This links back to another Vulcan thread and contains details of the FEAF Dets:
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...=1#post3066732
Incidentally the 12 Sqn deployment was an operational and not an exercise deployment.
The next, IX Sqn deployment was an exercise and not an operational deployment; at least that is what was said at the time. Anyone posted or attached to Malaysia at that time was however entitled to a GSM-Malaya Peninsular. The XXXV Det was told the same thing.
As it was an exercise deployment the crews were told they could NOT claim medals. IMHO this was b*ll*cks and they could claim even now.