RAOC Gazette - page 48
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| Corps | RAOC |
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| Full title | RAOC Gazette |
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| Publication date | 1980 |
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| Colour | Yes |
| Grey | No |
| Early date | 1980 |
| Late date | 1980 |
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1906 1980 THE ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS GAZETTE VOLUME 62 No. 2 JULY 1980 THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS AND ARMY ORDNANCE SERVICES AND THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE RAOC ASSOCIATION THE EDITOR'S NOTICES Editor : COLONEL E. RIDGEWAY, OBE (Rctd.). Treasurer: LIEUTENANT COLONEL H. A . MILLER, (Retd.). SUBSCRIPTION RATES—HOME AND ABROAD. 40p per copy, or Z4£0 per a n n u m , post jree. Orders for monthly sales should reach this ojOTce by 9th day of the m o n t h , accompanied by remittance for previous month. Cheques and Postal Orders should be made payable to " Treasurer RAOC Gazette," and should be crossed. CONTENTS. T h e contents of T H E GAZETTE are strictly copyright and all rights expressly reserved. T h e uieics expressed herein do not necessarily express the views of the Editor or the Corps, therefore n o responsibility trill be accepted. PHOTOGRAPHS. If it is desired to illustrate news with photographs, the photo- grapher's name and his written permission to reproduce must accompany the pictures, to avoid infringement of copyright. ENGAGEMENTS, MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS NOTICES. These will be inserted free to all past and present members of the Corps. FOR SALE AND MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES. These must be submitted in the form in which it is desired that they shall be published. Charges: 12 for the first five lines or under, and 20p per line subsequently. Charges must be pre-paid. Box numbers will be allotted if asked for. EDITORIAL OFFICE: RAOC SECRETARIAT, DEEPCUT, CAMBEHLEV, SURREY, (Telephone: Aldershot 24431, Ext. 51C.) CRUSADER 80 THE magic phrase Crusader 80 keeps on appearing in THE GAZETTE—and no doubt strikes a chill into many a serving readers heart. However, I have no doubt that a considerable number of retired readers are puzzled. To put the record straight and for the benefit of historians coming upon the title in THE GAZETTE in future years, this is what it is really all about. It is a major military exercise to take place next September, the planning of which began over a year ago. The exercise is to — 33 practise Britain's contingency plans for mobilisation, defence of the United Kingdom, and reinforcement of British Forces Germany, leading into a major British Army of the Rhine field training exercise, Exercise Spearpoint. Regular and Territorial Army soldiers will participate, and the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force will also play an important part. More than twenty thousand men and women of the Terri- torial Army will practise mobilisation and the majority will be moved to the Continent. They will travel by normal com- mercial ferries and airlines. The number of those travelling at any one time will be arranged to minimise traffic congestion but the move will be in the sort of time scale which would be necessary in a real emergency. On arrival they will draw extra equipment from stock piles. They will then join forces based on the Continent to take part in Exercise Spearpoint, which will take place in the German Laender of North Rhine—West- phalia and Lower Saxony. German forces and Americans, many of whom will have come across from the United States, will also exercise with 1st British Corps on Exercise Spearpoint. That part of the exercise which concerns the defence of the United Kingdom will largely take the form of a study within Headquarters and Establishments. Crusader 80 as a whole will be an important demonstration of our ability to reinforce British Forces Germany quickly and in strength, which is an essential element of our contribution to NATOs deterrent policy. LA.TB NEWS VERY occasionally we get complaints that news of important events is reported upon late and sometimes, not as compre- hensively covered as our readers would like. There are times when the reason is lack of space but more often it is delay in reporting the event—and inadequate photographic coverage. Two recent events are cases in point. 3 BADs magnificent Army Rugby Challenge Cup victory and the Hill Cup Final. The Army Rugby Cup game took place on 9th April. The report, but with only two photographs—none of the game itself. arrived in Deepcut in time for the June issue, even so, too late to have the front cover. One of the photographs could have been used, if we had it earlier. A pity that we were un- able to make a better record of this fine Corps achievement. The Hill Cup Final report—an event which also took place in April, arrived in the office in June with excellent photo- graphs—in time for the July GAZETTE but right in the middle of the cricket season! It is very frustrating not to have the right copy or to wait weeks before we can start to do our bit—the simple answer, get the copy with plenty of black and white photo- graphs to THE GAZETTE as quickly as possible. We have no reporters or photographers—it is in your hands. THE COVER PHOTOGRAPH MAJOR ROBIN WATTS, closely followed by Lance Corporal Bob Johnston and Private Tony Baker of the Apprentices College, negotiating the icefall on the Hissinger Glacier during the RAOC Greenland expedition. |
| Book number | R0404 |