92nd anniversary reunion
More to follow from the last reunion.
The minutes from the 18(B) Sqn Association Annual General Meeting are available in PDF format and can be viewed and downloaded by Clicking Here
91st anniversary reunion
On 11 May the annual reunion was Held at RAF Odiham. 38 voting members attended the AGM and 60 sat down to a buffet lunch in the Officer’s Mess. The morning started at 0945 with tea, coffee and biscuits in the sqn History room. After 3 x 30 minute presentations on ‘Modern Day Pilot selection and Training.’ Followed by an informative presentation on Weapon System Operators (WSOp) Training (Perhaps a new term for some of you.) Essentially, nowadays all Non-Commissioned Aircrew are WSOp’s. The new categories are; Acoustic, Electronic Warfare, linguist, and Crewman. The final presentation was given by Flt Lt Rogan, where he gave a personal description of his experiences during Operation Corporate in the Falkland Islands. The members then got to look at the newly fashioned ‘Pulse’ maintenance section within our hangar. (Remember the non Special Forces (SF) aircraft are pooled for use and reside in Number 2 and 3 hangars. After this lunch was taken in the Officer’s Mess followed by the AGM.
90th anniversary reunion
The 11 May, which as we all know was the 90th Anniversary of the formation of 18 Squadron, saw the first Association Reunion, held on the Squadron at RAF Odiham. Some 40 Association Members and their guests attended the Reunion. Members who saw service during World War II, the Cold War, as well as in more recent times, and current serving personnel. After tea and biccies, it was up to the Crewroom for a series of briefings. Wing Commander Andy Naismith started the proceedings with a brief and video on current squadron activity and recent operations. Unfortunately, the computer then broke which meant that the following carefully prepared briefs were somewhat curtailed, which clearly is a serious case of Murphys Law, that or Gremlins!
As there was a quorum of Association Members in one location, the opportunity was taken to hold the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association - rather than describe what was decided, a copy of the Minutes is enclosed. After the AGM, a short journey was made across the airfield as the Members were treated to a fly past from a venerable Canberra of No 39 Squadron before the official Chinook flying display. The display crew, again from 18(B) Sqn, and this year Captained by Flight Lieutenant Carl Zarecky, really put the aircraft through its paces, and demonstrated the agility and capability of the mighty Wokka. Then it was back to the Sqn, where Members were given 
a short tour of the hangar and facilities, before photographs were taken and the moment we had all been waiting for, the opening of the bar. Pre-lunchdrinks allowed conversation to start flowing before the formal Anniversary Luncheon. The Lunch itself was superb, and having the Association Members scattered amongst serving squadron members made for some extremely interesting conversation.