| 16-20 January |
Operation Balsac |
Djibouti to UK |
Fg Off Bruce Phillips plus 2. Recovery of 142 passengers back to the UK who had been evacuated from Aden on board the Royal Yacht Britannia |
| January |
Exercise Trumpet Dance |
UK to McChord AFB, WA, USA |
Fg Off Andy Kime plus 2. Deployment of 1Bn RWF to Fort Lewis for Infantry Battle Group Exercise |
| January |
Special |
Istres, France to Lossiemouth |
Sgt Gerry Muffett plus 2. Recovery of support personnel and Spey engine from France to Lossiemouth
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| February |
Exercise Buzzard’s Leap |
UK to Francistown, Botswana |
Fg Off Mackay plus 3. Deployment of elements of UKLF to Botswana for Bush Training
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| February |
Puma Rotation |
Odiham, UK |
Fg Off Chris Goss, Sqn Ldr Jon Faulconer (OC MAMF) plus 2. Loading a Puma Helicopter of 33 Squadron for rotation in Belize
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| February |
Exercise Trumpet Dance |
UK to McChord AFB, WA, USA |
Fg Off Hill plus 3. Deployment of Welsh Fusiliers from UK to Seattle
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| March |
Special |
New Orleans, LA, USA to UK |
WO Taff Thomas plus 3. Recovery of MOD PE freight to UK |
| March |
Exercise Palm Frond |
Hong Kong to Brunei and return |
Fg Off Charles Hill plus 2. Rotation of Ghurka Regiments in Far East |
| March |
Exercise Trumpet Dance |
UK to McChord AFB, WA, USA and return |
Fg Off Jones plus 4. Deployment of 3Bn Para Regiment and recovery of Royal Welsh Fusiliers from Seattle to UK
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| April |
Operation Clover |
UK to Gibraltar |
Reforce of air defence to Gibraltar after US bombing of Libya
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| April |
Operation Juvenile |
UK to Akrotiri, Cyprus |
Reforce of air defence to Akrotiri after US bombing of Libya
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| April |
Exercise Water Rail |
Patrick AFB, FL, USA to Andros Island, Greece |
Fg Off Simon Fletcher plus 3. Deployment of torpedoes from Florida to AUTEC on Andros Island
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| April |
Tacomex |
Brize Norton, UK to Vaerlose, Denmark
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Cpl Dave “Nip” Betts plus 2. Deployment of TCW from Brize Norton to Denmark
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| April |
Special |
Souda Bay, Crete to UK |
FS Tony Last plus 1. Recovery of leave crew from Royal Yacht Britannia in Crete
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| May |
Exercise Pond Jump West |
UK to Namao, AB, Canada |
Fg Off Dick Page plus 2. Deployment of 1 Bn Royal Regiment of Fusiliers from UK to Canada
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| May |
Exercise Distant Hammer |
Sigonella Sicily to UK |
Fg Off Neil Mackay plus 2. Recovery of 42 Squadron (Nimrods) from Sicily to UK |
| May |
RRA Rotation |
Benbecula to Germany |
Sqn Ldr John Faulconer (OC MAMF) plus 4. Recovery of 9 AD Bty (Rapiers) from Hebrides Ranges to Germany |
| May |
Operation Water Rail |
Andros Island, Bahamas to Florida and return |
Fg Off Farnsworth plus 3. Shuttling of torpedoes between Florida and AUTEC as part of underwater trials. |
| May |
Exercise Distant Hammer |
Sigonella, Sicily to St Mawgan, UK |
Fg Off Mackay plus 2. Recovery of 42 Squadron (Nimrods) from Sicily to St Mawgan. |
| June |
Exercise Water Rail |
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA to Andros Island, Greece |
Fg Off Chris Goss plus 3. Final part of AUTEC trials moving torpedoes and support equipment between Florida and Andros Island
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| June |
Exercise Rum Punch |
Patrick AFB, FL, USA to UK |
Wg Cdr Richard Mighall (OC) plus 5. Recovery of Nimrod detachment from Florida to UK |
| June |
Special |
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA to UK |
Cpl “Hammy” Thompson plus 2. Recovery of a periscope from Florida to UK |
| June |
Exercise Rum Punch |
Patrick AFB, FL, USA to Kinloss, Scotland |
Wg Cdr Richard Mighall plus 5. Recovery of Nimrod Detachment from Florida to Kinloss
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| June |
Exercise Monty Bianco |
UK to Turin, Northern Italy |
FSgt Rod Bradley plus 2. Deployment of 4 Inf Brigade to Turin, Northern Italy |
| July |
AUTEC |
UK to Patrick AFB, USA and Andros Island, Bahamas to UK |
