January
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Exercise Jungle Dog
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Lyneham to Watton and return
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Fg Off Colin Waite, Fg Off Steve Harpum, FS Howie
Firth, FS Roy Armstrong, Sgt Tony Last, Sgt Owen
Connell, Cpl Ted Edwards plus others
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January
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Exercise Atap Hurdle
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UK to Brunei and Shanghai,
PRC to UK
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Fg Off Mark Attrill plus 2. Provision of Movements
support for the deployment of 40 RM Commando to
Brunei and the recovery of the CAS from China
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January
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Exercise Winter Deployment
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Lyneham to Leuchars,
Scotland and Evenes, Norway
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FS Mick Day, Sgt Tony Last, SAC Gus Turney, SAC Rick
Loveridge
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January
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Exercise Winter Deployment
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Lyneham to Evenes, Norway
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FS Mick Day, Sgt Tony Last, Cpl Martin Turner, SAC
Steve Maunder, SAC Neil Cutler, SAC Rick Loveridge
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January
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Exercise Winter Deployment
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Lyneham to Gardermoen and
Evenes, Norway
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Sgt's Tony Last & Dave Roberts, Cpl Ted Edwards, SAC
Sig Siggery, SAC Kilpatrick, SAC Dinger Bell
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January
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Tacomex
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UK to Pope AFB, NC, USA
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WO Mick Humphries plus 2. Deployment of TCW and
30 Sigs Regt to North Carolina for comms exercise
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January
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Exercise Sandy Wanderer
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Seeb, Oman to UK
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Fg Off Kettell plus 3. Recovery of pax and freight of
UKLF from Oman to UK
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February
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Exercise Statue
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Lyneham to Wyton, UK
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FS Mick Day, Sgt Tony Last, Cpl Martin Turner, Cpl
Paul Wolsley, SAC Gus Turney, SAC Steve Maunder
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February
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Exercise High Trig
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Kathmandu, Nepal to UK
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FS Mick Day, Sgt Tony Last, SAC Gus Turney. Recovery
of 42 Survey Engineering Regt from Kathmandu Nepal
to UK.
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February
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Operation Banner
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Brize Norton to Wattisham, UK
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Fg Off Steve Harpum, Sgt Tony Last, SAC Neil Cutler
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February
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Special
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Lyneham to Calgary, AB,
Nellis AFB, NV, Wright
Patterson AFB, OH, and return
to Coltishall, UK
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Flt Sgt Tony Last, Cpl Ted Edwards, Cpl Martin Read.
Tony Last was promoted to Flt Sgt during this trip (20
Feb 84).
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February
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Exercise Fiery Orient
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Hong Kong to New Zealand
and return
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Fg Off Steve Heaton plus 2. Rotation of elements of
UKLF between Hong Kong and New Zealand
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February
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Special
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Brize Norton to Offutt AFB,
NB, and Calgary, AB
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Flt Sgt Tony Last, Cpl Ted Edwards, SAC Rick Loveridge
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February
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Special
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UK to Diego Garcia
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Fg Off Joe Joseph plus 5. Delivery of essential freight to
BIOT (British Indian Ocean Territory) in support of
Royal Navy Task Group anchored in the Maldives
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February
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Special
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Winnipeg, MB, Canada to UK
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Fg Off Mark Attrill plus 5. Recovery of Milan Trials Team
and equipment from the Shilo Ranges in Canada to UK
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March
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Special
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Brize Norton to Kindley NAS,
Bermuda, Homestead, AFB, FL
and Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Flt Lt M Symonds, Flt Sgt Tony Last, SAC Chris
Trevellyn
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March
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Special
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To Stornoway, UK
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Wg Cdr Bob Dixon plus 2. Resupply of LOX to HMS
Illustrious
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March
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Special
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Lyneham to Gardermoen and
Tromso, Norway
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Fg Off Mark Blackburn, Flt Sgt Tony Last, Cpl Paul
Wolsley
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March
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Operation Knit
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Patrick AFB, FL, USA to
Andros Island, Bahamas
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Fg Off Colin Waitt plus 5. Logistic support to Royal Navy
shuttling equipment between Patrick AFB and the
Bahamas
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March
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Special
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Lyneham to Laarbruch,
Germany and Benbecula,
Scotland
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Flt Sgt Tony Last, Cpl Sig Siggery, SAC Martin Brown,
SAC Martin Jones, SAC Dinger Bell
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March
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Special
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Brize Norton to Dulles, VA,
USA
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Flt Sgt Tony Last. Three week detachment
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March
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Exercise Strident Call
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Nairobi, Kenya to UK
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Fg Off Steve Heaton plus 5. Recovery of 1 Battalion
Royal Irish Rangers from Kenya to UK
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April
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Exercise Larch Pole
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Nairobi, Kenya to UK
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Fg Off Howard plus 5. Recovery of 9 Para REME from
Nairobi, Kenya to UK
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April
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Exercise Open Gate
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UK to Funchal, Madeira
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Sqn Ldr Pete Arnold plus 2. Deployment of Royal
Marine Commando to Madeira
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April
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Special
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Lyneham to Benbecula,
Scotland
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt Tony Last, Sgt Derek Baron,
Cpl Andy Hodgeson, SAC Pig Clarke, SAC Chis Chisolm
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April
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Exercise Laurie Pine
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Auckland, New Zealand to
Hong Kong
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Recovery of the Duke of Edinburgh Ghurka Regiment
from New Zealand to Hong Kong
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May
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Special
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Lossiemouth, Scotland to
Eggebeck, Germany
