Carrier Strike Group 25

Crowds wave from the Round Tower as HMS Prince of Wales sails towards Portsmouth Naval Base

Mission accomplished: CSG25 welcomed home with hugs, kisses, tears and cheers

The eight-month deployment draws to a close having notched up an impressive number of achievements and firsts

HMS Prince of Wales in Naples

Take a break: CSG25 personnel find themselves sittin' on the dock of the bay of Naples

Sailors from the Royal Australian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force fall in on the forecastle of HMAS Ballarat

Ex Malabar: Quad nations project power and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific

The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier and its F-35 fighter jets have just finished Exercise Falcon Strike in the Mediterranean (Picture: Royal Navy)

Royal Navy flagship to be placed under direct Nato command for the first time

HMS Prince of Wales visited Tokyo as part of the deployment

Carrier Strike Group returned home stronger than when it left, says commander

At one point in her deployment, HMS Prince of Wales's complement of F-35Bs was supplemented by some Lightnings from the Italian navy

Home after eight months: Find out where CSG25 went and what it got up to

HMS Prince of Wales's complement of Lightnings is now back at RAF Marham

Flying home for Christmas: F-35s back at Marham after leaving Carrier Strike Group

Commodore James Blackmore, Commander UK Carrier Strike Group

Phenomenal, the epitome of teamwork and always ready: Commander's verdict of CSG25