Navaleye,
WHAT???????????
"kicking dirt around in some landlocked desert"
You really have got your priorities ar** about face haven't you? So they should be indulging in some pointless exercise on the other side of the world and NOT supporting in contact British troops dying in actual combat with the Taleban?
If the RN could actually man 2 squadrons then perhaps they would have one to spare for this sort of thing, as they haven't, I guess this is JOINT Force Harrier actually doing it's job..............................
pr00ne