Wander00 said
BH ISTR was recalled briefly to the Javelin fleet during the Rhodesia crisis when I think Javelins were based in Zambia for a bit
I was on duty in the commcen on the night that 29 Sqn was sent to Zambia, I think another squadron was also sent but nearly 50 years on my memory is a bit vague. A "base alert" on Akrotiri was always an event - the fire engine driving around the married patch with bells & blue lights and everyone not on duty getting into uniform and reporting to their section.
The commcen had 4 watches covering 24/7, on a base alert the watch on their day off was split among the remaining 3 watches who began an 8 hours on, 16 hours off system until the alert was over. However, we all had to get to work (2 miles from the accommodation) in uniform ASAP because that was what the orders said!