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Royal Air Force News Friday, May 17, 2019 P26
Graduations

Red-letter day

AIR COMMODORE Frank Clifford past. Beckett Intake, numbering 78 males highest overall standard in Initial Force drill and deportment.
(pictured), Force Protection Force and eight females, then proceeded with the Protection Training. Also awarded The l AC Ryder: The Halton Apprentice Shield,
Commander, was Reviewing Officer for the formal act of graduating from 10 weeks of Mayor of Aylesbury Trophy, for the best awarded to the recruit who has displayed
recent Graduation Parade of Beckett Intake. Basic Recruit Training. overall performance on No. 3 Flight. the highest overall standard in physical
Numbering 86 graduates in all, they The Queen’s Colour was paraded and l AC Updale: The Dusty Miller Memorial education.
marched out on to the Henderson Parade borne by Flt Lt Marsh with Colour Warrant Trophy, awarded to the recruit who has l AC Okanga Guglieri: The Royal Air
Square behind Flight Commander, Flt Lt Officer Cully and Colour Escorts Sergeants shown the greatest willingness to help others Force Benevolent Fund Trophy, awarded
Francis Wyatt, to the sound of The Central Short and Perkes, making up a female-only as voted for by their fellow recruits. Also for displaying the greatest effort and
Band of the Royal Air Force, led by WO Terry Colour Party. The Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire’s determination on No. 3 Flight.
Gardner. Air Cdre Clifford presented trophies and Trophy, for the best overall performance on l AC Yeulett: The Station Commander’s
They came to a stop in front of the prizes to the top recruits, who were: No. 4 Flight. Cup, awarded for displaying the greatest
waiting friends and family and performed l AC Clarke: The Halton Aircraft effort and determination on No. 4 Flight.
a general salute as a Typhoon FGR3 from 3 l SAC Ewence: The Rothschild Trophy, Apprentice Trophy, awarded to the recruit l No. 3 Flight: The Lord Trenchard Trophy,
(F) Squadron, based at RAF Coningsby, flew awarded to the recruit who achieves the who achieves the highest overall standard in awarded to the best overall Flight.
New Regiment officers are

Force to be reckoned with

THE GRADUATION of the displayed the most outstanding
Junior Regiment Officers’ Course character throughout the course.
(JROC) 122 took place at RAF
Honington. The other graduates were
After 38 weeks of training 13 Flying Officers: Ball, Coatsworth,
personnel graduated as Flying Cramoysan, Fraser, Grant,
Officers and Captain Ippolito Harrison, Herbert, Liszkiewicz,
graduated as a Foreign Exchange Lower, Parker and Tregoning.
student. The newly-appointed officers
l Captain Ippolito was awarded are posted across all Regiment
the Barratt Sword as the student Squadrons to include 1 Sqn, 15 Sqn
who has displayed the highest levels and 27 Sqn at RAF Honington; 2
of proficiency and character in all Sqn at RAF Brize Norton; 34 Sqn
aspects of the course. at RAF Leeming; 51 Sqn at RAF
l Fg Off Mitchell was awarded the Lossiemouth; and 63 Sqn at RAF
Kapuscinski Sword, presented to Northolt.
the student who has demonstrated RAF Regiment Officers
the most potential and outstanding specialise in ground combat tactics,
ability in leadership. weaponry and field craft. They will
l Fg Off O’Rourke was awarded lead and direct the RAF Regiment PRIDE:
the Vaux Trophy, as the most Squadrons protecting RAF stations Graduates
improved student who has and forward operating bases. and staff