January Special UK to Karachi, Pakistan FS Brian Clarke plus 2. Deployment of Royal Navy Engineering Team plus spares to Pakistan to carry out an engine change on the frigate HMS Nottingham
January Exercise Rocky Lance UK to Muscat, Oman Cpl Brian Harper plus 2. Deployment of 1Bn Scots Guards to Oman
January Exercise Orang Utang Brunei Sgt Derek Barron plus 2. Deployment of Ghurkas within the Far East
February Exercises Red Flag and Green Flag Offutt AFB, NE, USA to UK Fg Off Rich Green plus 2. Recovery of personnel and equipment of 57 Squadron (Victors) from Nebraska to UK
February Exercise Trumpet Dance UK to Seattle, WA, USA Fg Off Simon Baxter plus 2. Deployment of 1Bn Royal Anglians to USA
March Exercise Rum Punch UK to Homestead AFB, FL and thence to Patrick AFB, Cape Canaveral and Andros Fg Off Andy Kime plus 5. Deployment of 42 Squadron (Nimrods) to Florida in support of torpedo trials. (n.b. Homestad AFB was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in the 90s). After the Ex Rum Punch deployment the team went on to Patrick AFB to complete the AUTEC detachment, operating an Andover (The Princess) between Patrick AFB, Cape Canaveral and Andros
March Special Lyneham to Gardermoen and Tromso, Norway
Fg Off Richard Green, Flt Sgt's Tony Last and John Cooper, Cpl Martin Turner, Cpl S Woodcock, SAC Gonzo Burke
March Special Lyneham to Bardufoss, Norway and Wittering, UK
Flt Sgt Tony Last, Cpl Al Connell
March Exercise Green Flag Nellis AFB, NV, USA to Honington, UK Wg Cdr Bob Dixon plus 5. Recovery of 9 Squadron (Buccaneers) from USA to Honington
March Exercise High Trig Kathmandu, Nepal to UK Fg Off Graham Howard plus 1. recovery of 36 Engineer Regiment from Nepal to UK
March Wintex Coltishall, UK Fg Off Steve Heaton plus 11. Recovery of 41 Sqn (Jaguars) from Bardufoss , Norway to UK
April Exercise Trumpet Dance McChord AFB, WA, USA to UK
Fg Off Chris Goss plus 2. Recovery of 1Bn Staffords from USA to UK
April Exercise Sandy Wanderer Seeb, Oman to UK Fg Off Dick Page plus 2. Recovery of elements of UKLF from Oman to UK
April Exercises Prairie Vortex and Maple Flag UK to Cold Lake, AB, Canada Fg Off Andy Kime plus 4. Deployment of 15 & 16 Squadron (Bucaneers) to Canada for air exercise
May Exercise Thumpers Glory Duke Field, FL, USA to UK Flt Lt Mark Blackburn plus 5. Recovery of UK Special Forces from Florida to UK. (n.b. Duke Field is known as Eglin AFB Auxiliary #3)
May Special Brize Norton to Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
FS Tony Last, Sgt Hugh Curran, Cpl Jim Bissel
May Special Lyneham to Tancos, Portugal
FS Tony Last, SAC Pig Clarke, SAC Bailey
May Special Lyneham to Wattisham FO Chris Goss, FS Tony Last, Sgt Derek Baron, Cpl Rog Whitaker, SAC Pig Clarke
May Special Lyneham to (shuttle between) Coltishall and Tirstrup, Denmark
FS Tony Last, SAC Bailey

May Special UK to Kathmandu, Nepal and return Flt Lt Jim Stewart, Sgt John Billingsley, Cpl Bob Dickman, SACs Ted Edwards & Gus Turney. Rotation of Gurkha equipment between Nepal and UK
June Special UK to Tangiers, Morocco Fg Off Gibson plus 5. Deployment of spares to Morocco in support of a u/s Hunter aircraft
June Operation Bushel Lyneham to (Shuttle between) Addis Abbaba. Mekele and Assab FO Steve Harpum, FS Tony Last, Sgt's Hugh Curran, Ben Walters, Cpl's Bob Dickman, Dave Felts, Steve Cross, Al Walkinshaw, SAC's S Sanderson, Treeve Harris, Gordon Bock, Martin Brown, Vince Culmer
June Exercise Jumping Mercury Goose Bay, NL, Canada to Honington, UK Fg Off Green plus 2. Recovery of 9 Squadron (Tornadoes) to Honington
June Medical Relief Supplies Kathmandu, Nepal and Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 team delivery of medical supplies to Kathmandu and Colombo
