Falklands : Chief of Joint Operations Visits the Falklands
Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network (Juanita Brock) 18.05.2009 (Article Archived on 01.06.2009)
Last week, the newly appointed Chief of Joint Operations PJHQ (UK) Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach KCB CBE arrived in the Falkland Islands to a packed schedule.
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Chief of Joint Operations Visits the Falklands
By Media OPS MPC
Last week, the newly appointed Chief of Joint Operations PJHQ (UK) Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach KCB CBE arrived in the Falkland Islands to a packed schedule. Having been delayed by 24 hours at Ascension Island Air Marshal Peach wasted little time upon his arrival, heading from MPC out to HMS Manchester via her Lynx helicopter. Commander Paul Beattie RN welcomed the Air Marshal onboard before a naval capability presentation was given by Lt Commander Higham.
Lunch was held in the Captain’s cabin prior to a short and medium range gunnery demonstration. 905 EAW then provided an air capability demonstration with a C130 Hercules followed by an F3 Tornado running an attack profile as part of an air defence exercise. A Search and Rescue Sea King then rescued a simulated casualty before CJO departed by air once again for meetings with the His Excellency the Governor and Members of the Legislative Assembly. While in Stanley CJO also briefly visited the FIDF Hall.
On Saturday the packed schedule continued in what was, even by Falklands standards, terrible weather. However both the Ground Defence Force and Roulement Infantry Company gave excellent demonstrations in arduous conditions before Air Marshal Peach was invited to open the newly refurbished NAAFI all ranks bar, the Gull and Penguin.
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