Chris
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Chris
@Stock_C
Balancing a civilian career at Brunel University London with being a #RoyalNavy #Reservist ‘Freedom is not free’


"As battlefield distances increase, the division artillery headquarters plays a growing role coordinating sensors, intelligence collection, and long-range strike capabilities that previously existed inside brigade formations." mwi.westpoint.edu/the-infantry-d…


Where do the Nicknames Pompey & Guzz come from? Guzz @HMNBDevonport is almost certainly taken from an Indian measurement of a Guzz which was almost a yard, therefore it was nicked by Plymouth sailors as a name for ‘The Yard’. Pompey @HMNBPortsmouth is more contested by my 1/2


Avro Vulcan intercepted by Brazilian F-5E off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. She was returning from operation Black Buck on the Falklands and had to divert to Rio de Janeiro (Galeão Intl. Airport) due to refuelling issues because the USA wouldn't let them land & didn't want to offer any support to the UK during the Falklands war so as not to upset the Argys. "Brazilian air traffic wants to know where we're from." "Tell them Huddersfield!" 😂

1. So during my time I have managed maintenance packages on RN warships, trials packages, done deployments and arranged my Department, WE, to be ready to go at short notice on Ops. So in no particular order, why deployment preps take a while.







Saddened to learn of the passing of General Philippe Morillon of France, one of the most colourful of the many remarkable generals I had the privilege of interacting with during my tenure leading the @un HQ team handling the civil war in the former Yugoslavia in the first half of the 1990s. His courageous stand in Srebrenica became the subject of great controversy when his successors proved unable to keep his word to protect the town and its people from besieging Serb forces. I found him forthright in his views and a man of great moral conviction. May his soul rest in peace. 🕉️ शांति।










