January
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Exercise Eastern Climb
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UK to Bucharest, Romania
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Flt Lt Clulo, FS Jim Buchanan, Cpl Kev Skinner, SACs
Matt Rayner, Caven & Whittingham. Deployment of Royal
Marines and two MK7 Lynx helicopters to Romania
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January
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Exercise Snow Train
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UK to Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Sgt Viv Neary-Phillips, Cpl Best, SAC Walker. Deployment
of 1Bn Royal Scots to Canada
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January
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Exercise Red Flag
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UK to Nellis AFB, NV, USA
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FSgt Taff Isaac, Sgt Cosgrove, Cpls Wallace & Paul Crake,
SACs Mufford & Hartley. Positioning of 11, 14 & 617 Sqn
(Tornados) in Nevada
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February
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Exercise Magic Carpet
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Salalah, Oman to UK
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FS Neil Baldock, Cpl Craig Heath, SACs Mufford & Poat.
Recovery of personnel and equipment of 101 Squadron
(VC10), 4 Squadron (Harriers) and 54 Squadron (Jaguars)
from Oman to UK
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February
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Exercise Snow Falcon
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Wittering, UK to Bardufoss, Norway
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Sqn Ldr Rich Fogden, Flt Lt Atkinson, FS Tony Geerah
and SAC Davies. Deployment of 1 Squadron (Harriers)
from Wittering to Norway
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March
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Operation Barwood
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UK to Hoedspruit AB, South Africa
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Flt Lt Stoneley, Sgt Adam, SACs Booth & King.
Deployment of 33 Squadron (Pumas) support equipment
to South Africa for relief flights into Mozambique after
severe flooding
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March
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Exercise High Rider
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UK to Tonopah AFB, NV, USA
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Sgt Taff Kelly, SACs Booth, King & Sansome. Deployment
of Tornado F3 personnel and equipment to Nevada
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April
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Exercise Jagged Corse
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UK to Solenzara, Corsica
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Flt Lt Tim Benjamin, Sgt Alec Ross & SAC Hudson.
Deployment of 54 Squadron (Jaguars) from UK to Corsica
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April
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Operation Turner
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Brindisi, Italy to Sierra Leone
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FS Steve Gelder and Cpl Paul Crake. Collection of UN
vehicles and freight from Italy for on move to Sierra Leone
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April
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Exercise Aurora
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UK to Marseilles, France and return
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Sgt Kinghorn, Cpl Brown, SAC Booth. Deployment and
recovery of 42 Commando Royal Marines to and from
HMS Ocean
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April
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Operation Turner
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UK to Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Sgt Burke and SAC Goode. Delivery of vehicles and freight
for UN in Freetown
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April
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Exercise Create Havoc
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UK to Cape Canaveral
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Sgt Dodds, Cpls Butcher, Steff O’Donnell & Parkinson.
Delivery of Stingray Torpedoes and DERA freight to
Florida for AUTEC trials
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April
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Exercise Pacific Kukri
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Brunei to Fiji and UK
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Sgt Thompson, Cpls Steff O’Donnell & Nixon, SAC
Stubbs. Deployment of 2 RGR from Brunei to Fiji and
recovery of 22 SAS Brunei to UK
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May
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UK to Lungi, Sierra Leone
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Flt Lt Clulo, FS Karl Hibbert, Cpl Thomson. Initial
positioning of UKMAMS personnel and deployment of
British troops to intervene in Sierra Leone civil war
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May
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Special
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Mildenhall, UK
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Sgt Robinson, SAC Walker. Deployment of ground
support systems to Mildenhall Air Show to demonstrate
C130J systems
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June
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Exercise Flying Fish
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Singapore and Guam
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Flt Lt Benjamin, Cpl Walker, SACs Booth & Atkins.
Movements support to 1 Squadron (Harriers), 12
Squadron (GR1 Tornadoes) and 23 Squadron (E3 AWACS)
on Far East deployment
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June
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Exercise Arms Plot
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Kinloss, Scotland to Hannover,
Germany and return
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FS Holmes, Cpls catchpole & Heath. Rotation of 1Bn
Black Watch and 1Bn Royal Highland Fusiliers between
Scotland and Germany
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June
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Operation Palliser
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UK to Lunghi, Sierra Leone
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Flt Lt Atkinson, Sgt Thompson, Cpl Catchpole, SACs
Clayton, Newall & Saunders. Movements support to
British Forces in Sierra Leone
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June
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Exercise Roving Sands
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UK to Biggs AFB, TX, USA
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Sgt Gruner-Overgaard, Cpl Bell, SACs Naylor & Collins.
