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planespotter
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Tacevals

Post by planespotter » Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:24 pm

Do many stations still do tacevals or not
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Morseman
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Re: Tacevals

Post by Morseman » Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:53 am

No swearing. You should be ashamed of yourself.
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Sparts99
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Re: Tacevals

Post by Sparts99 » Wed Oct 12, 2016 3:42 pm

Don't they? How do NATO assess airbases ability to defend themselves and operate under war conditions?
In this world there's two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.
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Re: Tacevals

Post by 22A » Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:58 pm

Sparts99 wrote:How do NATO assess airbases ability to defend themselves and operate under war conditions?
By assessing the budget! :P
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reheat module
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Re: Tacevals

Post by reheat module » Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:58 pm

And the budget for egg-banjos and exdex doughnuts has gone too... :@
Critically observing Pension regulatory activity... :D
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Sparta42
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Re: Tacevals

Post by Sparta42 » Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:16 pm

They have been replaced by OP Telic, Herrick, Shader, Taurus, Deference, Ellamy, etc ......... sometimes they involve hooters going off but, on the plus side, less time in a noddy suit :-)
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Thunder
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Re: Tacevals

Post by Thunder » Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:03 pm

They still happen or at least they did up till a couple of years ago under a different guise and name, each Expeditionary Air Wing would deploy to a location within the UK, normally another base for a two week exercise before going on full scale deployment.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive.cfm? ... 4850B8831C

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/exer ... s-01062015
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Re: Tacevals

Post by CHESTER_DRAWERS » Fri Oct 14, 2016 2:56 pm

The old tannoy announcement "Taceval Taceval Taceval" was always guaranteed to get even the most sleepy out of their slumber - quickly followed by the roar of car engines as everyone tried to make a break for freedom ...
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