January
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Exercise Pendulum
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UK to Evenes, Norway
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Fg Off Dick Allen plus 2. Deployment of 40 Cdo RM to
Norway
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January
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Exercise Red Flag
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Honington UK to Nellis AFB, NV,
USA
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Sgt Tim Pyne plus 5. Deployment of 13 Squadron (Tornados)
from UK to Nellis AFB
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January
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Exercise Tartan Eagle
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Leuchars, Scotland to Norfolk
NAS, VA, USA
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FS Keith Smith plus 2. Deployment of Commachio Troop
Royal Marines from Scotland to Norfolk NAS
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January
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Exercise Cobb Ring
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McDill AFB, FL, USA to UK
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FS Keith Smith, SAC Chris Blythe plus 1. Recovery of 30
Sigs Regt from Tampa, Florida to UK
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January
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Exercise Magic Carpet
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UK to Thumrait, Oman
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Wg Cdr Williams (OC UKMAMS) plus 2. Deployment of 9 &
617 Squadron (Tornados) to Oman
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February
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Exercise Magic Carpet
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Thumrait, Oman to UK
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Flt Lt Jim Bridgman plus 5. Recovery of 9 Squadron
(Tornados) from Oman to UK
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February
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Operation Piccadilly
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Sofia, Bulgaria to Scampton, UK
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WO Ian Berry plus MAMS Engineer. Recovery of a M30
100mm Soviet Artillery piece from for the JACIG Team
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February
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Operation Monocle
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Marham, UK to Germany
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Flt Lt Jason Comfort plus 5. Rotation of weapons between UK
and Germany
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February
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Exercise Diamond Cutter
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Gaberone, Botswana to UK
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Fg Off Lee Matthews, WO Ian Berry, Sgt Derek Grayson, Cpl
Shuggie Dickson plus 1. Recovery of 1 Battalion Glosters
from Botswana after bush training
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February
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Special
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Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA
to Bruggen, Germany
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Sgt Stu Whitton plus 1. Recovery of personnel and freight of
14 Squadron (Tornados) from USA to Bruggen
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March
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Exercise Spontex
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Culdrose, UK to L’Orient France
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Fg Off Jones plus 2. Deployment of 810 NAS (Sea King) from
Culdrose to France
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March
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Special
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UK to Port of Spain, Trinidad and
return
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Sgt Don Hazlewood plus 2. Rotation of personnel from HMS
Newcastle in Trinidad
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March
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Exercise Desert Cat
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Prince Hassan AB, Jordan to UK
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FS Jim Buchanan plus 4. Recovery of 6 Squadron (Jaguar)
from Jordan to UK
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March
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Operations Grapple and
Cheshire
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Ancona, Italy
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Fg Off Fiona Tobin plus 3. Resupply of Sarajevo
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March
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Exercise Desert Cat
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Coltishall, UK to Prince Hassan
Airfield in Jordan
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Fg Off Allen plus 5. Deployment of 6 Squadron (Jaguars)
from UK to Prince Hassan Airfield in Jordan
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April
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Exercise Rocky Lance
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UK to Salalah, Oman
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Flt Lt Geoff Maple, FS Keith Smith, Sgt Dillon Willans, SAC
Blyth plus 2. Deployment of 1 Bn Green Howards to Oman
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April
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Exercise Rocky Lance
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UK to Thumrait, Oman
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Flt Lt Lee Matthews, WO Ian Berry, Sgt George Quarless &
Cpl Bobble Roberts. Deployment of 1 Bn Green Howards and
ammunition to Oman
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April
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Special
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UK to Ankara, Turkey
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Flt Lt Erica Best plus 5. Deployment of 13 Squadron
(Tornado) and TCW to Turkey
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April
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Special
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UK to Holloman AFB, NM, USA
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Flt Lt Jane Finding plus 5. Deployment of Royal Navy trials
equipment to New Mexico
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April
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Exercise Natindas
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Wyton, UK
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Flt Lt Gannon plus 2. Deployment of 360 Squadron
(Canberras) from UK to Stavanger in Norway
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May
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Saana, Yemen & Djibouti
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Flt Lt Dave Jacobs, FS Jim Buchannan, Sgt Dillon Willans,
Cpl Duncan Metcalfe, SAC's Dom July and Jimmy Stone.
Evacuation of various countries Embassy Staff from Yemen
during civil war
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June
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July
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Operation Sharp Guard
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UK to Sigonella, Sicily
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FSgt Clive Bishop plus 1. Delivery of personnel and
equipment in support of Nimrod Detachment
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July
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Exercise United Mercury
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UK to Port of Spain, Trinidad
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Flt Lt Geoff Maple plus 2. Tristar task to Caribbean
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July
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Rwanda
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Flt Lt's Bob Plant and Steve Bowsher, FS Colin Rowlands,
Sgt Stu Whitton, Cpl's Dave Clancy and Paul Padam (MAMS
Eng), SAC's Carl King, Huggy Huggard, Ian Howard, Chris
Samuel and Craig Fitches. Deployment of Medical personnel
to Rwanda
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August
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Special
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UK to Majorca . Spain and return
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Fg Off Lee Matthews plus 2. Rotation of crew from HMS Ark
Royal
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August
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Special
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Odiham, UK
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FSgt Martin Liggett plus 6. Offload Puma helicopter on
return from Belize
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September
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Exercise Crash Crusade
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Hudson Bay, Canada to Marham,
UK
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FS Ray Ralph plus 2. Recovery of Cat 3 Tornado by Belfast
from Canada to Marham
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September
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Special
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UK to Bermuda and return
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Sgt George Quarless plus 2. Rotation of personnel from HMS
Lancaster
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September
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UK to Kigali, Rwanda
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FSgt Floyd Patterson plus 3. Resupply of British Military
Units in Rwanda
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September
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Exercise Nelsons Glory
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Paya Lebar, Singapore to UK
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FSgt Doug Betambeau plus 2. Recovery of SBS from
Singapore to UK
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October
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Kuwait
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Troop reinforcements to Kuwait
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October
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TALO
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Teeside, UK
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Flt Lt Jason Comfort plus 4. TALO training for 47 Squadron
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October
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Exercise Grand Prix and
Operation Gabriel
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UK to Nairobi, Kenya and Kigali,
Rwanda
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FS Clive Bishop plus 3. Deployment of elements of UKLF to
Kenya and resupply of UN Det in Rwanda
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November
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AUTEC
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UK to Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Flt Lt Lee Matthews plus 3. Delivery of spares and equipment
for the AUTEC detachment
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November
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Operation Grapple
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UK to Bari, Italy
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FS Karl Hibbert plus 2. Delivery of equipment to Bari in
support of the RAF Det in Gioi del Colle and HMS Ark Royal
in the Adriatic
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December
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Exercise Stonecutter
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Gaberone, Botswana to UK
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Flt Lt Ewan Mackenzie plus 3. recovery of 3Bn Para Regt
from Botswana to UK
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December
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Operation Deny Flight
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Gioia del Colle, Italy
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WO Ian Berry, FS Steve Beaumont, Cpl Al Stacey. Manning
the RAF Movs detachment in Southern Italy to handle
aircraft at Gioia del Colle and Bari
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