Kevin Howard | ParaData

Kevin Howard served with Airborne Forces with The 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) in the 1980s.

Kevin, or simply 'Kev', initially began his Army career as a Recruit in the Junior Leaders Regiment Royal Armoured Corps.

In 1980 however, he applied to Airborne Forces and passed through Depot in 1981. Following completion of his parachute training, he was posted to 1 PARA and served with the Battalion for five years, completing operational duties in Northern Ireland during this time.

He left Airborne Forces in 1986, and went on to pursue a civilian career. He has retained his links with the Airborne community, and is a keen athlete, enjoying long distance running.

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1979
Junior Leaders Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (Recruit)
1980
Depot The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Depot the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces (Recruit)
1981
The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) 1st Batallion The Parachute Regiment (Private)

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Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)

A brief honeymoon as peace keepers between two warring communities locked in civil unrest descended into a virtual civil war between Republican IRA and Protestant para-military groups during the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ that were to last 37 years.

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Recce Platoon, 1 PARA, Bulford, c1985.

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Patrol Platoon, 1 PARA, Oman 1982.

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Members of 1 PARA, Norway, 1980s.

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465 Platoon at RAF Brize Norton, 1980.

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1 PARA, Drill and Duties Cadre, 1980s.

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Four members of 1 PARA, Northern Ireland, 1980s.

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