In today's fast-paced world, we find ourselves constantly juggling the overflowing inboxes, lengthy to-do lists, and calendars filled with seemingly endless appointments and meetings. While our work is undoubtedly important, we must not lose sight of an equally crucial aspect of our lives. Here at the RAF Wittering, we recognise the importance of balancing work and relaxation. Our recent Health and Wellbeing day showcased a variety of benefits, from fitness tips to healthy eating advice. The reopening of the newly refurbished Golden Lion Pub is another step towards creating spaces where we can unwind and foster connections with friends and colleagues in a relaxed setting.

Taking up a new challenge at RAF Valley, I will be handing over the mantle. Once again it has been a hard decision selecting articles for this edition and which ones to save for future editions, but I do hope you enjoy our selection. Thank you to everyone who has submitted an article for this edition and past editions, it has been a real pleasure to read about your achievements. If you would like to submit your own article telling of the adventures within your Team, Section or Sqn, activities within the Station and wider local community, events past, present or future, these can be sent to BEN-LionsRoarMagazine@mod.gov.uk. 500-700 words is perfect, but we can consider shorter or longer articles. Please also minimise the use of acronyms or include them in full within articles. 

As RAF Waddington arrives in a very welcome hot summer, I am acutely aware that August will be a particularly busy time for everyone, with children on school holidays and many taking leave where able. August also welcomes the publication of the Summer 2024 edition of the Station Magazine and, despite the demands of the period, RAF Waddington clearly remains as operationally focussed and active as ever. I am incredibly grateful for the hard work of all those who support Waddington and help our wider community. Alongside this work I am also pleased to see an article in this Edition of the magazine celebrating the success of The RAF Waddington Cyber Information Systems (CIS) Resilience project. I was delighted to be able to meet with key representatives from Digital Support Flight (DSF) and the Waddington Development Team (WDT) to officially mark the opening of this new piece of critical infrastructure and to thank them for all of their hard work.