January
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February
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Exercise Storm Shadow
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UK to China Lake NAS, CA,
USA
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Exercise Storm Shadow. Sgt Mackay, SAC Pauler & LAC
Hamilton (both 4624 RAuxAF). Deployment of Storm Shadow
missiles to US Test range
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February
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UK to Al Kharj AB, Saudi
Arabia
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Sgt Campbell, Cpl Smith, SAC Squibb. Deployment of
Weatherhaven Shelters in support of detachment in Saudi
Arabia
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March
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Operation Keeling
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UK to Freetown, Sierra Leone
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FS Ian Dixon, Cpl Clare Marshall, SACs Eastaugh & Jones.
Resupply to Units in Sierra Leone
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March
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Exercise Casson Falcon
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Cherry Point, NC, USA
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FS Steve Joyce, SACs Carter & Biddle (both 4624 RAuxAF).
Movements support to Falklands Air Defence Demonstration
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April
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Operation Telic
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Prestwick, Scotland
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Sgt Cam Paterson, SACs Tucker & Johnston. Positioning of 2
x Triple pallets at Prestwick for onload of Storm Shadow
Missiles
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April
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Exercise Medman
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Germany to Calgary, AB,
Canada and return
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FS Duncan Andrews, Sgt Nixon, SACs Mileham & Dix.
Rotation of UK Battlegroups between Germany and Canada
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May
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Operation Telic
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Al Udeid, Qatar to UK
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FS Steve Joyce & SAC J White. Recovery of UKMAMS support
equipment from Qatar to UK utilizing a C17 Globemaster
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May
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DAPEX
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Torrejon, Spain to Yeovilton,
UK
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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
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June
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Operation Coral
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Congo
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Support to Royal Engineers on stabilisation duties in the
Congo
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June
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Exercise Amber Hope 03
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UK to Vilnius, Lithuania
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FS Rip Kirby, Cpl Pickles Plowman & SAC Gasgoine. Task to
Lithuania - no details
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June
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Red Arrows Support
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Scampton, UK to Enschede,
Holland
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FS Geordie Rochester & SAC Phipps. Route support for Red
Arrows from Scampton to Holland
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June
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AWE
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Norfolk NAS, VA, USA to UK
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Sgt Mick Cocker, Cpl Paul Crake, SAC Hadfield. Collection of
TLAMs (Tomahawk Cruise Missiles) from USA to UK
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June
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Operation Telic (*)
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Baghdad, Iraq
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Flt Lt C Houghton, Sgt Charlie Warden, SAC P Keevans
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July
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Exercise Flying Fish
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UK to Kuantan, Malaysia
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Sgt Nige Malyon, Cpl Caven, SAC Higgins. Deployment of
Nimrod support equipment to Malaysia
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July
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Exercise Marble Tor
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Marrakesh, Morocco
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Sgt Mackay & Cpl Young. No further info available
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July
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Special
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Souda Bay, Crete to UK
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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!
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July
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Operation Telic
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Eindhoven, Holland to Basrah,
Iraq
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Sgt Mackay & SAC Wisdom. Deploying Dutch Troops from
Eindhoven to Basrah utilizing a VC10
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August
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TLAM Special
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Prestwick, Scotland
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Sgt Cam Paterson, Cpl Mills, SACs Jane Bevan & Baker.
Offloading Tomahawk Cruise Missiles from USA
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August
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Exercise Panther Cub
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UK to Belize and return
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FS Taff Woods, Sgt Jock Stenhouse & SAC Granger. Rotation
of UK Troops in Belize for Jungle Training
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August
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USA Trainer
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UK to Davis Montham AFB,
AZ, USA and return
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FS Ian Dixon, Cpl Andy Westgate & SAC Stubbs. Deployment
of VAP weapon loaders to USA and recovery of Wendy Loaders
back to UK
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September
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Operation Fingal
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UK to Bagram, Afghanistan
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FS Duncan Andrews, Cpl McNair, SACs Bristow & French.
Resupply of ISAF in Afghanistan
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September
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Exercise Flying Rhino
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Namest, Czech Republic to
Wittering, UK
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Flt Lt Houghton, Cpl Caven & LAC Anderson. Recovery of
personnel and equipment of 1 Squadron (Harriers) from
Czech Republic to Wittering
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September
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Exercise Torpedo Focus
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Goose Bay, NL, Canada to
Davis Montham, AZ, USA and
on to Cold Lake, AB, Canada
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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
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September
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Operation Telic
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Muscat, Oman to Waddington,
UK
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FS Duncan Andrews, Cpls Baker & Wiseman, SAC Irving.
Recovery of 51 Squadron (Nimrod R1) from Oman to
Waddington
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October
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Exercise Maple Cat
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Cold Lake, AB, Canada to
Coltishall, UK
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Sgt Paul Crake, Cpl Baker, SAC Keevans. Recovery of 41 & 54
Squadrons (Jaguars) from Canada to Coltishall
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October
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UK to Waterkloof AFB, South
Africa and Gaberone, Botswana
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FS Ken Holmes, Cpl Stubbs, SACs Coleman & Gilding.
Deployment of TCW to South Africa and 30 Sigs Regt to
Botswana utilizing a C17
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November
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Waterkloof AFB, South Africa
to UK
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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
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November
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ACE
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UK to Walvis Bay, Namibia
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Flt Lt K Wright (RAAF), Cpl Hanns, SAC Ainley. Deployment
of an engine change kit to Namibia to rescue a u/s Herc
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November
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Exercise Panther Cub
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UK to Paris, France and on to
Belize with return to Brize
Norton, UK
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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
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December
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Operations Oculas and Salvage
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UK to Banja Luka, Bosnia and
return
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FS Steve Joyce, SACs Brown, Dix & Tilston. Rotation of Army
Air Corps Gazelle helicopters utilising a C17 Globemaster
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December
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Exercise TLP/03
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Konya, Turkey to Marham and
Wittering, UK
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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
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