January
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Exercise Hammer Fist
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Yuma, AZ USA to
Wittering, UK
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Fg Off Kane, FS Doug Betambeau, SACs Hartley & Mansfield. Recovery of 4
Squadron (Harriers) from Arizona to Wittering
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Operation Lodestar
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Teeside, UK to Split,
Bosnia and return
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Flt Lt Arnold, FS Pete Polidano, Cpl Blythe, SAC Dax Mellor. Rotation of UK troops
from Teeside (Catterick Garrison) to Bosnia
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February
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Operation Bolton
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UK to Ali Al Salem AB,
Kuwait
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Flt Lt Damien Alexander, FSgts Tim Pyne, Steve Gelder, Floyd Patterson, Jim
Buchanan, Sgts Neil Baldock, Ian Noakes, Steve Burke, Cpls Blythe, Clarke,
Butcher, Lishman, Hallatt, Padam, SACs Spara Brooksby, Hartley, Brunell,
Holtam, Rainer, Tobin & Whitworth. Deployment of Tornado Squadron to Kuwait in
support of Southern “No-Fly” Zone in Iraq
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Exercise Strong Resolve
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Beja, Portugal to UK
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Flt Lt Ling, FS Jim Buchanan, Sgt Mick Cocker, SAC Walke. Recovery of 12
Squadron (Tornados) and Fleet Clearance Diving team from Portugal to UK
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March
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Exercise Strong Resolve
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Tromso, Norway
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Flt Lt Gary Norman, FS Tim Pyne, Sgt Martin Hughes, Cpl Clarke. Redeployment
of SF Units within Norway
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Exercise Tartan Eagle
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UK to Norfolk NAS, VA,
USA and return
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Flt Lt Curry, Cpl MacDowell, SAC Baldy (RAuxAF). Deploy elements of 40 Cdo RM
to USA and recovery of USMC to Edinburgh as part of unit exchange
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April
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Special
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Curacao, Dutch Antilles
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FS Al Salisbury, Cpls Thomson & Southwood. Recovery of antenna to UK from
HMS Newcastle in Dutch Antilles
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Exercise Roving Sands
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UK to El Paso, TX, USA
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Sgt Hoss Wall, Cpls Thomson & Blythe. Deployment of elements of 22 Regt RA to
Fort Biggs, Texas
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May
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Exercise Mouflon Hop
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Akrotiri to Kingsfield,
Cyprus and return
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Flt Lt Pete Arnold, FS Pete Polidano, Sgt Steve Duke, Cpls Skinner & Steve Bell,
SAC Jane Holtam. Engine running offload/onload to rotate 1Bn Light Infantry and
2Bn Royal Anglian between Akrotiri and Dhekelia
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Operation Stanway
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Dubai, UAE to UK
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FS Jim Buchanan & Steve Gelder, Sgt Hoss Wall, Cpl Paul Padam, JT Reynolds.
Recovery of a u/s periscope
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June
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Operation Defiant
Falcon
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Gioia Del Colle, Italy
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Air support for Peacekeeping in former Republic of Yugoslavia
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Special
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UK to Genoa, Italy
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Flt Lt Crabtree, SACs Walker & Poat. Deployment of towed array equipment for
HMS Spartan
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Operation Jural
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UK to Al Kharj, Saudi
Arabia and Kuwait to UK
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FS Mick Maybery, SACs Edmunds, Pask & Worgan. Deployment of 2 Tornado Sun
Shelters and recovery of 34 Squadron RAF Regt from Kuwait
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Exercises Green River
and Native Trail
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UK to Timehri, Guyana
and Belize to UK
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Fg Off Grant, FS John Purkis, Sgt Hughes, SAC Hudson. Deployment of Royal
Marines to Guyana and recovery of 1Bn RGR (Ghurkas) from Belize to UK
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Volant Rodeo 98
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McChord AFB, WA, USA
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Flt Lt Rich Pratley, Sgt Viv Neary-Phillips, Cpl Craig Fitches, SACs Paul Crake,
Richie Collins, Spara Brooksby. UK Team competing in Air Mobility Rodeo
Competition
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July
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Exercise Iban Brave
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Fiji, Samoa and Hawaii
to UK
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Flt Lt Rich Pratley, FS Mick Mylchreest, Sgt Hoss Wall, Cpl Mal Paton, SACs Dax
Mellor & Sparra Brooksby. Recovery of SF pax and helicopter from Pacific region to
UK
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Special
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Bodo, Norway to
Marham, UK
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FS Taff Isaac, Cpl Gareth Beynon and SAC Jane Holtam. Recovery of pax and
equipment of 39 Squadron (Canberras) from Norway to Marham
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Exercise High Rider
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Nellis AFB, NV, USA to
UK
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Sgt Alec Ross, Cpl Thomson, SAC Marshall. Recovery of personnel and equipment
of the F3 Tornado OEU from USA to UK
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Exercise Co-op Chance
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Sliac, Slovakia to
Leeming, UK
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FS Steve Gelder, Cpl Sanderson, SAC Jupp. Recovery of support equipment of 25
Squadron (Tornados) from Slovakia to Leeming
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August
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Operation Ladbrook
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Brazzaville, Congo
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Evacuation of British nationals as a result of the Congo civil war
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Exercise Cooperative
Assembly
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UK to Rinas, Albania
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Sgts Al Stacey & Viv Neary-Phillips, Cpls Craig Fitches & Sandy Sanderson, SACs
