tb You obviously did neither Geography nor English. I can only guess that you mean the Theatre that should be covered by the TRI* which is not the main VC10 area of ops. The VC10 main area clearly is further from Al Ud than it is from Bahrain. Quite how anyone can see an operational advantage in the move beggars belief. Wasting 1 hr plus per sortie on a limited life frame is criminal but the disadvantages do not end there. Thanks to the US rules a quick turn is not possible at the Deed so supporting 2 sorties with one ac is not an option which it often was at Bahrain. The basing of the 10s was made for good operational reasons but ever since petty minded half wits have wanted to change things. Just as a side issue how many posts have gone at Bahrain since the VC10 move-none!
By the way you meant its not it's.