January
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Operation Veritas
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Diego Garcia to UK
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Flt Lt Simon Cruse, Sgt Mick Cocker & Cpl Ian
Catchpole. Recovery of 2 Cruise Missiles and
associated equipment
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January
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Operation Silkman
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UK to Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Flt Lt Bellas (RAAF), Cpl Campbell & SAC Lewis,
resupply of Military Det in Sierra Leone
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February
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Operation Oracle
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UK to Abu Dhabi, UAE and return
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Cpl McHenry, Cpl Campbell, SACs Newell &
Pallace (JATEU). Lynx Helicopter rotation for 847
NAS
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February
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Exercise Snow Falcon
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Bardufoss, Norway to UK
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Flt Lt Sheehan, FS Duncan Andrews, SACs East &
John. Recovery of explosives from Norway to UK
utilizing C17
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February
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Operation Telic
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Ramstein, Germany
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FSgt Dave Drake, Cpl Owen, SACs Evans &
Hackett. Palletisation of explosives and Seafox
system for loading to a C17 and onmove to Kuwait
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February
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Operation Telic
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Prestwick, Scotland to Brize Norton
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FSgt Rip Kirby, Cpl Owen & SAC Fitzpatrick.
Preparation and collection of Storm Shadow
missiles from Prestwick utilising Hercules Mk3 and
transferring to C17 at Brize Norton for onmove to
Kuwait
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February
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Operation Determinant
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UK to Brazzaville, Congo and
Kinshasa, Zaire to UK
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Sgt “Hoss” Wall. Deployment of 1 Para Bn Belgian
Army to Congo and rescue of ex-pats from Zaire
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March
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Exercise Quadruped
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Banak, Norway to Odiham, UK
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FS Sykes, SACs Lewis, Cremin, Disotto, Woods &
Simpson. Recovery of 2 Lynx helicopters from
Norway to Odiham
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March
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Operation Palatine
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UK to Banja Luka, Bosnia
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Sgt Taff Kelly, Cpl Mick Wiseman, SAC Hammond.
Deployment of 2 Gazelle helicopters to Bosnia
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March
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Operation Keeling
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Freetown, Sierra Leone to UK
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FSgt Ian Dixon, Cpl Marshall, SACs Eastaugh &
Jones. Recovery of passengers and freight of 1Bn
Royal Ghurka Rifles from Sierra Leone to UK
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April
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Operation Agricola
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UK to Thessaloniki, Greece and
return
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WO Clive Bishop, SACs Bidwell & Hawken.
Roulement of various units from Macedonia
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April
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Exercise Fidae
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UK to Santiago, Chile and Stanley,
Falkland Islands to UK
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FS Sykes, SACs Musgrove & Holden (MSF
Leuchars). Route support for 2 Tornado F3
deployed for Chilean Air Show. Aircraft re-tasked
to fly to Falklands to recover u/s engine and
return to UK
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April
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Operation Telic
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UK to Shaikh Isa AB, Bahrain and
return
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Sgt Cam Paterson, SAC Jane Bevan. Rotation of
TLAM (Tomahawk Missiles) between Bahrain and
UK
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April
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Special
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UK to Pristina, Kosovo and Ghedi
AB, Ialy
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FSgt Steve Burke, SACs Mileham & Bevan.
Delivery of explosives to Kosovo and Italy
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May
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Exercise Ransom Recovery
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Mombasa, Kenya to UK
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Sgt Gary Pym, Cpl Baker, SACs Walker & Wright.
Recovery of personnel and equipment of 39
Squadron (Canberras) from Kenya to UK
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May
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Special
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UK to Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, USA
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Sgt McHenry, SACs Becket & East. Deployment of
AMRAAM Missiles from UK to USA by C17
Globemaster for firing trials
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May
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Operation Grapple
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UK to Banja Luka, Bosnia
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Flt Lt Shilvock, Cpl Paul Crake, SACs Williams,
Hammond & Wright. Deployment of gazelle
helicopters and support personnel to Bosnia
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June
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Operation Herrick
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Afghanistan
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Support to the international stabilisation force
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June
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Exercise Cossack Steppe
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Krakow, Poland to UK
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Recovery of elements of 25 RRV from Poland to UK
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June
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Exercise Cooperative Best Effort
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UK to Tblisi, Georgia
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Sgt Gary Pym & Cpl Hudson. Deployment of Tyne
Tees Regt TA from UK to Georgia
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June
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Exercise Celtic Barrier
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Cape Canaveral, FL, USA to
Prestwick, Scotland
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Sgt Scouse Armitage, Cpl Brunell, SAC Carter.
Recovery of Spearfish torpedoes from Florida to
Prestwick after AUTEC trials
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July
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Special
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UK to Sydney, NSW, Australia
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FS Duncan Andrews, Cpls Patterson & Andrews
(RAuxAf). C17 task to deliver 70,000lbs of
equipment to assist HMS Nottingham which had
run aground in Australia. (The Andrew’s are man
and wife!)
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July
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Lynx Rotation
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UK to Belize and return
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Sgts Wood & Ratcliff, Cpl Hillhouse, SACs Newell,
Tucker & Cremin. Rotation of Lynx helicopters
between UK and Belize
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July
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Operation Fingal
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Odiham, UK
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Sgt McHenry, SACs Musson & Brown. Recovery of
a CH47 Chinook from Afghanistan to UK
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July
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Afghanistan
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FLt Lt Gary Sadler, Neil Baldock, Eddie Knight,
Chris Hoskinson, Darren Mileham Gordon Baker,
Sally John. The recovery from Bagram FOB
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August
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Special
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UK to Singapore and Sydney, NSW,
Australia to UK
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WO Ray Ralph, Sgt Ray Wallace & SAC Harris.
Deploying Fleet Clearance Diving Unit by C17 to
Singapore and recovery to UK of ship’s bells from
HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse (sunk by
Japanese aircraft in WW2). Freight was also
delivered for HMS Nottingham in Australia and her
Lynx helicopter was recovered back to UK.
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August
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Exercise Golden Sands
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UK to Aqaba, Jordan
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Fg Off C Houghton, Sgt John Best & SAC
Wakefield. Deployment of 1 Bn KORBR from UK to
Jordan
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September
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October
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Exercise Adventure Exchange
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Lvov, Ukraine to UK
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FSgt Terry Davies, SACs Flaherty & Sheppard.
Recovery of elements of AMFL from the Ukraine
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October
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Exercise Pacific Boat
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UK to Bahrain and Kabul,
Afghanistan to Germany
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Cpl Baker & SAC Pickersgill. Deployment of two
RIBs (Rigid Inflatable Boats) to Bahrain for HMS
Cardiff and recover of personnel of 32 Engineer
Regt from Afghanistan to Germany
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November
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Operation Fresco
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United Kingdom
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Emergency fire service coverage during national
fire fighter’s strike
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December
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