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609 West Riding Squadron - RAF Reserves 609 Squadron uses RAF Regt personnel to deliver a Counter Drone capability in the UK and abroad along with Force Protection.

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIVE NEW RESERVIST GUNNERS! 🇬🇧A huge congratulations to five new RAF Regiment Reservist Gunners...
11/10/2026

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIVE NEW RESERVIST GUNNERS! 🇬🇧

A huge congratulations to five new RAF Regiment Reservist Gunners on successfully passing Exercise OMEGA! 💪

They will now join the ranks of 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAF Regiment, where they will continue their development and training in both Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) and Counter-Uncrewed Air Systems (C-UAS).

Passing Ex OMEGA is a fantastic achievement and marks the beginning of an exciting journey as RAF Regiment Reservists. The hard work, determination and commitment shown so far have laid the foundations for the challenges and opportunities ahead.

From everyone at 609 Squadron, well done and welcome to the team! 👏

Here's to a successful, rewarding and challenging Reservist career. Aim High! 🔵


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📢 Vacancies at 609 Squadron RAF Regiment Reserves. We have three great opportunities available to join our team here at ...
30/09/2026

📢 Vacancies at 609 Squadron RAF Regiment Reserves.

We have three great opportunities available to join our team here at 609 Squadron!

🔹 Flight Lieutenant (Regt) – Squadron XO
📍 Location: RAF Leeming
⏳ Deadline: 21 October 2026

🔹 Sgt Gunner – SNCO Training Phase 3
📍 Location: RAF Leeming
⏳ Deadline: 21 October 2026

🔹 Sgt (Gnr) – SNCO Training Phase 2
📍 Location: RAF Leeming
⏳ Deadline: 21 October 2026

If you’re a motivated, experienced individual ready to take on a key role within our Reserve unit, we want to hear from you!

📩 For full details and how to apply, please get follow the links below.

https://www.findforcesjobs.mod.gov.uk/vx/candidate/jobboard/vacancy/3/adv?ftq=609

📍 We’re at the Sunderland Show! 609 Sqn RAF Regiment Reserves Come and visit our stand over the next 2 days — we’d love ...
25/09/2026

📍 We’re at the Sunderland Show! 609 Sqn RAF Regiment Reserves

Come and visit our stand over the next 2 days — we’d love to see you! 😊

We’ll be showcasing our C-UAS equipment — come take a closer look and ask us anything about how we operate. Whether you’re just curious, or seriously thinking about a new challenge — come and have a chat with the team.

Interested in joining? 🇬🇧
We’re 609 Squadron, RAF Regiment Reserves — proudly based at RAF Leeming. We’re always looking for new people to join the team, and we can walk you through exactly what’s involved.

See you at the show! 🙏


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15/09/2026

Today, 86 years on, we commemorate one of 609 (West Riding) Squadron's greatest achievements, the Battle of Britain.

Formed on 10 February 1936 at Yeadon (now Leeds Bradford Airport), 609 (WR) Squadron became the first RAF squadron to achieve 100 confirmed aerial victories, earning its place in history.

Today, that legacy lives on. As an active Royal Auxiliary Air Force Squadron, our personnel continue to support operations at home and overseas.

Want to be part of a unit with a proud history and a vital role in today's RAF?

We're currently recruiting RAF Regiment Gunners for RAF Leeming and RAF Woodvale, with both full-time and part-time opportunities available.

Join 609 (WR) Squadron and be part of the next chapter.

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Busy weekend at 609 Sqn! ⚡ No rest for the determined — brilliant effort from all personnel this weekend. 🔥 Final exerci...
08/09/2026

Busy weekend at 609 Sqn! ⚡

No rest for the determined — brilliant effort from all personnel this weekend.

🔥 Final exercise prep for our future Reservist Regiment Gunners — graduation is in sight!
🔥 Promotion course prep — the next generation of leaders stepping up

What they ticked off:
✅ Weapons Handling ✅ Pyrotechnics ✅ Regimental Fitness Test

Everyone pushed hard and it showed. Great to see the standard so high. Well done team — onwards and upwards! 🚀


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Also recruiting Reserves at Raf Leeming and Raf Woodvale.
03/09/2026

Also recruiting Reserves at Raf Leeming and Raf Woodvale.

24/08/2026

⚡️What does your weekend look like? ⚡️

Trade your weekend lie-ins for high-octane action.

➡️ From tactical fieldcraft

➡️Counter drone skills

➡️Weapon handling

➡️Base defense

Joining the RAF Regiment Reserves means spending your weekends learning combat skills, pushing your limits, and serving alongside an unbeatable team.

Recruiting now for Raf Leeming (North Yorkshire) and Raf Woodvale (Southport)


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FAREWELL AND THANK YOU, CPL DAVE FERGUSON After more than 20 years of dedicated service, Corporal Dave Ferguson has hun...
12/08/2026

FAREWELL AND THANK YOU, CPL DAVE FERGUSON

After more than 20 years of dedicated service, Corporal Dave Ferguson has hung up his uniform for the final time, bringing an end to a distinguished career spanning both the Army and the RAF Regiment — the vast majority of which was spent right here with 609 (West Riding) Squadron 🫡

Dave is one of the best-known faces on the squadron — and for good reason. He’s the man with the stories, the bigger-than-life personality, and above all, an outstanding ability to teach and instruct. Generations of personnel have benefited from his expertise, his patience, and his exceptional instructional technique. He didn’t just teach — he inspired.

Valued equally by the troops he trained and the fellow instructors he served alongside, Dave was the one who could lift morale in almost any situation. He brought warmth, wit, and wisdom to every parade, every exercise, and every training weekend. He will be hugely missed.

As he moves on to the next chapter and embraces civilian life, we wish him every happiness and success. We’re certain this isn’t the last we’ll see of him — he’s made too many friends and left too big a mark to be a stranger for long! 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

📸 Photos below show the gifts presented to Dave by the squadron, as a small token of our huge appreciation and respect.

Thank you for everything, Dave. Enjoy the well-earned rest — and don’t be a stranger!

Tally Ho! And Per Ardua



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03/08/2026

This weekend, members of 609 Squadron headed to Whinney Hill to put their skills to the test with intensive Close Quarters Battle (CQB) training!

Balancing civilian lives with military service, our reservists turned out in force ready to work hard, learn, and support one another through every drill. The unique terrain and layout at Whinney Hill presented the perfect setting to practice:
✅ Safe, controlled room clearing procedures
✅ Team movement and maintaining formation in tight spaces
✅ Clear, concise communication under pressure
✅ Situational awareness and threat assessment
✅ Building trust and cohesion across the squadron

CQB demands focus, discipline, and split-second judgement – and this team delivered. It’s great to see how everyone brings their own strengths to the unit, and how quickly we sharpen our skills and work as one, even when we only meet up for weekend training.

Well done to every member who gave their all this weekend, to our instructors for guiding us through, and to all the support that makes training like this possible. Proud to be part of this squadron! 💪


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