HMS Montrose at Duqm
The new facilities of the defence hub at Duqm have been put to good use by the British Royal Navy by providing a complex overhaul for the...
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Jun 25, 2021
SON/RNO Reunion 2021 Postponed
Due to the delay in the lifting of Covid restrictions it has become necessary to postpone the SON/RNO Reunion originally planned for 4...
Jan 20, 2021
New Military Appointments
The President of the SAF Association, Lt General Ahmed bin Harith Al Nabhani WO WKhM L.d’H, has his last day in the office today 20th...
Jan 19, 2021
Shirley Akehurst Funeral
Shirley Akehurst's family have kindly shared with us the details of how to attend her funeral online. The details of their message and...
Jan 12, 2021
New Year Honours List 2021
We have noted the following awards in the 2021 New Year Honours List Major General Richard Stanford MBE, Senior British Loan Service...
Jan 7, 2021
Bequest from the late Neville Baker
The late Neville Baker’s crucial role in setting up SOAF’s helicopter force was recorded here in his obituary last year - click here. We...
Jan 6, 2021
A message from our Chairman
For the first time in our 52 years, we’ve now had to cancel the Association’s Annual Dinner – not a milestone that any of us would have...
Sep 4, 2020
50 Years of Helis
Even in these uncertain times, celebrating the Helis 50th was too important an anniversary simply to be cancelled or postponed…. It was...
Jun 7, 2020
Postponement of the 2020 Association visit to Oman
It is with regret that we announce that the Association’s visit to Oman in December this year will now not take place as scheduled. Since...
Jan 16, 2020
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik bin Taimur al Said
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik bin Taimur al Said succeeded to the throne on 11th January on the death of his cousin His Majesty...
Apr 8, 2019
New Editor for the Journal
We are pleased to announce that Tim Jones has joined the committee as Editor of the SAF Journal. He will take over from Nigel Knocker wef...
Oct 24, 2018
Statue of Sergeant Talaiasi Labalaba Unveiled in Fiji
Sgt Labalaba, who was born in 1942 in Fiji, was recruited into the British army in 1961 and quickly made his way into the SAS. Known to...
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