In conjunction with the New Year Honours List 2010, Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group has approved the award of his personal commendation to the following for meritorious service.

Sergeant David G Evans - 216 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton

Air Vice-Marshall S J Hillier CBE DFC MA RAF, Air Office Commanding No. 2 Group, wrote saying:

"Beer for the Boys" is the brainchild of Wing Commander Steve Chadwick, Officer Commanding 216 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.  He started the campaign in 2007 with the aim of providing a can of beer to servicemen and women flying home from Afghanistan on RAF TriStar aircraft, which are operated by 216 Squadron.  Alcohol is not available to British troops whilst serving in Afghanistan, making the experience of a cold thirst-quencher on the flight home all the more special.

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The Yellow Ribbon Foundation is proud to sponsor the "Beers for the Boys" website, and give our wholehearted support to this great campaign.

The British military is set to take one of its most significant steps into the digital age with the launch of the first Skynet 5 satellite. The Skynet 5A platform lifts off from Kourou, French Guiana, on Saturday. It will fly atop an Ariane 5-ECA launcher that is scheduled to leave Earth at 1925 local time (2225 GMT).

The Yellow Ribbon Foundation will be amongst the noted guests invited to attend the launch reception at Paradigm's Operations Centre in Wiltshire.

BBC article - Skynet5A 

Launch VideoCam