ruit ing ▁and ▁training ▁efforts ▁were ▁delivered ▁successfully . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁rec ruits ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁rose ▁through ▁the ▁ranks ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁through ▁the ▁following ▁dec ades , ▁providing ▁experience ▁and ▁continu ity . ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁Squadron ▁trained ▁specifically ▁for ▁its ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁R AF ▁Los si em outh . ▁Although ▁not ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁man oe uv rab ility , ▁protection ▁and ▁fire power ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁R AF ▁Regiment ▁squad rons , ▁there ▁was ▁certainly ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁local ▁knowledge , ▁experience ▁and ▁dedic ation ▁that ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁brought ▁to ▁bear . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁personnel ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁trial ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁vi ability ▁of ▁employ ing ▁A ux ili aries ▁on ▁the ▁Rap ier ▁surface - to - air ▁miss ile ▁system . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁Squadron ▁provided ▁its ▁first ▁volunte ers ▁for ▁oper ational ▁duties ▁with ▁the ▁R AF ▁Regiment ▁in ▁Bos nia , ▁Cy pr us ▁and ▁K uw ait . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁grew ▁stead ily ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁personnel ▁completed ▁oper ational ▁t ours ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁during ▁the ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁Squadron ▁moved ▁from ▁its ▁Port ak ab in ▁headquarters ▁and ▁a ▁hang ar ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁Station ▁Car ▁Club ▁into ▁the ▁hang ar ▁and