In terms of personnel the largest Joint Maritime Course JMC to date took place over the 31^st March – 11^th April 2014the first of two NATO JMC exercises. Taking part in the exercise were over 13,000 personnel, 33 ships, 3 submarines and multiple ground, troop and air assets from 9 separate countries. The exercise is planned with the aim to meet the training needs for all the nations taking part. This is done by creating a scenario of diferent Nations in dispute. The  core scenario began in the late 1960’s disintegration of the “Ryanian Empire” into four nations.  The evolving history has contributed over the years so that the adapted scenario is re written after each Joint Warrior. Designed to recreate a range of modern operations, these include nation on nation humanitarian and now terrorist activities, piracy missions.

          Air assets deploying to Lossiemouth for JW14-1 were, from Canada two CP-140 Auroras - one each from 405 and 407 Long Range Patrol Squadrons, from France a single Dassault Atlantique. Operated by 21 and 23 Flotille at BAN Lann-Bihoué, from the USA were two P-3 Orion’s of VP-10 "Red Lancers" from Jacksonville Naval Air Station, a singal Boeing P-8A Poseidon VP-5 "Mad Foxes", there was also a sole NP-3C Orion from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 20 (VX-20) which wasn’t taking part in the exercise it was in fact conducting trials by using the vast amount of Naval hardware at sea. From New Zealand a single P-3K of 5 Squadron finaly with regards to Maritime Patrol Aircraft was a single P-3C Orion of 333 Squadron the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) from Andøya.

        Also operating from Lossiemouth were Cobhams Falcon 20s with Hawk T1s of 736 NAS. The two types normally pair up so as to conduct attacks on ships in the fleet when the Falcon will play the role of the attacking aircraft which will launch simulated missiles in the form of the Hawk T1s that accompany the Falcons on each sortie.

       During the press brief the question was asked over the absensece of any RAF MPA, to which Squadron Leader Lloyd Barrett responded by saying that after the next defence revue there would be an anoncement regarding a replacement for the Nimrod and with repect to the loss of the Nimrod Lieutenant Colnel Bjorn Gohn-Hellum commented that the The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) were feeling the effects of not having the support of Nimrod and it is affecting RNoAF.