There was a do at Brize recently to celebrate an individual's 50 years of Service.
Actually it was to celebrate his first 50 years of
commissioned service in uniform - and an excellent do it was too!
His first encounter with Brize had been from AOITS South Cerney in 1961 when he and his colleagues were despatched to protect the USAF from CND protesters who'd arrived by train at Bampton station right next to the base. It had been decided that this was preferable to letting the American guards shoot them...
