Navy

820 Naval Air Squadron Receive Sierra Leone Medals

Almost a year on from their deployment to West Africa to help tackle the region's Ebola outbreak, members of 820 Naval Air Squadron have gathered for a special medal ceremony. 
 
The unit were called upon to fly daily aid missions from RFA Argus, which was based off the Sierra Leone coast. 
 
They were given just five days notice prior to deployment, missing Christmas and New Year with their families.
 

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