Alan Alexander
Alan Alexander
Professor Alan Alexander OBE, FRSEis a Scottish academic, writer and public servant who is currently General Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh...
base insurgents large mortar poor
Insurgents used to mortar the thing every day. Luckily, it was a very large base and they were very poor shots.
aircraft hear national noise remains standard
That's not to say we won't hear an aircraft occasionally, but the national standard for noise compatibility remains on the airport.
felt good unit
When my unit left, we felt good about what we had done.