January
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Special
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Prestwick, Scotland to
Sigonella, Sicily
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Collection of a Deltic marine engine and delivery to Sicily for a Minesweeper
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Exercise Winter
Deployment
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UK to Badufoss and
Evenes, Norway
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Fg Offs Rod Stone & Steve Harvey, FSgts Martyn Skelton & Jim Cunningham,
SACs Bobble Roberts & Andy Walters. Deployment of Royal Marines to Norway
from UK.
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Mineval
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Lossiemouth, Scotland
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Flt Lt Simon Fletcher, Sgt Shug Shewan & Cpl John Belcher. Deployment to
Scotland as part of Lyneham Mineval
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February
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Special
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UK to Djibouti, French
Somalia
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Sgt Steve Munday plus 2. Delivery of a replacement marine engine to HMS Exeter
in French Somalia
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Exercise High Slope
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UK to King Faisal
Airbase, Jordan
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Fs Colin Allen plus 2. Deployment of elements of UKLF to Jordan
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Taceval
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Waddington, UK
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Flt Lt Mark Stephenson, Sgt Steve Munday, Cpl Tim Pyne & John Kerswill, SACs
John Newton & Lex Barker. Deployment as part of Taceval
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Exercise Arrowhead
Express
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Bardufoss, Norway
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Sqn Ldr David Thompson, FS Martyn Skelton, Sgt Colin Hawson, Cpl John
Kerwsill, Paul Wilson, Steve Grimshaw, Dixie Dean, John Farrelly & Bobble
Roberts. UK Movements Support to an IALCE exercise in Norway
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March
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Squadron Move
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Pisa, Italy to Wyton, UK
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Recovery of 360 Squadron (Canberras) from Italy to Wyton
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Squadron Move
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Jever, Germany to
Lossiemouth, Scotland
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Recovery of 12 & 208 Squadrons (Buccaneers) from Germany to Lossiemouth
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Exercise Deep Effort
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Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
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Flt Lt Dave Lester-Powell, FS Dave Allen, Sgt Ian Wilkinson, Cpls Ian Ralph, Phil
Ingham & John Belcher. Positioning in Florida for Tigerfish Torpedo Trials
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ALARM Trials
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UK to NAWS China Lake
CA, USA
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Flt Lt Mark Stephenson, FS Don Milburn, Sgt Ash Ladva (MAMS Eng), Sgt John
Cockrem, Cpl Tim Pyne & SAC Lex Barker. Deployment of pax and freight of
Tornado OEU for missile trials
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April
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TLP
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Coningsby, UK to Jever,
Germany
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Sgt Steve Munday, SAC Joe Wilkes plus 1. Deployment of 5 Squadron (Tornado F3)
from UK to Jever
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Exercise Maple Flag
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Gutersloh, Germany to
Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Flt Lt Mark Stephenson, Cpl Tim Pyne, SACs Joe Wilkes, Spike Maris, Steve
Gardiner & Pete Cole. Deployment of 3 & 4 Squadron (Harriers) from Gutersloh to
Canada
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Special
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Jerez, Spain to Kinloss,
Scotland
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FS Martyn Skelton, Sgt Phil Smith & Cpl Paul Rackley (MAMS Eng). Recovery of
elements of Nimrod Det from Spain to Kinloss
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May
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Special
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Vaerlose, Denmark to
UK
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FS Martyn Skelton, Cpl Jon Kerswill, SAC Bobble Roberts. Recovery of 815 RNAS
(Lynx) freight from Denmark to UK
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Tac Demo
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Marham, UK
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Flt Lt Mark Stephenson, Sgts Frank Breithaupt & Tim Pyne, Cpl Dibs Loveridge,
SACs Joe Wilkes & Jed Allen. Tac demo in front of AOC
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June
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Special
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UK to Mombasa, Kenya
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Flt Lt Simon Fletcher, SAC John Belcher, SAC Jed Allen. Delivery of a Deltic
engine to Kenya for a Royal Navy Minesweeper
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Exercise Mainspar
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UK to Bardufoss, Norway
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Fg Off Stu Dainton, FS Martyn Skelton, Cpl Steve Perry, SAC Deano Dawson.
