45 Sqn Land Course Presentation
Dave & Mick attended the latest WSO/WSOp graduation for 45 Sqn at RAF Cranwell on Friday 7th March. The JD2E sponsored award for excellence in the field of land studies went to Flying Officer Finn Carvalho.
Our teams are (always) busy working on team specific projects. Communication is key within any organisation and so we are taking time out this week to have a whole company meeting. Bringing together our remote and wider, full and part time, employees for a morning of updates and an afternoon activity for a social catch up. An opportunity to ‘down tools’ and to take time to reconnect with everyone. Our meeting ended at Hollywood Bowl where our ‘Highest Score’ trophy also had its inaugural presentation with 2 employees having the same high score! We will have to wait some time to see who gets the trophy next…
AGM at Bomber Command Friday 17th January saw our whole team come together for our AGM at the International Bomber Command Centre; a fantastic setting for the event. We received a tour by one of the volunteers before our meal and our MD took the opportunity to reflect on last year’s incredible successes.
Our MD, Jonathan Bramley and BD Capture Lead, David Bentley attended the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). They had a great week of interactive discussions and enjoyed meeting existing and new partners.
Armistice Day
JD2E staff attended our local church today to mark Remembrance Day and observe a 2 minute silence, taking time out of the working day to mark and reflect this occasion.
On Friday, we visited International Bomber Command Centre with some International Aircrew students to lay a wreath.
Scotty’s Little Soldiers Ball
JD2E recently had the privilege and opportunity to join Nikki and the team of amazing people at Scotty’s Little Soldiers at their annual Scotty’s Ball. As one of the headline sponsors we are proud to have been a small part in helping them raise an incredible £54,000 towards supporting bereaved military children. As the country gather and prepare to pay their respects over the next few days, we must not forget the amazing and vital work this, and all the charities and companies do in supporting the wider military family. Well done Scotty’s!
New Staff
We have recently welcomed 3 new members of staff to our team; Paul Read joins us as Chief Technology Officer, David Bentley joins as our Business Development Capture Lead and Ben Hall as a Junior Software developer
Paul has a BSc (Hons) in Aeronautical Engineering from City University, London. Paul’s career in providing technical solutions to support training and simulation started with British Aerospace at Filton. He then started his first company, specializing in software development and has also worked as a Technical Adviser with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
David has had a long career with the Royal Air Force, accumulating 3,000 flying hours and being a Qualified Tactics Instructor, Qualified Weapons Instructor and Qualified Flying Instructor. He held numerous roles including Commandant of the Central Flying School and Director of Flying Training. He retired from the RAF in 2019 in the rank of Air Commodore and his first civilian pist was with CAE.
Ben completed his undergraduate degree in Computer Science at the University of Lincoln and continued his education at the University of Nottingham to complete an MSc in Computer Science with AI. Ben joins our growing team of UoL alumni.
September Land Course Presentation RAF Cranwell
Mick was invited to attend the latest WSO/WSOp graduation at RAF Cranwell on Friday 27th September. The JD2E sponsored award for excellence in the field of land studies went to Sgt Halam (Hal) Parsons, Ex RAF Regiment Officer and now WSOp (ISR-Land).
JD2E were honoured to have Air Vice Marshal Townsend, OC 22 Gp, participating in the presentation of the tumbler from our JD2E Instructor, Mick to Hal.
Lincoln College Air & Space Institute Launch Event
JD2E are delighted to be invited to the launch of Air & Space Institute (ASI) in Newark on Friday 27th September. The world leading facilities and vison of all involved really make this enterprise a leader in the field. The students hosting the event are also a great credit to the teachers at Lincoln College. We are welcoming the opportunities to work alongside ASI in the future.
Waddington Industry Day & Awards Evening
JD2E attended the RAF Waddington Industry Day & Awards Evening on Thursday 26th September. During the day Andy, Damian and Max were on hand to demonstrate some of our equipment and to discuss any training requirements. In the evening Andy, Nicki & Yvonne attended the Awards Ceremony; JD2E had the privilege of presenting the Aviator of the Year award. Thanks to Louise Webster from RAF Waddington and to Amy O’Sullivan and the Greater Lincolnshire Regional Defence & Security Cluster for assisting with our participation in the event.
