Oh, my, God. Hangarshuffle, I truly had forgotten that The Bosnia thing was another one that the Royal Navy did all on its own. I am sooooooo (as they say on Facebook) sorry for not getting that.
This conflict dominated the fixed wing Fleet Air Arm, in fact strike that, I mean a lot of the whole FAA's time and tears for 3 or 4 years for maritime and a darn lot longer for the Yeovil green Sea King circuit. And a lot of the Army, and I dare say RAF as well.
You know, I never recall an FAA jet ever releiving me from my dawn patrol. Oh, maybe the RAF got there too late. Or was it rotated around available assets and Squadrons?
Guess what, that's what the UK's military assets are for. Go do things where you're told to go do things.