I fully agree withe the sentiments expressed. Following the intervention in Sierra Leone in May 2000 (featuring many a picture of Gurkhas at Lungi with RAF C130 in background) the then AOC 2 Gp - Filbey, and CAS - Squire IIRC, visited RAF Honington (and II Sqn RAF Regt in particular - at that moment the lead readiness FP sqn). They both said they were highly embarrassed that the RAF Regt had not been involved and stated that this would never happen again.
It may be the case that the RAF Regt alone could not have fulfilled all of the ground component tasks on Op PITTING, but a properly constituted joint force, including an element from the RAF Regt, would have been the right response.
Batco
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