Did the SAM threat respect the 12 mile limit?
No, didn't think so. Still, as most of the crews (Sentinel, VC10 etc) are still spending a good part of the year supporting HERRICK they will still attract a OA for a fair % of the year. Given the amount of time people are away it would not surprise me if they changed the rules to pay it when at home - it is getting to the stage where the domestic risk from SWMBO is higher than the op risk!