Today 7 Officer Cadets will Commission from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and become 2Lts in The Army Air Corps . 5 Pilots and 2 Aviation Support Officers. We wish them all the best in what will be exciting, challenging, and incredibly rewarding careers. #FlyFightLead #ALifeLessOrdinary

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Congratulations to the eight young soldiers who were selected yesterday to go forward for flying training. Next stop; RAF Shawbury. Congratulations and good luck #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead 🚁

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Sunny skies again for the visit of Air Vice-Marshal Alastair Smith yesterday! Seeing at first hand the quality of our Army Reserve instructors with weapons, comms and vehicles. Capable and motivated reserve soldiers are a key part of JHC and @1st_Aviation. #flyfightlead

Congratulations to Lance Corporal Bloomfield of the The Royal Anglian Regiment for not only passing Army Flying Grading but being awarded the Daz Erry Trophy for best student. Next stop - the Pilot Selection Board. #FlyFightLead #FlyArmy #Poacher 🚁

World Helicopter Day 🚁

#Apache Attack 🚁 & #Wildcat Reconnaissance 🚁 work together to form an Attack Reconnaissance Team (ART) creating a potent FIND & STRIKE capability

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World Helicopter Day
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Congratulations to Henry Smith for passing Army Flying Grading & winning the Daz Erry Trophy for being top student. Good luck at your Selection Board in 2023. #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead 🚁

Low flying is an essential skill to evade enemy radar  📡 . Machete 1 is captured here winding it's way down the Wye Valley - fantastic training!
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1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team The Army Air Corps *Photo credit to @the_dark_photographer_in_wales on IG 👏🏼

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In the Bde we have some excellent #photographers capturing what we get up to.

Here AirTpr A 1 Regt AAC captured AirTpr D AAC Reserves as he photographed the VIP arrival by #Puma @rafbensonofficial

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Fantastic to see more soldiers selected to become an #ArmyPilot A good mix of AAC, Royal Engineers, REME and Artillery
And fantastic to see Private Soldiers selected too with the new change, no need to be a JNCO to apply! #FlyFightLead #AboveTheBest

A long day yesterday, but fantastic to meet such inspiring young soldiers from all sorts of trades & capbadges at our Pilot Selection Board. Those selected will start flying training in 2023 & become our next generation of NCO AH and Wildcat pilots. Good luck #FlyFightLead 🚁

A bumper couple of days for our Recruiting & Selection Branch with two potential officers & 4 serving soldiers all passing Army Flying Grading. Next stop for them is a selection board & hopefully a place in flying training next year. 🚁 #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead

Breathtaking morning flight for #TeamEagle and G-LAAC over the desert. What an experience Qatar Balloon Festival provides. #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead

Great to see a pair of Juno helicopters from #1FTS RAF Shawbury taxying out at Middle Wallop on Ex. PEGASUS WARRIOR. ArmyFlyingMuseum Army Air Corps Recruiting The Army Air Corps #FlyFightLead #FlyArmy 🚁🚁

Fast Roping #Wildcat Wednesday

The #Wildcat can be utilised for a multitude of tasks including fast roping. It requires pin-point hover accuracy to keep the troops safe on decent.

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A rare opportunity for Air Vice-Marshal Alastair Smith Apache to fly and train with U.S. Army Europe and Africa MH60 on Exercise Cobra Warrior.

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1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team The Army Air Corps

Defence Operations 🇬🇧 RAF Odiham The Army Air Corps Air Vice-Marshal Alastair Smith Well done Steve great effort in the heat. The opposite can be said Clarendon Marathon yesterday which was cold and very wet. #physicalandmentalresilience #flyfightlead @1st_Aviation Air Vice-Marshal Alastair Smith #accrossallboudaries

Honoured that #TeamEagle and G-LAAC were invited back to the Qatar Balloon Festival Fourth Edition. Fantastic people, fantastic country, fantastic flying. #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead

Wonderful glow under the nighttime Arabian sky Qatar Balloon Festival #TEAMEAGLE #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead

Army Reserves soldiers from CO 6 Regiment AAC providing valuable support to Wildcat aircraft. One of many exciting roles for AAC Reserves in support of Aviation. #flyfightlead Army Air Corps Recruiting