January
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Operation Deliberate Guard
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Gioia Del Colle, Italy
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Air support for Peacekeeping in former Republic of
Yugoslavia
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January
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Operation Lodestar
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Split, Croatia
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Air support for Peacekeeping in former Republic of
Yugoslavia
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January
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Exercise Atap Hurdle
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UK to Brunei
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FS Martin Jones, Sgt Hoss Wall & SAC Chris Quirk.
Deployment of Royal Marines on Jungle Warfare Training
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January
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Special
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UK to Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Flt Lt Beach, FS Steve Beaumont, Cpl Chris Hoskison &
SAC Mann. Deploy and recover MODPE freight
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January
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Special
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UK to Hyeres, France
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Flt Lt Fiona Morgan-Frise, Sgt Dave Salmon & SAC Simon
Clarke Collection of personnel and delivery of stores for
HMS Invincible
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January
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Exercise Quadruped
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Odiham, UK to Fagernes, Norway
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Flt Lt Arnold, FS Floyd Paterson, Cpl Tony Fowler & SAC
Andy Waite. Deployment of personnel and equipment of 7
Squadron (Chinook) from Odiham to Norway
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January
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Operation Lodestar
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Sarajevo, Bosnia to UK
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Fg Off Roofe, FS Mick Mylchreest, Sgt Taff Wood, Cpl Tony
Fowler, Cpl Pidge Thomson & SAC Dax Mellor. Recovery of
comms equipment from Bosnia to UK
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January
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Operation Deliberate Forge
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Gioia Del Colle, Italy
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Air support for peacekeeping in former Republic of
Yugoslavia
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February
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Operation Bathroom
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Phillips AFB, MD, USA to UK
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Fg Off John Fairgreaves, FS Nigel Robinson plus 1.
Recovery of explosives from Aberdeen Proving Ground via
Phillips AFB
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February
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Exercises Green River and Game
Toucan
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UK to Kuantan, Malaysia
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Flt Lt Roy Curry, FS Al Salisbury, Sgt Al Randle, Cpls Phil
Armitage & Stu Beange, SAC Dax Mellor. Deployment of
SBS and 2 x LRICs to Malayasia
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February
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Exercise Trumpet Dance
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UK to Tacoma, WA, USA and return
to UK
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Fg Off Paul Connor, WO Ian Berry, FS Steve Walke, Sgt Tim
Pyne, Cpl Ian Robinson, SACs Paul Crake & Andy Waite.
Deployment of 1 Bn KOSB and recovery of 1 Bn RRW from
Tacoma/Seattle
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February
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Exercise Sailfish
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Belize to UK
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Wg Cdr David Blore, Flt Lt Damien Alexander, Sgt Martyn
Southall, Flt Lt Tim Etches, SAC Rich Collins. Recovery 10
Para from Belize to UK.
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March
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Operation Helvin
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Albania
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Non-combatant evacuation operation
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March
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Exercise Rum Punch
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Kinloss to Jacksonville, FL, USA
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WO Ian Berry, Sgt Neil Paylor (Squadron Clk), Cpl Mick
Cocker & SAC Dave Wilson. Deployment of pax and freight
from 201 Squadron (Nimrods) Kinloss to Florida
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March
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Special
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UK to Brazzaville, Congo
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Flt Lt Dave Jarvis, Sgt Taff Wood & Cpl Mal Paton.
Deployment of comms equipment to Congo in advance of
potential operation to rescue ex-Pats from Kinshasa, Zaire
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March
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Special
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Dakar, Senegal to Farnborough, UK
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Flt Lt Roofe, Cpl Malia. Recovery of components of a
crashed HS748 from Senegal back to UK for investigation
by Farnborough
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April
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Brazzaville, Congo
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Sgt ‘Hoss’ Wall, Cpls Phil Armitage & Kev Skinner.
Resupply of British troops and evacuation of British
nationals from the Congo civil war
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April
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Exercises Setia Kewan and
Nyanga Stone
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UK to Brunei and return
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Flt Lt Arnold, FS Martin Turner, Cpl Craig Fitches, SACs
Owen, Brooks and Lucy Crafts. Rotation of troops and
equipment in Brunei for Jungle Warfare training
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April
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Exercise Distant Thunder
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Marham UK to Bandirma, Turkey
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Flt Lt Dave Jarvis, FS Martyn Jones, Cpls ‘Pidge’ Thomson
& Dave Clancy. Deployment of 9 Squadron (Tornados) to
Turkey
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April
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Exercise Nyanga Stone
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UK to Harare, Zimbabwe
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Flt Lt Roofe, FS Al Salisbury, Cpl Gareth Beynon & SAC
Thomson. Deployment of elements of UK Land forces to
Zimbabwe
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April
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UK to Libreville, Gabon
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FS Dave Williams & Cpl Steve Bell. Resupply of RM
Detachment in Gabon, West Africa
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April
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Exercises Setia Kewan and
Nyanga Stone
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Brunei to Harare, Zimbabwe
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Flt Lt Arnold, FSgt Martyn Turner, Cpl Craig Fitches, SACs
Owen, Brookes & Crafts. Recovery of Royal Marines from
Brunei and redeployment to Zimbabwe
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May
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Exercise Ardent Ground
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Corlu, Turkey to UK
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Flt Lt Rich Pratley, Sgt Taff Isaac, Cpl Craig Fitches, SACs
Andy Waite, Pennington & Harrison. Recovery of elements
of AMF to UK
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May
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Exercise Distant Thunder
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Bandirma, Turkey to Marham, UK
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Flt Lt Damien Alexander, FS Dave Williams, Sgt Martyn
Southall, Cpl Dinger Bell, SACs Craig Heath & Fraz Tobin.
