Chaps,
not going to say too much on here however, the E3D is not being deployed to replace 1ACC.
WRT to ATCOs 'keeping the aeroplanes apart' whilst FCs 'pointed the fast jets at the bad guys', I think that would have slowed the process down with the effects of that being felt on the ground.
Some humbling comments about the unit (worth mentioning that most of the FCs were ERS from E3, Scampton or Boulmer) on here however, from a personal point of view, I was always in awe of the wokka crews who are doing an amazing job out there.
The only part of the tour that I hated was having to watch/listen to the MIRT wokka coming into the medevac pad. We were located far too close to that. Bloody good motivation to do the job right though!
The Harrier mates were pretty sharp too but, don't tell them that!