Sparra Brooksby & Geordie Hudson. Deployment of 2Bn Para Regt to Albania
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Exercise Atap Hurdle
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Brunei to UK
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FS Doug Betambeau, Cpls Stu Slee & Thomas, SAC Tobin. Deployment of SF
personnel and recovery of 2Bn RIR from Brunei
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Exercise Pitch Black
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UK to Darwin, NT,
Australia
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FS Paddy Power, SACs Byatt & Caven. Deployment of elements of 8 Squadron (E3
AWACS) from Waddington to Australia
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September
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Exercises Hard Flint and
Haze Fire
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UK to Norfolk NAS, VA
and North Island NAS,
CA, USA to Prestwick,
UK
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WO Graham Fitzgerald, FS Walke & Sgt Hughes. Deployment of 1 Squadron
(Harrier) equipment to Norfolk and collection of 4 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles from
San Diego for delivery to Prestwick
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Exercise Ulan Eagle
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Munster, Germany to
Oleszno, Poland
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Flt Lt Roofe, Sgt Eddy Sundarajoo, Cpl Craig Fitches & SAC Matt Rainer. TALO
assault into Poland from Munster
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Exercise Coop Best
Effort
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Riga, Latvia to Skopje,
Macedonia
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Flt Lt Crabtree, Sgt Alec Ross, SAC Andy Hartley. Deployment of Latvian and
Estonian Special Forces from Latvia to Skopje, Macedonia
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October
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Exercise Nomad’s Dawn
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Marakesh, Morocco and
Mauritania to UK
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Flt Lt Arnold, Cpls Harrison & Thomas. Recovery of elements of SF from Mauritania
to Marakesh and then recover pax and freight of 7 Squadron (Chinooks) from
Marakesh to UK
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Special
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San Diego, CA, USA to
Prestwick, Scotland
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Sgt Steve Duke, Cpl Dinger Bell, SACs Bruce and Whittingham. Collection of
Tomahawk (TLAM) missiles from North Island Naval Base, San Diego, and delivery
to Prestwick
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Exercise Curry Trail
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UK to Brunei and return
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Fg Off Duncan Grant, WO Terry Roberts (RAuxAF), FS Steve Walker and Cpl Mark
Butcher. Deployment of RM to Brunei and recovery of SAS to UK
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Exercise Alabama Star
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Atlanta, GA, USA to UK
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Fg Off Kingston, Sgt Neil Baldock, Cpl James, SAC Whittingham. Recovery of 128
Royal Yeomanry (TAVR) from Georgia to UK
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November
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IALCE
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Maribor, Slovenia
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Sqn Ldr Jeff Green, Flt Lt Florey, FS Floyd Paterson, Sgt Viv Neary-Phillips, Cpls
Sandy Sanderson, Craig Fitches, SACs Ed Hewitt, Simon Jupp, Matt Rainer and
Hartley. UK Movs Det in support of IALCE exercise in Slovenia.
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Exercise Saffron Sands
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Aqaba, Jordan to UK
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Flt Lt Andy Crabtree, FS John Purkis, Sgt Gonz Burke, Cpls Adie Tew and Nixon,
SAC Andy Westgate. Recovery of 1Bn Light Infantry from Jordan to UK
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Exercise Black Horse
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Ontario, CA, USA to UK
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FS Tony Geerah and Nigel Robinson, Cpl Adie Tew, SAC Matt Rainer. Recovery of
40 Cdo RM from California to UK. (n.b. Ontario used to be Norton AFB)
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SF Recovery
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Ellington Field, TX, USA
to UK
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Flt Lts Arnold & Gary Norman, FS Doug Betambeau, Cpls Steph O’Donnell &
Bishop (RAuxAF). Recovery of 7 Squadron (Chinook) and 845 Squadron RNAS
(SeaKing) from Houston, Texas to UK
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Special
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UK to Tampere, Finland
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Flt Lt Hubbick & SAC Rainer. Deployment of support equipment and personnel of
899 RNAS (Sea Harrier) to Finland
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December
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Exercise Georgian
Cormorant
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UK to Atlanta, Georgia,
USA
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FS Douggie Betambeau and Andy Hartley, Cpl Tabs Mackayand SAC Caven.
Deployment of Staff College to Georgia.
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Exercises Red Flag and
Computex
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Goose Bay, NL, Canada
to Nellis AFB, NV, then
Roosevelt Roads, Puerto
Rico to UK
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FS John Purkis, Sgt Neil Baldock, Cpl Brown, SAC Davies. Deployment of Tornado
GSE from Goose Bay to Nevada and recovery of E3 Sentry GSE from Puerto Rico to
UK.
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Exercise Cadence Break
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UK to Bardufoss, Norway
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Flt Lt Ellie Pook, FS Mick Maybery and SAC Caven. Deployment of Royal Marines
to Bardufoss for Arctic driver training.
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Operations Bolton and
Desert Fox
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Waddington, UK
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FS Tim Pyne, Cpl Whatty Campbell, SACs Brunell & Lucy Crafts. Deployment of
support equipment and Paveway II bombs to Kuwait in support of operations
against Iraq
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Operations Bolton and
Desert Fox
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UK to Kuwait City
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Flt Lt Knight, Sgt Hughes, SACs Saunders & Mansfield. Resupply of Paveway II
Missiles to Kuwait
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Special
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North Island NAS, CA,
USA to UK
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Flt Lt Wilson, FS Taff Isaac, Cpl Hughes, SAC Byatt. Collection of TLAMs
(Tomahawks) from San Diego and deliver to Prestwick
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