Fg Off Bruce Phillips plus 2. Delivery of a submarine mast to Florida and recovery of torpedoes from Andros Island to UK |
| July |
Exercises Mulberry and Prickly Pear |
UK to Harrisburgh, PA, USA and return |
FS Jim Buchanan plus 3. Exchange of a TAVR Bn with an American National Guard Bn |
| July |
Exercise Copper Flag |
Tyndall AFB, USA to Wildenrath, Germany |
Fg Off Chris Goss plus 5. Recovery of 19 and 92 Squadron (Phantoms) from USA to Wildenrath |
| July |
Exercises Mulberry Tree and Prickly Pear |
UK to Harrisburgh, PA, USA and return |
FSgt Jim Buchanan plus 3. Exchange exercise involving UK TAVR units and elements of the US National Guard. |
| July |
Exercise Pond Jump West |
Namao, AB, Canada to UK |
Fg Off Page plus 2. Recovery of 1 Bn Light Infantry from Canada to UK |
| August |
Exercise Longlook |
UK to Sydney NSW, Australia and return |
Fg Off Richard Green plus 2. Exchange of UK personnel with Australian personnel |
| August |
Cadet Exchange |
UK to Frankfurt, Germany and return |
Fg Off Simon Hawkins plus 2. Deploy elements of Air Cadet to Germany for International Exchange meet |
| August |
Exercise Silver Anvil |
Whenaupai, New Zealand to UK |
Fg Off Jones plus 2. Recovery of elements of UKLF from New Zealand to UK |
| August |
Exercise Long Look |
UK to Sydney, NSW, Australia and return |
Fg Off Rich Green plus 2. Deployment of Tri- Service forces from UK to Australia and return with Australian Forces on exchange.
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| August |
Red Arrows Support |
Rimini, Italy |
Sgt Tony Geerah. Providing Movements assistance to Red Arrows during displays in Italy. |
| September |
Exercise Medicine Man |
UK to Calgary, AB, Canada and return |
FS Tony Dunphy plus 5, FS Jim Cunningham plus 2. Rotation of Battle Groups in Canada |
| September |
Special |
Gatwick, UK |
Fg Off Mark Stephenson, Sgt Geoff Cox and Cpl Jim Bissell. Movs assistance to NATO infrastructure meeting in Brussels |
| September |
Exercise Damsel Fair |
UK to Izmir, Turkey |
WO Chas Cormack plus 2. Deployment of Fleet Clearance Diving Team (FCDT) to Turkey |
| September |
Exercise Frosty Broad |
Binbrook, UK to Akrotiri, Cyprus |
Fg Off Mark Stephenson, FS Charlie Marlow, Sgt Norman Gage, Cpl Phil Ingham, SAC’s TJ Hooper and Dinger Bell. Deployment of 11 Squadron (Lightnings) to Cyprus |
| September |
Exercise Frosty Broad |
Denmark to Coltishall, UK |
Fg Off Mark Stephenson , FSgt Charlie Marlowe, Sgt Norman Gage, Cpl Phil Ingham, SACs “JJ” Hooper & Dinger Bell. Recovery of personnel and equipment of 6 & 54 Squadron (Jaguars) from Denmark to Coltishall
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| September |
Taceval |
Gibraltar |
Sgt Tony Saw, SACs Wigan Johnston & John Belcher. Deployment to Gibraltar as part of Lyneham Taceval
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| October |
Exercise Priory |
Coningsby, UK to Gardermoen, Norway and Oerland to Wyton, UK |
FSgt Clive Hall plus 6. Deployment of personnel and equipment of 29 Squadron (Phantoms) from Coningsby to Norway and recovery of 360 Squadron (Canberras) from Oerland to UK
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| October |
Exercise Game Spirit |
Lossiemouth, Scotland |
FSgt Tony Last plus 5. Deployment of 12 & 20 Squadron (Buccaneers) to Roosevelt Roads and deployment of 1Bn Queens Own Highlanders to Nairobi
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| October |
Operation Filibuster |
Leuchars, Scotland |
The annual meeting of the NATO nuclear defence committee was hosted twice in UK, Oct 1981 and Oct 1986. The ministers and parties all flew into Leuchars. The VVIPs were then helicoptered up to Gleneagles where UKMAMS were running a Helio landing site |
| November |
Exercises Kestrels Leap and Fil |
UK to King Faisal Airbase, Jordan and return to Odiham, UK |
Fg Off Mark Stephenson, FSgt Don Milburn, Sgt Norman Gage, SAC Dinger Bell. Deployment of 22 SAS to Jordan and recovery of 7 Squadron (Chinooks) to Odiham
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| November |
RCDS Tour |
Germany/Italy/Norway |
FSgt Brian Goswell, Sgt Colin Hawson & SAC John Belcher. Route support to Royal College of Defence Studies European Tour
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| December |
Exercise Saif Sareea |
UK to Masirah, Oman |
30 UKMAMS Personnel. Middle East deployment of 5 Airborne Brigade
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