Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 270
SOF | WITH THE SERVICES: ARMY
Army
LT COL MARCUS MASSEY
At the time of my update last year, I was
been high tempo but the engagement with
on the brink of completing my year-long
the private sector and other government
Advanced Command and Sta昀昀 Course
departments has been eye-opening and
at the Defence Academy in Oxfordshire
extremely educational. I will continue
and was about to embark on a role as the
in this role until next summer and, as
Chief of Sta昀昀 on a change programme in
much as I will be sad to go, the next job
the Army Personnel Centre in Glasgow.
will, undoubtedly, be the pinnacle of my
I was slightly blind on the role, but it has
career. I will assume the command of a
proved to be fascinating; predominately
REME Battalion in Catterick for two and a
focussed on digital transformation and the
half years in September; I cannot wait to
modernisation of a traditionally paper-
return to the ‘real’ army one last time!
based organisation. The role, as ever, has
COL PHIL MOXEY
I am ten months into a year-long
And I am reminded every day about the
deployment as Commander BRITFOR here
immense quality, motivation, and talent of
in Somalia, and it has been fascinating
our young people as I watch my soldiers
and hugely rewarding. Still largely
and o昀케cers deliver to profound e昀昀ect in
forgotten by most and known only for
what is a very austere and challenging
downed US helicopters and pirates, it is
operational environment.
actually a country bursting with hope and
a determination to emerge from decades
From here I head back to Army HQ, where
of war and into a peaceful existence. I run
after some leave, I will take over a Force
a small mission that trains, mentors, and
Generation DACOS role in the Land Ops
advises the Somali Security Forces and
Command.
supports the African Union peacekeepers,
both here in Mogadishu, and up in Baidoa.
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