AS ▁forward ▁obser vers ▁also ▁directed ▁British ▁art illery ▁and ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Para quet , ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁successful ▁re capt ure ▁of ▁the ▁Island ▁of ▁South ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁P eb ble ▁Island ▁Ra id , ▁ 1 4 – 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁successful ▁attack ▁on ▁Argent in ian - h eld ▁air base ▁in ▁West ▁F alk land . ▁ ▁Operation ▁S utton , ▁ 2 1 – 2 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁land ings ▁in ▁East ▁F alk land . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Mik ado , ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁abort ive ▁operation ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁three ▁remaining ▁Ex oc et ▁miss iles ▁in ▁Argent ine ▁possession . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Kent , ▁ 2 9 – 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁D ▁Squadron ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁S AS ▁seized ▁and ▁then ▁held ▁the ▁vital ▁Mount ▁Kent ▁high ▁ground ▁for ▁three ▁night s ▁against ▁repeated ▁Argent ine ▁assault s ▁until ▁being ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁ 4 2 ▁Comm ando . ▁ ▁The ▁Tr ou bles ▁ ▁Operation ▁B anner , ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 9 7 , ▁deployment ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁army ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁official ▁S AS ▁deployment ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁M 6 0 ▁gang , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁eight ▁I RA ▁members ▁arrested , ▁S AS ▁Captain ▁Herbert