January
 
February
Exercise Storm Shadow
UK to China Lake NAS, CA,
USA
Exercise Storm Shadow. Sgt Mackay, SAC Pauler & LAC
Hamilton (both 4624 RAuxAF). Deployment of Storm Shadow
missiles to US Test range
February
UK to Al Kharj AB, Saudi
Arabia
Sgt Campbell, Cpl Smith, SAC Squibb. Deployment of
Weatherhaven Shelters in support of detachment in Saudi
Arabia
March
Operation Keeling
UK to Freetown, Sierra Leone
FS Ian Dixon, Cpl Clare Marshall, SACs Eastaugh & Jones.
Resupply to Units in Sierra Leone
March
Exercise Casson Falcon
Cherry Point, NC, USA
FS Steve Joyce, SACs Carter & Biddle (both 4624 RAuxAF).
Movements support to Falklands Air Defence Demonstration
April
Operation Telic
Prestwick, Scotland
Sgt Cam Paterson, SACs Tucker & Johnston. Positioning of 2
x Triple pallets at Prestwick for onload of Storm Shadow
Missiles
April
Exercise Medman
Germany to Calgary, AB,
Canada and return
FS Duncan Andrews, Sgt Nixon, SACs Mileham & Dix.
Rotation of UK Battlegroups between Germany and Canada
May
Operation Telic
Al Udeid, Qatar to UK
FS Steve Joyce & SAC J White. Recovery of UKMAMS support
equipment from Qatar to UK utilizing a C17 Globemaster
May
DAPEX
Torrejon, Spain to Yeovilton,
UK
FS Rip Kirby, Sgt Vernon (RAAF Exchange), SAC Musgrove.
Recovery of personnel and freight of 800 RNAS (Harrier FA2)
from Spain to Yeovilton utilizing 2 x C130
June
Operation Coral
Congo
Support to Royal Engineers on stabilisation duties in the
Congo
June
Exercise Amber Hope 03
UK to Vilnius, Lithuania
FS Rip Kirby, Cpl Pickles Plowman & SAC Gasgoine. Task to
Lithuania - no details
June
Red Arrows Support
Scampton, UK to Enschede,
Holland
FS Geordie Rochester & SAC Phipps. Route support for Red
Arrows from Scampton to Holland
June
AWE
Norfolk NAS, VA, USA to UK
Sgt Mick Cocker, Cpl Paul Crake, SAC Hadfield. Collection of
TLAMs (Tomahawk Cruise Missiles) from USA to UK
June
Operation Telic (*)
Baghdad, Iraq
Flt Lt C Houghton, Sgt Charlie Warden, SAC P Keevans
July
Exercise Flying Fish
UK to Kuantan, Malaysia
Sgt Nige Malyon, Cpl Caven, SAC Higgins. Deployment of
Nimrod support equipment to Malaysia
July
Exercise Marble Tor
Marrakesh, Morocco
Sgt Mackay & Cpl Young. No further info available
July
Special
Souda Bay, Crete to UK
FS Terry Davies & Cpl Malia. Recovery of personnel from HMS
Northumberland from Crete to UK on a C130J. The RNLO at
Souda also asked the team if they could recover a Diving Rig
(Triple pallet Size) on the same aircraft!
July
Operation Telic
Eindhoven, Holland to Basrah,
Iraq
Sgt Mackay & SAC Wisdom. Deploying Dutch Troops from
Eindhoven to Basrah utilizing a VC10
August
TLAM Special
Prestwick, Scotland
Sgt Cam Paterson, Cpl Mills, SACs Jane Bevan & Baker.
Offloading Tomahawk Cruise Missiles from USA
August
Exercise Panther Cub
UK  to Belize and return
FS Taff Woods, Sgt Jock Stenhouse & SAC Granger. Rotation
of UK Troops in Belize for Jungle Training
August
USA Trainer
UK  to Davis Montham AFB,
AZ, USA and return
FS Ian Dixon, Cpl Andy Westgate & SAC Stubbs. Deployment
of VAP weapon loaders to USA and recovery of Wendy Loaders
back to UK
September
Operation Fingal
UK to Bagram, Afghanistan
FS Duncan Andrews, Cpl McNair, SACs Bristow & French.
Resupply of ISAF in Afghanistan
September
Exercise Flying Rhino
Namest, Czech Republic to
Wittering, UK
Flt Lt Houghton, Cpl Caven & LAC Anderson. Recovery of
personnel and equipment of 1 Squadron (Harriers) from
Czech Republic to Wittering
September
Exercise Torpedo Focus
Goose Bay, NL, Canada to
Davis Montham, AZ, USA and
on to Cold Lake, AB, Canada
Sgt Al Stacey, Cpl “Yorkie” Booth, SAC Pickersgill.
Deployment of 2 Squadron (Tornadoes) from Goose Bay to
USA and redeploy 6 Squadron (Jaguars) from Davis Montham
to Canada
September
Operation Telic
Muscat, Oman to Waddington,
UK
FS Duncan Andrews, Cpls Baker & Wiseman, SAC Irving.
Recovery of 51 Squadron (Nimrod R1) from Oman to
Waddington
October
Exercise Maple Cat
Cold Lake, AB, Canada to
Coltishall, UK
Sgt Paul Crake, Cpl Baker, SAC Keevans. Recovery of 41 & 54
Squadrons (Jaguars) from Canada to Coltishall
October
UK to Waterkloof AFB, South
Africa and Gaberone, Botswana
FS Ken Holmes, Cpl Stubbs, SACs Coleman & Gilding.
Deployment of TCW to South Africa and 30 Sigs Regt to
Botswana utilizing a C17
November
Waterkloof AFB, South Africa
to UK
FS Steve Burke, Cpl Pickles Plowman, SACs Holloway &
Gasgoine. Recovery of PJHQ elements from South Africa to
UK.
Following is extract straight from post task report: Recovery of
Ex African Shield from Waterkloof Air Base in Pretoria, South
Africa. There was a variety of aircraft involved, including a
French Air Force Airbus, 2 x C17, 1 x KC1 and 1 x C2. Also
involved in the equation was the impounded C130 from Walvis
Bay in Namibia, which still had to be met. The workload was
fairly intense with the team having to travel to Snake Valley to
build the loads. This took a whole day to clear what was on
hand, with a total of 21 aircraft pallets built. The loads were
then called down 6 hrs before the flights so everything could
be checked, weighed and load plans completed
November
ACE
UK to Walvis Bay, Namibia
Flt Lt K Wright (RAAF), Cpl Hanns, SAC Ainley. Deployment
of an engine change kit to Namibia to rescue a u/s Herc
November
Exercise Panther Cub
UK to Paris, France and on to
Belize with return to Brize
Norton, UK
Flt Lt K Wright (RAAF), Sgt Kev Skinner, Cpl Pickles
Plowman, SAC Phipps. Deploy to Paris to fly to Belize on a
French Air Force Airbus A310 and collect UK troops and
baggage back to Brize Norton
December
Operations Oculas and Salvage
UK to Banja Luka, Bosnia and
return
FS Steve Joyce, SACs Brown, Dix & Tilston. Rotation of Army
Air Corps Gazelle helicopters utilising a C17 Globemaster
December
Exercise TLP/03
Konya, Turkey to Marham and
Wittering, UK
Flt Lt Sarah Moore, Cpl Worgan, SAC Irving. Recovery of 13
Squadron (Tornadoes) from Turkey to Marham and 4
Squadron (Harriers) from Turkey to Wittering