Humanitarian Relief Operations Involving MAMS Teams

Humanitarian Relief Operations involving MAMS Teams

Tasks in Green were FEAF MAMS tasks

Zambian Oil Lift	Zambia	29 Nov 65 – Nov 66	Airlift of Oil to Zambia during Rhodesian embargo
Op Aloa	Zambia	26 Aug – 1 Sep 66
Belize Hurricane	Belize	Feb 67	Relief supplies to Belize after Hurricane
Ghurkha Relief	Nepal	Mar - Apr 67	Relief aid to Nepal
Vietnam Relief Supply	Saigon	Aug 67	OXFAM/Catholic Relief Services Airlift.
Torrey Canyon Oil Disaster	Edinburgh	22 Mar 68	Movement of oil dispersants
Op Rustle	North Norway	7 – 29 Jul 68
Earthquake Relief	Eskishir	2 – 24 Apr 70	Relief supplies to Turkey after earthquake
Flood Relief	Bucharest	30 May 70	Relief supplies to Romania after flooding
Famine Relief	Calcutta	19 Jun 71	Relief supplies to East Pakistan during famine
Op Delivery Boy	Scottish Isle	10 – 16 Aug 72	Provide aid to Scottish Isles
Op Hamish	Karachi / Chuklala W Pakistan	8-13 Dec 71	Evacuation of refugees during Indo - Pakistan war
Earthquake Relief	Managua	26 Dec 72	Relief supplies to Nicaragua after earthquake
Relief Supplies	Khartoum	29 Jan – 6 Feb 73	Famine Relief
Op Khana Cascade	Nepal	24 Feb – 11 Apr 73	Relief supplies and airdrops in Nepal
Flood Relief	Algiers	7-13 Apr 73	Relief supplies to Algiers after floods
Red Cross Relief	Phnom Penh	Jul 73	Relief supplies to Cambodia
Flood Relief	Pakistan	21 – 27 Aug 73	Relief supplies to Pakistan after floods
Op Sahel Cascade	Senegal / Sahel Central Africa	Feb 1973 4 – 31 Aug 73	Airlift of grain from Sengal to Central Africa
Op Lucan	Pakistan / Bangladesh	27 Oct-Dec 73	Refugees exchange between Pakistan and Bangladesh
Cyclone Tracy Relief	Darwin	22 Dec 74 – Jan 75	Relief supplies to Darwin after cyclone Tracey
Angolan Independence	Luanda / Lisbon	8 Sep – 1 Nov 75	Evacuation of refugees during Angolan Independence
Earthquake Relief	Van, Turkey	Dec 76	Relief supplies to Turkey after earthquake
Indian Disaster Relief	Bombay	Dec 77	Red Cross vehicles during India disaster relief programme
Amoco Cadiz	Guernsey	23 Mar 78	Movement of oil dispersants
Earthquake Relief	Titograd	17 Apr 79	Relief supplies to Yugoslavia after earthquake
Flood Relief	Jamaica	19 – 21 Jun 79	Relief supplies to Jamaica after flood
Relief supplies	Nicaragua / Panama	13 Jul – 1 Aug 79	Relief supplies to Nicaragua during civil war
Relief Aid	Jamaica	1 – 5 Sep 79	Relief supplies to Dominica
Red Cross Relief Supplies	Phnom Penh / Bangkok	9 Oct – 22 Nov 79	Relief supplies to Cambodia
Op Bushel	Ethiopia	Nov 84 – Dec 85	Movement of food during famine
Medical Relief Supplies	Kathmandu / Colombo	21 Jun – 3 Jul 85	Relief supplies to Nepal
Op Balsac	Djibouti	16 – 20 Jan 86	Evacuation of British nationals from Aden during civil war
Hurricane Hugo Relief	Monserrat	Sep 89	Relief supplies to Montserrat after Hurricane
Storm Relief	Dublin / Aberdeen	Jan 90	Movement of Electricity board personnel to repair storm damage
Op Provide Comfort	Incirlik	8 Apr 91 – 5 May 91	Air drops of relief aid to Kurdish people in Northern Iraq
Op Cheshire	Zagreb / Sarajevo / Ancona	Jul 92 – Jan 96	Resupply of Sarajevo
	Somalia	Nov 92 - Mar 93	Somali famine relief
Op Martock	Luanda	Nov 92	Evacuation of British nationals from Angola
Op Saray	Guatemala	Jan 1993	Relief supplies for displaced population
Op Gabriel	Rwanda	Jul – Aug 94	Deployment of Medical personnel to Rwanda
Op Chantress	Angola	Apr 95	Support to UN Ops in Angola
Op Harlech	Antigua / Montserrat	Aug – Sep 95	Relief supplies after threatened Volcano eruption
Op Vigour	Somalia	1995	Relief supplies to Somalia after civil war
Op Overstudy	Paris - France	Sep 97	Recovery of the body of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Op Barwood	South Africa Mozambique	Mar – Apr 00	Helicopters and relief supplies to Mozambique after severe flooding
Indian Earthquake	Ahmadabad	Jan 01	Relief supplies after Indian Earthquake
Op Fresco	UK	Nov 02 - Feb 03	Fire cover during the Firemen's strike
Op Phillis	Cote d'Ivorie	November 04	Evacuation of British nationals
Op Garron	Far East	Jan - Feb 05	Aid relief flights following the Tsunami
Hurricane Katrina	New Orelans	Sep 05	Movement of over 500,000 rations packs to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
Op Maturin	Incirlik / Islamabad	Oct 05 -	Aid relief flights following the Pakistan earthquake
Op Bunting Cyprus Movements	Akrotiri	Jul 06	Handling of evacuated personnel from Lebanon following Israeli occupation
Pakistan Flood Relief	Minhad / Islamabad	Aug 10	Reflief aid to Pakistan following severe floods
Were you on a team that deployed on of the operations listed or is there one you on but is not listed? If so, please contact me with the details and I will put the details here for you.
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