BLYTHE CRAWFORD
TITLE : STATION COMMANDER UNIT : RAF LEEMING
Crawford goes on to explain how Leeming is unique in its diversity , which makes it the ideal melting pot or petri dish to experiment and try out new solutions . From the “ Aggressors ” of 100 Squadron to the 90 Signal Unit comms engineers , RAF Regiment Squadrons , University Air Squadrons , training units and Reservist Squadrons – Leeming is a natural bed of cross-functional teams and
Blythe Crawford is a Tornado
Navigator by background , but has spent the last 7 years of his career in the innovation space , initially with STRATCOM where he was responsible for realising Warfare in the Information Age in Joint Warfare Development and subsequently in the Pentagon where he was part of the Strategic Studies Group , developing the Innovation Strategy for the USAF . At Leeming he has established RAFX , an innovation hub ‘ at the edge ’ where RAF personnel can realise their ideas and solutions to problem sets across the Service .
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