transport Team (MT) who received ‘RAF Communicator of the kindly ensured that cars were fit for the Year’ at the Company Of Communicators winter months ahead, reassuring that both Annual Military Awards. The award was themselves and others on the road are safe. virtually presented by the Lord Mayor of 28
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He commanded a team made up from a mix of existing Air M&C and Regular RAF personnel, Media Reserves and Civil Servants and quickly established what was required, where the gaps were, what the needs were and what the content gathering and publishing process would look like. Within 24 hours of standing up, his team was generating a steady flow of high quality, highly informative and highly valued content to a worried, confused and increasingly remote audience and projected a clear and positive picture of the RAF’s National response. Commandant General Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Munro CBE TD VR DL said: “I am delighted that Dylan received this award. He played a key role this year in keeping RAF activities and operations in the public eye. His work demonstrates the skills and professionalism inherent within RAF Reserves.” Wg Cdr Eklund said: “I am very honoured to have received the award and pleased that, as a Reservist, I was able to make a useful contribution to the operation”.
Lynne's Skydive
Lynne Whinnerah, a Civil Servant within Station Management Squadron at RAF Halton recently took part in a sky diving challenge to raise funds for the RAF Benevolent Fund. Lynne said: “I have been a Civil Servant for the past four years, but I have been in
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