RAF Drone Pilots to Get SHADER Medal
New Operational Medal Recognises Changing Character of Warfare Troops no longer need to be on the ground or in the immediate airspace to fight today’s wars, with drones playing an […]
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Operation SHADER is the operational code name given to British military operations undertaken as part of the US-led global coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), aka ISIS, Islamic State, Daesh. The operation began in Iraq on 26 September 2014 in response to a formal request from the Iraqi government. The intervention extended to Syria in October 2014, with the Royal Air Force mandated to conduct surveillance flights over the country. On 2 December 2015, the British Government approved RAF airstrikes against ISIL in Syria. Since then, the RAF has operated at its highest level in 25 years in a single theatre of operation: as of June 2016, over 1,000 personnel were engaged, with the RAF having flown more than 2,200 sorties, including approximately 900 airstrikes that have resulted in the deaths of nearly 1,000 ISIL fighters. Operation Shader also involves the Royal Navy, the British Army and special forces.
New Operational Medal Recognises Changing Character of Warfare Troops no longer need to be on the ground or in the immediate airspace to fight today’s wars, with drones playing an […]
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» Read moreRoyal Highland Fusiliers Recognised for Operation Against Islamic State in Iraq HRH The Duke of York KG presented medals to soldiers and officers of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland […]
» Read moreRAF Pilots Awarded Top Operational Honours for Role in Fighting ISIS Royal Air Force personnel from the 1(Fighter) Squadron deployed to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus last year have received an array […]
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» Read moreIslamic State Fighters Targeted by Reapers, Tornados and Typhoons Throughout September, the RAF has been flying combat missions against Islamic State fighters in support of the Syrian Democratic Forces’ offensive […]
» Read moreTyphoons and Tornados Destroy Islamic State Tunnels The MOD has released details of continuing RAF combat missions over Iraq as part of Operation SHADER, the British contribution to the fight […]
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