CONINGSBY CRAWLERS
Station Ops Flight’s 24hr relay against Cancer What? Relay for Life is an inspirational 24 hour event that honours cancer survivors and celebrates life. Whether you raise money through coffee...
View ArticleCOAST TO COAST CHALLENGE – WHITEHAVEN TO WHITBY
On 25 July three personnel from RAF Coningsby completed an arduous coast to coast cycle challenge from Whitehaven in Cumbria to Whitby in North Yorkshire. The epic journey was undertaken to raise...
View ArticleEXERCISE BLOOD BLISTER THE 2013 PATHFINDER MARCH
On 22 June 2013, two teams from RAF Coningsby entered the 2013 Pathfinder March, a long distance, cross-country endurance event in commemoration of the Royal Air Force Pathfinder Force. The Regiment...
View ArticleEXERCISE TIFFIE TACTIC 3(F) SQN STAFF RIDE TO NORMANDY
Thursday the 23rd of May saw the annual 3(F) Sqn pilgrimage to Normandy to conduct Force Development training on the D-Day beaches. It also provided another opportunity to foster relationships with...
View ArticleFROM ONE BUNKER TO ANOTHER
On the 17th June 2013, personnel from Eng Ops Sqn, Logs Sqn and Ops Sqn escaped the windowless confines of RAF Coningsby’s Wing Operations Centre (WOC) into the daylight to undertake a 2 day Force...
View ArticleEXERCISE MEDSAIL 2013
Destination: Ajaccio, Marseilles, Cassis, Nice, St Tropez, Toulon, Monaco, Calvi….. “2 weeks sailing around the Med whilst everyone else is at work! Where’s the catch???” Well you are reading the...
View ArticleC4I SQUADRON VISIT THEIR SPIRITUAL HOME: BLETCHLEY PARK
Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes was the destination for our C4I Force Development trip. Home of the code breakers of the Second World War. It is now run by a charity called Bletchley Park Trust and is...
View ArticleITS ALL DOWNHILL!
The RAF Downhill Mountain Bike team recently attended a training camp at Antur Stiniog in Wales. The week long event enabled 16 riders to receive expert coaching from professional Elite rider Neil...
View ArticleTHE RAF CONINGSBY TRIATHLON CLUB
The RAF Coningsby Triathlon Club has gone from strength to strength this year with a rise in membership and some fabulous results in races. Matt Hill competed in the Emergency Services Sprint Triathlon...
View ArticleCONINGSBY RECLAIM GOLFING SPOILS
Over the past 3 years the Air Traffic Golf Championships have seen the Coningsby controllers take a firm grip on several of the top individual and team prizes. This year’s event, hosted by RAF Leuchars...
View Article3(F) SQN UPDATE
The RAF’s oldest fixed-wing Squadron (yes, II(AC) Sqn. Check your facts) has, once again, been at the forefront of life at RAF Coningsby during a busy autumn period. Since the...
View ArticleXI SQN UPDATE
After an eventful summer, XI squadron was looking forward to it’s time running up to Christmas. We had the delights of Ex JOINT WARRIOR to look forward to in the beautiful Vale of York along with our...
View Article29(R) SQN
It has been a busy period for 29. The Sqn has graduated 2 courses, said goodbye to several of its staff, welcomed some more, and of course, got within touching distance of Cyprus. However, all was not...
View ArticleBASE SUPPORT WING OVERVIEW
If RAF Coningsby is about aircraft, equipment and people, then Base Support Wing is very much at the forefront of supporting the latter. In this edition we describe the range of work that has been...
View ArticleTHIS WINTER PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY AND HOME
During the winter and particularly over the festive season when you may be leaving your Service Families Accommodation (or private family home) empty there are a few things to consider: Prepare - Test...
View ArticlePADRE’S PIECE
Travelling round the station in October I was greeted with the news that there were only two pay cheques until Christmas. This completely new thought on the approaching season gave me pause to think....
View ArticleHIVE INFORMATION
HIVE INFORMATION SERVICE The RAF HIVE Service supports the Chain of Command and tri-Service community through the provision of up to date and relevant information. RAF HIVE Information Officers are...
View ArticleA GUIDE TO WINTER DRIVING
The British winter is unpredictable. Severe weather conditions can arise when least expected and can be extremely dangerous if you’re on the road. Driving is a risky business at the best of times- 9...
View ArticleCONINGSBY PHOTOGRAPHER WINS RAF PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
SAC Graham Taylor has been announced as RAF Photographer of the Year during the annual celebrations held at the RAF Club in London. Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford...
View ArticleThe VIEW FROM THE WATERFRONT
Albert Einstein once said that the only reason time exists is so that every thing doesn’t happen all at once. At Coningsby, it sometimes just feels like everything does, especially with the amount the...
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