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Flt Sgt Tony Last, Cpl Norman Gage, SAC Micky Press,
SAC Chris Eastwood, LAC Mark Lishman, LAC Ed
Sundarajoo
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May
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Special
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Brize Norton to El Paso, TX,
USA and return
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt Tony Last, SAC Pig Clarke
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May
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Exercise Iron Exchange
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Brize Norton to Edmonton, AB
Canada
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Fg Off Simon Baxter, Flt Sgt Tony Last, SAC Pig Clarke
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May
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Exercise Iron Exchange
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Edmonton, AB Canada to Brize
Norton
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Fg Off Steve Harpum, Flt Sgt Tony Last, SAC Mal Patton
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June
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Exercise Post Hardfall
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Lyneham to Bergen and
Alesund Vigra, Norway,
Leuchars, Scotland and Bodo,
Norway
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt Tony Last, Sgt Martyn
Skelton, SAC Pig Clarke, SAC Chis Chisolm
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June
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Exercise Hologen Mercury
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Lyneham to Diego Garcia
(BIOT) and Nairobi, Kenya
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt's Tony Last and Roy
Armstrong, Sgt Gerry Phelan, Sac's Pig Clarke and Maz
Smith
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July
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Special
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Lyneham to Marham, UK and
Goose Bay, NL, Canada
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt Tony Last, Sac's Brum
Overgaard, Dinger Bell and Barrett
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July
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Exercise Nelson’s Glory
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Johore Bahru, Malaysia to UK
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Fg Off Neil Mackay plus 5. Recovery of 22 SAS to UK
after Jungle Training
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July
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Exercise Eiffel Tower
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Lyneham to Gutersloh,
Germany and Benbecula,
Scotland
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt Tony Last, Cpl Doug Melton,
Cpl Steve Perry, SAC Pig Clarke, SAC Gus Turney
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July
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Exercise Eiffel Tower
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Lyneham to Benbecula,
Scotland and Gutersloh,
Germany
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt Tony Last, Sgt Derek Baron,
Cpl Martin Turner, SAC Pig Clarke. SAC Al Connel
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August
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Operation Harling
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UK to Cairo, Egypt
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Fg Off Steve Heaton plus 2. deployment of Fleet
Clearance Diving Team to Egypt.
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August
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Special
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Lyneham to Diego Garcia
(BIOT)
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Flt Lt Ian Beverley, Flt Sgt Tony Last, Sgt Derek Barron
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August
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Exercise Coconut Grove
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Hong Kong, Brunei and Fiji
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Sgt Taff Eynon plus 2. Movement of Army units between
Hong Kong, Brunei and Fiji
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August
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Special
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Lyneham to Waddington then
Gardermoen, Norway
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Flt Sgt's Tony Last and Pete Mahon, SAC Pig Clarke,
SAC Johnson, SAC Wright, LAC Belcher
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September
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Exercise Snow Goose
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UK to Bardufoss, Norway and
return to Wittering and
Coltishall
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FS Gordon Black, Sgt Hugh Curran plus 1. Deployment
of Royal Marines to Norway and recovery of 1 Squadron
(Harriers) and 42 Squadron (Jaguars) to Wittering and
Coltishall
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September
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Special
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Lyneham to Marham and
Honnington
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt Tony Last, Cpl Jim Bissel
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September
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Operation Harling
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Cairo, Egypt to UK
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Fg Off Rich Green plus 2. Recovery of RN Fleet
Clearance Diving Team to UK after operations in the
Red Sea
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September
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Exercise Bold Gannet
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Wittering, UK to Lyneham
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt Tony Last, Sgt Derek Baron,
Cpl Jim Bissel, SAC Pig Clarke, SAC Chis Chisolm
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September
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Operation Bagle
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Andros Island, Bahamas
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Fg Off Neil Mackay plus 5. AUTEC Torpedo trials in the
Bahamas
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September
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Coltishall Mineval
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Lyneham to Tirstrup, Denmark
then Coltishall, UK
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt Tony Last, Sgt Derek Baron,
Cpl Jim Bissel, SAC Pig Clarke, SAC Chis Chisolm
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September
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Exercise Frosty Broad
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UK to Dijon, France
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FSgt Clive Hall plus 2.. Deployment of 5 Squadron
(Lightnings) to France
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September
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Exercise Bold Gannet
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Lyneham to Vandel AFB,
Denmark
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt Tony Last, Sgt Derek Baron,
Cpl Jim Bissel, SAC Pig Clarke, SAC Chis Chisolm
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September
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Special
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Lyneham to Mirimar AFB, CA,
USA
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Fg Off Pete Kettel, Flt Sgt Tony Last, SAC Pig Clarke
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October
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Exercise Trial Phasta
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Eglin AFB, FL, USA to UK
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Fg Off Morgans plus 3. Recovery of Tornado OEU from
Florida to UK. (n.b. This task initially went awry when
the young Morgans took his team by road to Elgin in
Scotland.)
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October
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Exercise Peregrine Falcon
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Kingston, Jamaica to UK
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FS Colin Allen plus 2. Recovery of elements of UKLF
from Jamaica to UK
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November 1984 -
November 1985
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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In-country delivery of relief supplies following famine in
Ethiopia
|
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December
|
Exercise Instant Mercury
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Port Moresby, New Guinea to
UK
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Fg Off Colin Waitt plus 2. Recovery of 30 Sigs Regt and
TCW from New Guinea to UK
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December
|
Exercise Tiger Trail 5
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San Diego, CA, USA to
Wattisham
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Fg Off Towler plus 2. Route support for the delivery of
F4J Phantoms bought from the US Navy and delivery to
Wattisham
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