Deployment of RN pax and vehicles to Norway
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July
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RA Ranges
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Benbecula, Hebrides
Ranges, Scotland
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Flt Lt Mark Stephenson, FS Don Milburn, Sgt Bob Redman, Cpl Andy Hartley,
SACs Joe Wilkes & Lex Barker. Deployment of tracked Rapier to Hebrides Ranges
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Exercise Eastern
Wedding
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Bentwaters, UK
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Flt Lt Mark Stephenson, FS Don Milburn, Sgt Bob Redman, Cpl Steve Moore &
SAC Flash O’Neil. Special Forces exercise
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Operation Cimnel
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UK to Dubai, UAE
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Flt Lt Lee Doherty, FS Mick Mahon, SAC John Belcher. Resupply to RN
Minesweeper Group in the Persian Gulf
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Exercise Eastern
Wedding
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Machrihanish, Scotland
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Flt Lt Mark Stephenson, FS Don Milburn, Sgt Rob Redman, Cpl Steve Moore, SAC
Flash O’Neil. 5 AB exercise involving TALO’s
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August
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Operation Calendar II
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UK to Dubai, UAE
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Flt Lt Mark Stephenson, FS Don Milburn & SAC Joe Wilkes. Resupply of RN
Personnel on Armilla Patrol
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Exercise Medicine Man
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UK to Calgary, AB,
Canada and return
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Sqn Ldr David Thompson, Flt Lt Rod Stone, FS Martyn Skelton, Sgt Colin Hawson,
John Farrerly, Bobble Roberts & TJ Hooper. Rotation of Armoured Battle Group in
Canada
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Exercise Golden Sands
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UK to Eljaffr, Jordan
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FS Douggie Betambeau, Cpl Jon Kerswill & SAC John Belcher. Deployment of
elements of UKLF to Jordan
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September
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Exercise Ally Express
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UK to Corlu, Turkey
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Sqn Ldr David Thompson, Fg Off Mark Stephenson, FS Tony Dunphy, Cpl John
Kerswill, SACs Deano Dawson & Andy Rice. NATO IALCE Exercise in Turkey
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Special
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UK to Hong Kong and
Kathmandu, Nepal
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Flt Lt Lee Doherty, Sgt Norman Gage, SAC John Belcher. Resupply to Hong Kong
and Kathmandu Garrison
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Exercise Ally Express
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Corlu, Turkey
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Squadron Ldr David Thompson, Flt Lt Mike Stephenson, FS Tony Dunphy, Cpl
John Kerswill, SACs Deano Dawson & Andy Rice. Movements support to IALCE in
North West Turkey
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October
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Exercise Medicine Man
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Calgary, AB, Canada
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FS Martyn Skelton replaced FS Tony Dunphy as MAMS reforce joining the full
time detachment of Flt Lt Chas Hill and Cpl Graham Chisholm
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Exercise Drakes Glory
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UK to Bamenda Bafut,
Cameroons
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FS Mick Mahon & SAC John Belcher. Deployment of 22 SAS to Cameroons
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Exercise Hardfall
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UK to Gardermoen,
Norway
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Flt Lt John Hunter, Cpl Stu Whitton, SAC John Belcher. Deployment of RM
personnel and Gazelle helicopters to Norway. (Interesting note in John Belcher’s
notes concerning the recovery back to UK from Gardermoen on a VC10 - “Over
Birmingham, a main wheel exploded and damaged the fuel pipes to two of the
engines, the hydraulic system and the autopilot. Managed to land at Brize and had
a brake fire. Evacuated the aircraft using the emergency slides...”)
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November
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Exercise Fastball
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Leuchars, Scotland
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Rotation of 228 OCU/111F Squadron (F3 Tornado) between UK and Cyprus
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December
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RA Ranges
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Benbecula, Scotland
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Rotation of 16 & 37 Squadron RAF Regt Rapier Units between The Outer Hebrides
and Germany
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