Recovery of 9 Squadron (Tornados) from Turkey to Marham
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May
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Exercise Typhoon Dart
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Brunei to UK
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WO Ian Berry, Sgt Martin Hughes, Cpls Blue Hughes, Ed
McDowell & Dinger Bell. SACs Scoggy Scoggins & Karen
Cunningham. Recovery of 22 SAS, SBS and 657 Squadron
AAC from Brunei to UK
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June
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Exercise Cope Thunder
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Eielson AFB, AK, USA
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Sgt Taff Wood, Cpls Cam Patterson & Adie Tew. Route
support for the GR1 (Tornado) trail to Alaska
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June
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Exercise Snow Goose
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Bardufoss, Norway to Coltishall, UK
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Flt Lt John Fairgieve, FS Nigel Robinson, Sgt Hoss Wall, Cpl
Charlie Warden, SACs Alsitair Cheesewright and Andy
Waite. Recovery of 41 Squadron (Jaguars) from Norway to
Coltishall
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June
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Exercise Lion Sun
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Glasgow, UK to Akrotiri, Cyprus
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FS Jim Buchanan, Cpl Phil Armitage & SAC Lucy Crafts.
Deployment of TAVR from Scotland to Cyprus
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June
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Operation Lodestar
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Banja Luka, Bosnia to UK
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Flt Lt Morgan-Frise, Cpl Kev Skinner, SAC Scoggins.
Recovery of Royal Scots Dragoon Guards from Bosnia to UK.
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June
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Exercise Pond Jump West
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UK to Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Fg Off Connor, FS Martin Jones, Sgt Martyn Southall, Cpl
Dave Clancy, SACs Spara Brooksby & Westgate.
Deployment of 1Bn Royal Irish to Canada.
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July
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Exercise Ocean Wave
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UK to Diego Garcia
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Fg Off Paul Connor, Sgt Mick Cocker, Cpls Blue Hughes &
Eddy McDowell. Resupply of Task Force and roulement of
ships crews
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July
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Exercise Xenon Mercury
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Doha, Qatar to UK
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Flt Lt Fiona Morgan-Frise, FS Floyd Patterson, Cpl Sandy
Sanderson, SAC Clare Marshall. Recovery of 30 Sigs Regt
from Gulf to UK
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July
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Exercises Cope Thunder and
Distant Frontier
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Eielson AFB, AK, USA to Germany
and UK
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Wg Cdr David Blore, Fg Off John Fairgrieves, FS Ray
Beastall, Sgt Ian Noakes, Cpl Charlie Warden, SACs Matt
Rayner & Baker. Recovery of F3 and GR1 equipment and
personnel back to UK and Germany from Alaska
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July
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Exercise Ocean Wave
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UK to Diego Garcia, Bahrain to
Perth, Western Australia and
Singapore to UK
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FS Martin Turner, Sgt Ian Noakes, Cpls Blythe & Tew, SACs
Mellor & Whitworth. Deployment of Sonar Buoys to Diego,
redeployment of 801 NAS (Sea Harriers) from Bahrain to
Perth. Recovery of RN & RM personnel from Singapore to
UK.
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July
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Exercise Eastern Harrier
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Pardubice, Czech Republic to
Bosnia
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FS Paddy Power, Sgt Steve Burke, Cpl Kev Skinner & SAC
Greg Saunders. Movement of ammunition from Czech
Republic to Bosnia.
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August
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Exercise Cape Griffin
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Louis Trichardt, South Africa to UK
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Fg Off Andy Crabtree, FS Jim Buchanan, Cpls Sean Blythe
& Kev Skinner, SACs Rich Collins & Bob Whitworth.
Recovery of Special Forces personnel, equipment and
helicopters from South Africa to UK
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August
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Special
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UK to Key West, FL, USA and
return
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WO Ian Berry, Cpls Ian Robinson & Craig Fitches.