Deployment of 7 Armd Bde to El Paso, Texas.
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July
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Special
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UK to Trondheim, Norway
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FS Sykes, Sgts Robinson & Drake, Cpl Catchpole, SACs
Sansome & Butler. Deployment of Submarine Emergency
Recovery Teams and equipment to Norway in support of
attempt to reach Soviet Submarine Kursk
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July
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Operation Maidenly / Basilica
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UK to Lunghi, Sierra Leone and
return
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FSgt Duncan Andrews, Sgt Mackay, Cpl Brown & SAC
Naylor. Recovery of 22 SAS & 7 Sqn (Chinooks) from
Sierra Leone to UK. Roulement of 1 Royal Anglian and 1
Royal Irish
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July
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Operation Agricola
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UK to Pristina, Kosovo
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FSgt Neil Baldock, Cpl Brown & SAC Naylor. Reforce of
Pristina, Kosovo Det during a roulement
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August
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Exercise Pitch Black
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UK to Darwin, NT, Australia
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FS Mick Maybery, SAC Woods. Deployment of 9
Squadron (Tornados) to Australia
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August
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Operation Agricola
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UK to Thessalonika, Greece and
return
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Sgt Robinson, SAC Carter. Roulement of personnel in
Greece
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August
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Exercise Pitch Black
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Darwin, NT, Australia to UK
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Sgt Dave Drake, Cpls Heath & Hudson. Recovery of 11
Sqn (Tornadoes) from Australia to Leeming
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August
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Exercise Green Flag
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Nellis AFB, TX, USA to UK
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Flt Lt Harris, Sgt Gareth Beynon & SAC Chris Quirk.
Recovery of 14 Sqn (Tornados) from USA to UK
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September
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Exercise Durbars Dance
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Nairobi, Kenya to UK
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Flt Lt Symons, FS Hartley, Sgt Dave Drake, Cpl Cameron,
SACs Mufford & Walker. Handling of C2 Tristar at Nairobi
and recovery of Lynx Helio on C130
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September
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Exercise Slovak Express
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Sliac, Slovakia to UK
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Sgt Gareth Beynon, Cpl, Cameron, Cpl Gale & SAC
Layzell (4624 Squadron RAuxAF). Recovery of 1Bn RWR
(V) from Slovakia to UK
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September
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Exercise Hammer Fist
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UK to Yuma, AZ, USA and return
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Sgt Ade West, SACs Lewis & Naylor. Rote sweeper in
support of 801 RNAS (Sea Harrier) deployment to Yuma.
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October
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Operation Basilica
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UK to Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Flt Lt McGrath, FS Bob Simmonds, Cpl Dinger Bell & SAC
Stubbs. Resupply of British Forces in Sierra Leone
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October
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Special
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UK to Heraklion, Crete
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FS Mick Maybery, Cpl Brown, SACs Marshall and
Haggerstone. Deployment of AAC Gazelle helicopters to
Crete for onmove on to HMS Ocean
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November
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Exercise Suman Warrior
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UK to Butterworth, Malaya
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FS Mick Mayberry, Cpl Steph Morrison, SAC Sansome.
Deployment of 16 AA Brigade to Malaya
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November
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Exercise Joint Guardian
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Waddington, UK to Aviano, Italy and
return
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FS Steve Gelder, Sgt Garry Pym, SAC Cross. Rotation of 8
& 23 Squadrons (E3 AWAC) between Italy and
Waddington
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December
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Special
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UK to Asmara, Eritrea
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Sgt Mackay, Cpls Best & Crake. Transport of ATLAS
Loader from Lyneham to Asmara for use by Dutch
Marines on UN Duties in Eritrea
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December
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Exercise Native Trail
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Belize to UK
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FS Neil Baldock, Cpl Best, SAC Marshall. Recovery of 1Bn
RGBW from Belize to UK
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