TMJ, I also said very recent, Sierra Leone was a way back and more a display of power for the locals to get the message we can do it any time we like, support from the UK in a matter of hours. Some stuff is not advertised which really makes me wonder if some Chiefs of Staff have the faintest idea about operational aspects of UK AF that they supposedly head up. Paras and Marines are 2nd tier SF with a direct feed into Hereford and Poole. We will lose our hard earned cutting edge because of people like Des Browne, well meaning but politically allied to Gordon Brown and certain Chiefs of Staff who do not know how to street fight New Labour. I believe it is time for General Dannatt to be heard again or maybe his work is already in process!!??
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