Front Seater,
Some very good points.
We in the RAF have gone down the 'hub' route of operating in a big way. I think its a good thing, but the points you make are very valid for the way you invisage Lynx and AH to operate. Are you sure its the REME thats waging the tail and not JHC in cost cutting measures?
I take your point about being on excercise and spending additional time 'getting to know each other' At Benson we have the Merlin and Puma, we very very rarely operate in the UK together and dont in theatre. If the SH superbase comes along having all SH together would have huge benefits. But again we dont work that closely in theatre. I guess it boils down to weather your fighting the war or a war. With the draw down in Iraq this year will things get better? Potentially, but equally with the economic climate money is going to be even more scarce!