24 April 2012
LOCAL Airman, Lance Corporal Andy MacMahon (41) claimed yet another world record at the weekend when he ran the fastest ever time for a marathon whilst wearing a gas mask!
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02 April 2012
On 23rd March, five teams from RAF Lossiemouth took part in a truly unique competition that would push both their physical and mental strength to the limit. The winners of the 'Tornado Pull' would be the fastest team to pull a Tornado GR4 aircraft, weighing a massive 17 tonnes, the distance of one mile, all to raise money for BBC Sport Relief.
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13 March 2012
MEN and women from No 5 RAF Force Protection Wing at RAF Lossiemouth completed their final exercise last week, declaring them ready for deployment.
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08 March 2012
TWO Corporals based at RAF Lossiemouth have been lucky enough to be chosen to take part in the biggest ever Sports Relief fundraising event, a 1000 mile race around the UK and Ireland.
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01 March 2012
A GROUP of school children from Tain paid a visit to RAF Lossiemouth this week to learn all about the history of the station and its connections with the Second World War.
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01 March 2012
Senior Aircraftman Andy McMahon, a member of 2622 (Highland) Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment, based at RAF Lossiemouth, ran the Kinloss to Lossiemouth Half Marathon on Sunday 19 February 2012 breaking the Guinness World Record for the fastest Half Marathon completed in a gas mask. Andy completed the course in 1 hour 27 minutes and 23 seconds breaking the previous record of 1 hour, 51 minutes and 31 seconds by 24 minutes and 08 seconds. Andy ran this Half Marathon in the newly issued General Service Respirator (GSR) which is now entering service with the Armed Forces.
“The GSR is fantastic and streets ahead of the S10 respirator, I think I was running at almost max pace, I have been training hard but I did not imagine I would go anywhere near as fast”.
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03 February 2012
Most of the time David Caddick, from Inverness, goes about his work as a business consultant advising companies, charities and voluntary organisations on organisational and management techniques, but during his spare time he is Squadron Leader Caddick MBE an officer in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Now working within 5 Force Protection Wing at RAF Lossiemouth his previous position was that of Officer Commanding 2622 (Highland) Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment, a role which recently took him on operational service to Afghanistan.
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31 December 2011
Personnel serving or who served until recently at RAF Lossiemouth have been honoured in this year’s New Year Honours.
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22 December 2011
Many RAF Lossiemouth personnel will be taking their festive leave soon, but for personnel on 12 (Bomber) Squadron (Sqn) maintaining and flying NATO led missions in Afghanistan will continue to be their first priority.
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19 December 2011
Personnel from the Logistics Support Squadron (LSS) at RAF Lossiemouth have spent the last two months collecting together various tasty Christmas goodies in order to make up six bumper Christmas hampers to be donated to ex-service personnel living in the local community.
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