January
Tallil Air Base, Iraq to UK
Sgt Mick Cocker, SACs Baker, Eastaugh & Johnston.
Recovery of elements of AAC utilising a C17
Globemaster
January
Tallil Air Base, Iraq to UK
FSgt Ken Holmes, Cpl East, SACs Holloway & Helens.
Recovery of 1 ACC and TCW from Iraq to UK utilising a
C17
January
Exercise Frozen Star
Norfolk NAS, VA, USA to UK
Sgt Al Stacey, SACs Eastaugh & Robinson. Collection of
3 x TLAMs (Tomahawk Cruise Missiles) from USA to UK
for the Royal Navy
February
Exercise Magic Carpet
UK to Thumrait, Oman
Sgt Paul Crake, SACs White & Colman. Deployment of
advance support elements to Thumrait, Oman
February
Exercise Templar Forge
Cagliari, Sardinia to UK
Sgt Paul Crake, SACs Willson-Day & Sinden. Recovery of
pax & freight of 801 NAS (Sea Harriers) from Sardinia to
UK
February
Exercise Grand Prix
Nairobi, Kenya to UK
Fg Off M Green, FSgt Geordie Rochester, Cpl Otterwell,
SAC M Hughes. Recovery of 1 RGBW & 3 Regiment AAC
from Kenya to UK utilising 2 x C17 and 2 x B747

March
Operation Oculas
Banja Luka, Bosnia to UK
Flt Lt M Clark, SACs White & Cremin. Recovery of
1Battalion Royal Ghurka Rifles from Bosnia to Manston,
UK
March
ACE Recovery
Cape Town, South Africa to UK
Flt Lt M Clark, Cpl S Musson, SACs A Holloway & P
Williams. Recovery of 1 PTS (Parachute Training School)
from South Africa to UK.
April
Exercises Mayan Warrior and
Tradewinds
UK to Curacao, Dutch Antilles
and San Isidro, Dominican
Republic to the UK
Flt Lt C Houghton, FSgt Ian Rowlands, Cpl A McNair,
SACs M Foulkes & C Gilburt. Deployment of RN Lynx
helicopter to Dutch Antilles and then recovery of Royal
Marines from San Isidro in the Dominican Republic to
the UK
April
Exercise Maple Flag
Cold Lake, AB, Canada to UK
FSgt Dave Drake, Sgt Al Stacey, Cpl John East, SACs M
Fish & R Payne. Recovery of pax and freight of 4
Squadron  (Harriers) from Canada to UK
May

   
June

   
July
Exercise Cope Thunder
UK to Elison, AK, USA
Sgt Kev Skinner, SACs Bonner & Gilding. Resupply to
Tornado Detachment in Alaska
August
Exercise Stepped Eagle
UK to Almaty, Kazakhstan
Sgt Mark Nixon, SACs Inkster & Pidd. Resupply to 16
AAB Exercise in Kazakhstan
August
UK to Basra and Balad, Iraq
Flt Lt Simon Oliver, FSgt Steve Joyce, Cpl McNair, SAC
Gilding. Route support to C17 on resupply in Iraq
September
Squadron Exchange
UK to Poznan, Poland and
return
FSgt Griffen, SAC McLean. Rotation of 41 Squadron
(Tornados) with Polish Air Force
September
Exercise Tunuk Warrior
Waddington,UK to Istanbul,
Turkey
FSgt Steve Burke, SACs Pickersgill, Foulkes,
Buckingham. Deployment of 8 Squadron (E3) from
Waddington to Turkey
October

   
November
Cote d'Ivorie
Evacuation of British nationals
December