Red Devils are funded by Sponsorship, not the MOD! They have their own A/C paid for by Sponsorship. They do not have the luxury of a C 130 outside PTS hangar or provisions of such MOD funded exercise's like ACE in the states to go and train which I believe the article is referring to.
If true and the RAF are sending their display team to the very place Hereford soldiers should be training then the person making these decision needs a good talking to.
ACE is run in the ideal environment to train SF soldiers, its similar to the type of places they will conduct operations.
Its a. Air consentration Ex, so why not wait and send them at the same time.