June Exercise Pond Jump West UK to Saskatoon, SK, Canada Fg Off Chris Goss plus 3. Deployment of 1 Bn Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders to Canada for Infantry Battle Group Training
July Exercise Jumping Mercury Grand Turk,  Turks & Caicos Islands to UK Fg Off Phillips plus 3. Recovery of 30 Sigs Squadron and TCW from Turks & Caicos Islands to UK
July Squadron Exchange Monte Real, Portugal to UK
FS John Cooper plus 2. Recovery of 617 Squadron (Tornado) to Portugal on an exchange exercise
July Special Brize Norton to Gutersloh, Germany, Keflavik, Iceland, Calgary, AB Canada and return
FS Tony Last, Cpl Jim Bissel, SAC Roger Gough
August Exercise Prairie Vortex UK to Ellesworth AFB, SD, USA Fg Off Mark Stephenson, FS Pete Mahon, Cpls Jim Bissell, Steve Perry & Paul Rackley, SAC Dave Spencer. Deployment of 27 Squadron (Tornados) to South Dakota
August Exercise Long look Auckland, New Zealand to Darwin, NT, Australia and return
WO Derek Coles plus 1. Exchange of personnel with RAAF and RNZAF
August Special Lyneham to Trenton, ON, Canada FS Tony Last, Sgt Jim Swainsbury, Cpl Steve Perry
August Special Lyneham to Ellsworth AFB, SD, USA FO Chris Goss, FS Tony Last, Cpl Al Connel, SAC Ginge Barrett, SAC Dinger Bell, SAC Mick Cocker
August Exercise Tahrp Sahti Hong Kong to Wewak PNG and return Sahti. Fg Off Simon Baxter plus 2. Exchange of Papua New Guinea forces and Ghurkas between PNG and Hong Kong.
September NATO Squadron Exchange Cameri, Italy to Wattisham, UK
FSgt Alan Soane plus 2. Recovery of 74 Squadron (Phantoms) to Wattisham
September Special Lyneham to Benbecula and Lossiemouth Scotland, then Billund Denmark
FO Chris Goss, FS Tony Last, Cpl Andy Tesch
September Exercise Damsel Fair UK to Izmir, Turkey Sgt Geoff Cox, SAC’s Mick Cocker and John Farrelly. Deployment of Fleet Clearance Diving Team (FCDT) to Turkey
September Exercises Raleigh Merlin, Moonbase and Fourpence
Nairobi, Kenya to UK Flt Lt Jim Stewart plus 5. recovery of 22 SAS to UK from Kenya
On 24th September 1985 Sgt Ash Ladva, MAMS Eng, was presented with the BEM by the AOC-in-C Strike Command, Air Chief Marshal, Sir David Craig.
October Operation Red Kite Andros Island, Bahamas to UK Fg Off Mark Stephenson, FSgt Clive Hall, Sgt Dick Colman, Cpl Brian Harper, SAC’s Ginge Barrett and Dave Spencer. Recovery of Spearfish, Stingray and Mk 46 Torpedoes from the AUTEC Ranges
October Exercise Hardy Force Wittering, UK to Billund, Denmark Sgt Gerry Muffett plus 4. Deployment of 1 Squadron (Harriers) to Billund in Denmark
November November saw the arrival of Flt Lt Marie Djumic as the new BLCO (Base Load Control Officer – now known as BOPSO Base Operations Officer). She was the very first female to take up this post
November Exercises Rum Punch and Prairie Vortex UK to Patrick AFB, FL and Alaska to Marham, UK Flt Lt Ian Beverley plus 5. Deploy Nimrod personnel and equipment to Florida and recover 217 and 57 Squadrons (Victors) from Alaska to Marham
November Exercise Game Spirit UK to Nairobi, Kenya Fg Off Steve Harpum, FSgt Gordon Black, Sgt Hugh Curran plus 3. Deployment of 1Bn Kings Regt to Kenya
November Exercise Prairie Vortex Ellsworth AFB, SD, USA to Marham, UK Flt Lt Beverley plus 5. Recovery of 27 & 57 Squadrons (Victors) from South Dakota to Marham
December Exercise Kangaroo Mercury Accra, Ghana to UK Fg Off Andy Kime plus 5. Recovery of 30 Sigs Regt and TCW from Ghana to UK
December Exercise Sandy Wanderer UK to Salalah, Oman Wg Cdr Mighall (OC UKMAMS) plus 3. Deployment of elements of SAS to Salalah and rations for 2 Para in Oman