SAILORS behind one of the most dramatic rescues in recent years and a record-breaking drugs haul are among Servicemen and women recognised by the Queen. Four RN personnel have been singled out in the latest Operational Honours awarded to those in the Services whose bravery, dedication and effort goes above and beyond what would normally be expected. Leading Seaman David … [Read more...]
Royal Navy ships and divers join major minehunt in Middle East
Royal Navy warships and sailors are playing key roles in the largest naval exercise in the Middle East of the year – and the largest global hunt for mines in three. More than 5,000 personnel, 30 ships and more than 50 nations are committed to the fortnight-long IMX 19 (International Maritime Exercise) workout, spread across a vast area from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean … [Read more...]
Royal Marines practise rescuing aircrew behind enemy lines
Royal Marines turned Virginia creepers, stalking woodland outside Washington to practise rescuing downed aircrew from behind enemy lines. The men of Lima Company, 42 Commando, fought their way through a replica developing world village, developing the tactics they would use to locate, if necessary liberate and finally escort or carry injured or trapped personnel back to … [Read more...]
Royal Navy personnel join independence parade in St Vincent and the Grenadines
A TEAM of Royal Navy sailors took part in the 40th anniversary celebrations of their homeland, St Vincent and the Grenadines. Twenty personnel participated in a parade through the capital Kingstown, ending in Victoria Park, to mark the 40th anniversary of the island’s independence. Wearing their Royal Navy tropical uniforms, the team, who all volunteered to take part in … [Read more...]
Ships thwart mass attack as autumn war game begins
The week began with a bang for Royal Navy warships taking part in the UK’s biggest war game of the autumn. Ships leaving Faslane to begin the two-week-long Joint Warrior exercise faced swarms of attacks from fast boats – the weapon of choice of terrorists looking to attack shipping in the Middle East. The cry “Quickdraw, quickdraw, quickdraw…” echoed through Royal Navy … [Read more...]
Full throttle from HMS Prince of Wales as carrier hits top speed
Britain's newest aircraft carrier has hit top speed as she tested her engines to the max in the North Sea. HMS Prince of Wales thundered through the sea at 25 knots as her diesel generators and gas turbines were pushed to full throttle during only her second week of trials. It took almost all the 109 Megawatts of power – enough to meet the needs of a city the size of the … [Read more...]
HMS Duncan returns after protecting over 1m tonnes of shipping in Gulf
CHEERS, joyful cries and applause greeted destroyer HMS Duncan home to Portsmouth on a bright but blustery Saturday afternoon after nearly seven months away. More than 500 friends and family were waiting with banners, placards, balloon animals, matching T-shirts and fancy hats to welcome 250 sailors and Royal Marines who’d completed one of the most varied – and demanding – … [Read more...]
First aircraft touch down on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales
Not 24 hours after the second of the UK’s new aircraft carriers sailed into open waters for the first time, a Merlin helicopter was guided safely into land on the expansive deck. For the first time in 50 years the announcement: “Hands to Flying Stations” echoed throughout the 280-metre-long warship and specialist aircraft handlers, who’ve spent the past year practising for … [Read more...]
UK’s new carrier HMS Prince of Wales debuts at sea
The second of the UK’s new aircraft carriers, HMS Prince of Wales, has left the dockyard and is ready for sea. Eight years after she was laid down – and two after her sister HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed from the very same yard at Rosyth, near Edinburgh – the 65,000-tonne warship was manoeuvred into the Firth of Forth this afternoon, ready to begin sea trials. When she … [Read more...]
Royal Marines Musicians remember Deal Bombing 30 years on
Royal Marines Musicians will return to Kent on Sunday September 22 – 30 years to the day of one of the darkest moments in their proud history. Eleven musicians were killed and another 11 injured when a bomb planted by the IRA in the ‘Coffee Boat’ rest area of the Staff Band at the Royal Marines School of Music, Deal, blew up. The blast destroyed the building and a … [Read more...]
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