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Latest Events and Exercises - information is accurate when posted but late changes to scheduled exercises or events may occur due to operational requirements or prevailing weather conditions.
- 08-19 March 2010 - EXERCISE LIGHTNING FORCE - This Rotary Wing Exercise will take place in LFA 12, LFA 13, and night sectors 4AN and 4AS between 0700-0100 daily and there will be some weekend activity on 13-14 March.
- 12 - 19 March 2010 - EXERCISE TIGERS REVENGE - This is a final test exercise of the Lynx conversion to role course. The activity will be taking place in LFA 11 from 0800-2300Z daily and consist of up to 5 Lynx helicopters. This Exercise will involve some weekend activity.
- 22- 26 March 2010 - EXERCISE PEGASUS GROUNDHOG - This Exercise will take place in LFA 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, and night sectors 3BE, 3BW, 4AN, 4AS, 4BE AND 4BW between 0900-1600 daily. The exercise will consist of mixed formations of up to 8 helicopters including Merlin, Lynx, Chinook and Apache.
- 22 Mar-1 April 2010 - EXERCISE TAC BLAZE 1 - This Exercise will take place in LFA 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, and night sectors 3BE, 3BW and 4AS. The Exercise will consist of 3 helicopters and will be conducted by the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
- 30 Mar- 1 April 2010 – EXERCISE WYCOMBE WARRIOR 01 – This medium scale, joint multinational Exercise will take place in LFA 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, Tactical Training Area 20T and night sector 4AN. It will consist of up to 60 sorties each day and is expected to involve a mixture of ground and air assets.
- 28 May - 31 May 2010 - EXERCISE AIRDROP WARRIOR - This is a joint USAF and RAF exercise in Salisbury Plain (LFA 1) and will consist of 3 x C130 aircraft and involve para drops.
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