NAS helicopter gives Red Arrows impression on return from Norway
Merlin helicopters from 845 Naval Air Squadron were returning from their deployment on Exercise Cold Response.
Merlin helicopters from 845 Naval Air Squadron were returning from their deployment on Exercise Cold Response.
The training off the coast of Malaysia saw a joint a naval task group work on surface and anti-air techniques, plus live-firing drills.
The centre had been run by the Royal Navy, offering trips out to sea for personnel from all three arms of the military.
HMS Dagger has arrived in Gibraltar, while two boats she is helping to replace are decommissioned after almost 30 years of service.
Dramatic footage of the ship sailing through stormy seas was shared on RFA Tidesurge's Twitter page.
Crowds lined the beach and the harbour walls to watch the Navy's flagship arrive back in the UK.
UK will maintain a Royal Navy presence periodically in the High North, as part of plans announced by Defence Secretary in Norway.
Their aim was to complete reconnaissance missions on the icy shoreline while avoiding the multi-national 'enemy' hunting them.
The ship returned to NATO's Exercise Cold Response in the Arctic after working with the Joint Expeditionary Force.
The Royal Navy flagship will now continue essential training after leaving Merseyside.
The Queen Elizabeth-class carrier is on NATO's Exercise Cold Response 22 – the alliance's largest Arctic exercise for 30 years.
The alliance escorted supply ships delivering military equipment to NATO forces in Estonia.
The Navy's patrol ship is on an island-hopping mission around the Pacific.
The Type 23 Frigate has undergone a massive four-year revamp.
After two years of preparation, the Royal Navy and Royal Marines are preparing for NATO's biggest Arctic exercise for 30 years.
The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier has been carrying out a range of training recently.