Think Defence hopes to start sensible conversations about UK defence issues, no agenda or no campaign but there might be one or two posts on containers, bridges and mexeflotes!
Interesting to see they carefully wrapped a Harrier for return to UK. So we do still have some…
tweckyspat September 16, 2013
Which port facility are they loading at in Dubai ? Not the worst middle east deployment for a Port Op detachment….
Mike September 16, 2013
Chris,
If you look at the forward nozzle you should be able to see the star, so I think that is a USMC harrier. Not sure why they showed it during a video about returning UK equipment. I guess it was just at the same base and as it’s a NATO video…
Chris September 16, 2013
Mike – just looked; you’re right. Gloom. I thought we’d kept a secret jumpjet force just in case…
a September 16, 2013
Maybe we’re stealing it. (“They just left it sitting around. They’ll never miss one.”)
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Interesting to see they carefully wrapped a Harrier for return to UK. So we do still have some…
Which port facility are they loading at in Dubai ? Not the worst middle east deployment for a Port Op detachment….
Chris,
If you look at the forward nozzle you should be able to see the star, so I think that is a USMC harrier. Not sure why they showed it during a video about returning UK equipment. I guess it was just at the same base and as it’s a NATO video…
Mike – just looked; you’re right. Gloom. I thought we’d kept a secret jumpjet force just in case…
Maybe we’re stealing it. (“They just left it sitting around. They’ll never miss one.”)