Collection of Spey engine from Kinloss for u/s Nimrod in
Florida and return
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August
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Exercise Eastern Climb
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UK to Sibiu, Romania
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Flt Lt Dave Jarvis, SACs Andy Westgate, Lee Martin &
Charlie Rance. Deployment of Royal Marines to Romania
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September
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Operation Overstudy
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Paris, France to UK
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Recovery of the body of Diana, Princess of Wales
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September
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Exercise Dynamic Mix
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UK to Tanagra AFB, Greece
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Flt Lt Graham Langfield, Cpl Adie Tew and SAC Thompson.
Deployment of TSW, 17 Squadron (Tornado GR1) and 43
Squadron (Tornado F3) to Greece
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September
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Exercise Damsel Fair
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Aalborg, Denmark to Bandirma,
Turkey
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Flt Lt Beach, FS Martin Jones, Sgt Tim Pyne, Cpls Charlie
Warden & Craig Fitches, SAC Spara Brooksby. Recovery of
Fleet Clearance Diving Team from Denmark and positioning
in Turkey
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September
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Exercise Lavender Hill
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Salalah, Oman to UK
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Flt Lt Roy Curry, Cpl Mark Lishman, SACs Paul Crake and
Hartley. Recovery of 22 SAS from Oman to UK
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October
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Operation Hind Site
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Andros, Bahamas to UK
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Flt Lt Rich Pratley, FS Floyd Paterson, Cpls Simon Clarke &
Eddy McDowell. Recovery of Stingray torpedoes from AUTEC
back to UK
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October
|
Exercises Grand Prix and
Suman Warrior
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UK to Nairobi, Kenya then
Christchurch, New Zealand to UK
|
Deployment of freight to Kenya for Exercise Grand Prix and
recovery of pax and freight from Christchurch, New Zealand
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October
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Exercise Desert Cat
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UK to Jordan
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Fg Off Andy Crabtree, FS Jim Buchanan, Cpl Kev Skinner.
Deployment of 6 Squadron (Jaguars) and MCSU to Jordan
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October
|
Exercise Bass Rock
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UK to Quebec City, QC, Canada
and return
|
FS Floyd Patterson, SACs Owen and Griffin. Army Unit
exchange between Royal Signals and Canadian Signals
Regiment
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October
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RAL Training
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Honington to Watton UK
|
Flt Lts Damien Alexander & Beach, FS Martin Jones, Cpls
Gus Turney, Malia, Mal Paton, SACs Cunningham, Davies
and Andy Westgate. Rapid Air Landing Training with 1Bn
Irish Guards
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November
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Operations Bolton and Resinate
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Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
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Support for No-Fly Zone over Southern Iraq
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November
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Special
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UK to Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
|
Flt Lt Donna Wilkins, FS Doug Betambeau, Cpls Gareth
Beynon and Ramsbotham. Deployment of personnel and
freight of 8 Squadron (AWACS) to Puerto Rico from UK
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November
|
Exercise Snow Goose
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UK to Bardufoss, Norway and
return to Honington, UK
|
Flt Lts Dave Jarvis & Gary Norman, FS Floyd Patterson,
SACs Eddie Hewitt & Charlie Rance. Rotation of 3 & 4
Squadron (Harriers) in Norway and recovery of 41
Squadron (Jaguars) to Honington
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November
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Operation Bolton
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Gibraltar to Wittering, UK
|
Flt Lt Curry, FS Jim Buchanan, Sgt Neil Baldock, Cpl Mal
Paton, SACs Paul Crake & Matt Rayner. Recovery of 1
Squadron (Harriers) to UK after disembarkation from HMS
Invincible
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November
|
Exercise Gobi Dust
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UK to Altus AFB, OK, USA and
return
|
Exercise Gobi Dust. Fs Mick Maybery, Sgt Mick Cocker,
SACs Whitworth and Bru Brunell. Deploy elements of 39
Regt RA to Oklahoma and recover elements of US Army
Artillery Regt to UK
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November
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Exercise Guides Gallop
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Georgetown Guyana to UK
|
Flt Lt Dave Jarvis, Sgt Eddy Sunderajoo & Bob Simmons,
SACs Mellor, Jupp, Martin & Cheesewright. Recovery of 22
SAS plus a Lynx helicopter
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December
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Exercise Quadraped
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UK to Fagernes, Norway
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FS Paddy Power, Cpls Blue Hughes, Mark Butcher & Taff
Williams. SACs Chris Quirk, Jane Bevan and Green.
Deployment of personnel and equipment of 7 Squadron
(Chinooks) to Norway
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December
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Exercises Hammer Fist and
Native Trail
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Yuma, AZ, USA to UK
|
Flt Lt Beach, FS Tony Geerah, Cpls Phil Armitage & Craig
Fitches. Deployment of 3 Squadron (Harriers) to USA and
recovery of 1Bn Royal Ghurka Regiment to UK
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December
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Special
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Marrakech, Morroco to UK
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Flt Lt Beach, FS Paddy Power, SAC Andy Waite. Recovery of
Virgin Challenger balloon from Marrakech to UK after
abortive flight
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