Paul A Blair | ParaData

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Officer Commanding (OC) Red Devils The Parachute Regiment Freefall Display Team (Major)
1996
The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) 2 PARA (Lieutenant)
1998
The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) 1 PARA (Captain)
2005
The 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) 3 PARA (Major)

Operations

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick IV)

‘Hot spot’ battle areas were around the towns of Now Zad, Musa Qala, Sangin and Gereshk. Fighting might last six to eight hours with paratroopers operating with 70lbs of ‘fighting order’ in temperatures of up to 50 degrees centigrade.

Event

Kosovo (Operation Agricola)

On 6th June the 1 PARA group reinforced by 125 men from 3 PARA was deployed in Macedonia under 5 Airborne Brigade to spearhead a forced entry by the NATO KFOR Peacekeeping Force. The aim was to clear any pockets of hard-line resistance that might impede the negotiated Serb Army withdrawal.

Event

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.

Event

Sierra Leone (Operations Palliser and Barras)

The United Nations Mission troops in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) were under strength and of insufficient quality to face down rebel forces intent on encroaching the capital. The 1 PARA battle group with D COY 2 PARA was in place, within 64 hours of receiving the first telephone call.

Decorations

DSO

2007

DSO

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Major Paul A Blair DSO

Service History

Operations

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick IV)

Kosovo (Operation Agricola)

Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)

Sierra Leone (Operations Palliser and Barras)

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Major Paul A Blair DSO

Service History

Operations

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick IV)

Kosovo (Operation Agricola)

Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)

Sierra Leone (Operations Palliser and Barras)

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