The Fleet Air Arm yet again shows it's relevance.
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The Sea Kings in question are baggers. They are not conducting SH ops, to the best of my knowledge are not part of JHC, and are there as an ISTAR type asset rather than providing direct support for Chinooks.
The Sea Kings in question are baggers. They are not conducting SH ops, to the best of my knowledge are not part of JHC, and are there as an ISTAR type asset rather than providing direct support for Chinooks.
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Thought the Sea Kings in question were 'ASaC'ers not baggers or freaks or window lickers etc etc now
Anyway well done the FAA! Just another thing that is quietly being done in the background.
Anyway well done the FAA! Just another thing that is quietly being done in the background.
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Biggus - So they are assets designed for the sea but operating many miles from the ocean? My god man, take the lead set by many other blue/green jobs with reference to light blue assets operating in support of LAND and demand they are given over to the AAC forthwith.
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Gadzooks! Bagmen? In the desert?
Who will provide 'airborne retrospect' on JMC? Who will tell the chaps where those damned mustardians came from - two minutes after it would have been handy to know?
Who will provide 'airborne retrospect' on JMC? Who will tell the chaps where those damned mustardians came from - two minutes after it would have been handy to know?
First of all, I am not having a go at the baggers in the article, but how about this general point?
We all take what we read in the general press with a large pinch of salt, saying journos get it wrong, poor research, etc. However, we seem to take everything written in the MOD press, RAF News, Navy News, etc as gospel.
When was the last time you read an article saying X/Y Sqn RAF/FAA/AAC deploys on exercise and Boss says...."we made a right cock up of it, embarrassed everyone and didn't achieve anything..."? Or "Army/RAF/RN charity event ends in fiasco with minimal money raised".
Of course if a Boss is quoted in an article he is going to say that things went well. However, I happen to believe that MOD in general, and Senior military officers, are perfectly capable of spinning a story on occasion, putting a good slant on it, etc. Therefore all articles, from whatever source, should be treated with a degree of scepticism. But that is my personal opinion.
We all take what we read in the general press with a large pinch of salt, saying journos get it wrong, poor research, etc. However, we seem to take everything written in the MOD press, RAF News, Navy News, etc as gospel.
When was the last time you read an article saying X/Y Sqn RAF/FAA/AAC deploys on exercise and Boss says...."we made a right cock up of it, embarrassed everyone and didn't achieve anything..."? Or "Army/RAF/RN charity event ends in fiasco with minimal money raised".
Of course if a Boss is quoted in an article he is going to say that things went well. However, I happen to believe that MOD in general, and Senior military officers, are perfectly capable of spinning a story on occasion, putting a good slant on it, etc. Therefore all articles, from whatever source, should be treated with a degree of scepticism. But that is my personal opinion.
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I think you will find that these assets are designed to find things.
It just so happens that they can find really, really small things on land as well as finding big things on the ogging and in the air!
They would appear to be doing it just as well (if not better!) as ASTOR did on it's proof detachment last year.
As an ISTAR cab it is second to none and well done to all those hard working guy & gals at Culdrose/MASU/Sherborne.
Medals for the bag community fleet anyone?
It just so happens that they can find really, really small things on land as well as finding big things on the ogging and in the air!
They would appear to be doing it just as well (if not better!) as ASTOR did on it's proof detachment last year.
As an ISTAR cab it is second to none and well done to all those hard working guy & gals at Culdrose/MASU/Sherborne.
Medals for the bag community fleet anyone?
