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| Table 7.7 Military Aid to the Civil Power, to other Government
Departments and to the Civil Community - examples of
assistance provided |
Defence provided operational support to the civil powers on over 70 different occasions in 2008/09 on a range of operations. The military provide specialist niche capabilities unavailable to the civil power and always acts in support of the civil power.
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| 2004 |
11 May |
Glasgow |
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Movement of rescue equipment and provision of aerial photography after an explosion at the Stocklines Plastic Factory in Glasgow. |
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| 2004 |
12-13 Aug |
Gloucester |
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30 |
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Assisted Police searching for missing person. |
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| 2004 |
16-20 Aug |
Boscastle |
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50 |
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Search and Rescue helicopter evacuation, helicopter heavy lift and Royal Engineer search assistance following a flash flood. |
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| 2004 |
August |
Moreton-in-Marsh |
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Training to provide a fire service during industrial dispute (called off before deployment). |
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| 2004 |
09 Dec |
Linton-on-Ouse |
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12 |
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Defence Fire Service assisted after a civilian airplane crashed. |
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| 2005 |
08-10 Jan |
Carlisle |
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Search and Rescue evacuation and 20 RAF personnel assisting post flooding. |
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| 2005 |
15 Mar |
W of Kintyre |
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44 |
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HMS Penzance located the wreckage of downed Scottish Air Ambulance helicopter. |
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| 2005 |
Jul-Aug |
Suffolk |
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90 |
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Provided fire service during industrial dispute under Operation |
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| 2005 |
Sep-Oct |
West Midlands |
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329 |
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Provided fire service during industrial dispute under Operation |
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| 2005 |
24 Nov |
Leicester |
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Flew a patient by C130 Hercules aircraft from Republic of Ireland to Leicester Hospital. |
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| 2006 |
03 Mar |
N Ireland |
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Rescuing of a woman by helicopter, who required immediate
medical attention and was stranded on Rathlin Island off the
Northern Ireland coast. |
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| 2006 |
09 May |
Paris |
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11 |
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A Tri-STAR re-routed via Orly with 3 x Gt Ormond St Hosp doctors to conduct heart transplant operation in Paris. |
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| 2006 |
25 May |
London |
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A C130 moved 4 x surgeons to Aldergrove Airport to collect a heart for a transplant at Gt Ormond Street hospital. |
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| 2007 |
18 Jan |
Thames Valley |
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60 |
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Household Cavalry Regiment deployed 60 personnel to support
Thames Valley Police during severe weather. |
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| 2007 |
26 Feb |
Cumbria |
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10 |
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Provision of imagery in support of the Grayrigg train crash rescue. |
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| 2007 |
27 Jun |
Yorkshire |
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100 |
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Flood relief. |
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| 2007 |
20-31 July |
Gloucestershire |
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1000+ |
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Evacuation following flooding and distribution of bottled / bulk water. |
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| 2007 |
14 Nov |
Glasgow |
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A C130 moved a critically ill patient from London to specialist facilities in Glasgow. |
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| 2008 |
02 Feb |
North West |
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Search and Rescue aircraft assisted with evacuation of personnel from MV Riverdance. |
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| 2008 |
29 Apr |
Jersey |
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Search assistance at Haut de la Garrenne. |
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| 2008 |
01 Jun |
London |
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11 |
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Use of VC-10 for transport of heart for transplant from Aberdeen to Great Ormond Street. |
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| 2008 |
04 Jul |
Somerset |
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2 |
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Provided imagery and analysis in search for missing person. |
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| 2008 |
21 Jul |
Kent |
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6 |
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Provided scientific response team to recycling site after discovery of dangerous chemicals. |
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| 2008 |
16 Aug |
Northern Ireland |
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20 |
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Provided assistance with sandbagging for flash floods in Newcastle, NI. |
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| 2008 |
05-06 Sep |
Morpeth |
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12 |
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Provided assistance with sandbagging for flash floods in Morpeth. |
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| 2008 |
01 Oct |
Wales |
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2 |
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Provided imagery analysis in search for missing person. |
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| 2008 |
04 Dec |
Lancashire |
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4 |
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Assisted police to recover stranded drivers during heavy snow. |
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| 2009 |
19 Jan |
Stornoway |
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8 |
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Use of C130 to transfer premature twins to hospital. |
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| 2009 |
31 Mar |
North Yorks |
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2 |
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Imagery analysis in search for missing person. |
| Source: MOD |
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