Sailors on board the Plymouth Royal Navy warship patrolling off the coast of Africa saved the life of a Japanese fisherman with a serious head injury. The frigate HMS Argyll was on operations 20 miles off the Cape Verde coast in the Atlantic when it received news that a fisherman onboard the trawler Wakashio Maru was seriously hurt in an accident 24 hours earlier. His … [Read more...] about HMS Argyll saves the life of a Japanese fisherman
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Royal Marines specialist Arctic training
Royal Marines from the South West have completed six weeks of specialist Arctic training with an all-out assault exercised on one of the relics of Hitler’s vaunted ‘fortress Europe’. The green berets of the Commando Logistic Regiment from Barnstaple, North Devon, and their supporting air power, the Commando Helicopter Force at Yeovilton, Somerset, and Arbroath-based 45 … [Read more...] about Royal Marines specialist Arctic training
South West Royal Marines’ Comic Relief
Trainee Commandoes and staff at a South West military base have been entering into the spirit of the BBC Comic Relief event. Recruits at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines Lympstone, near Exmouth, Devon, donned Red Noses in aid of Comic Relief. The young Marines bought the noses to wear during one day of their tough training programme which included the challenging … [Read more...] about South West Royal Marines’ Comic Relief
HMS Defender with all guns blazing
The Royal Navy’s newest Type 45 destroyer has been undertaking intense sea trials off the south coast to test all of her guns. HMS Defender has been testing every single system onboard the new ship to ensure it is ready for operation. From radars to engines, computer systems to radios they have all had their turn, but more recently the upper deck gunnery systems have taken … [Read more...] about HMS Defender with all guns blazing
Plymouth students tour Naval Base
Media students from Plymouth have been touring the city’s naval base ahead of a month-long study project on the site. The group of teenagers, studying the National Extended Diploma in Media were treated to a rare view behind the Devonport Naval Base wall to give them an insight into the workings of the vast site before they embark on producing course work relevant to the base … [Read more...] about Plymouth students tour Naval Base
Plymouth warship HMS Argyll counter-drugs briefing
Royal Navy warship HMS Argyll has made her first port stop to Lisbon for a briefing on the illegal drugs trade activities off the West African coast. The Plymouth frigate left the UK a week ago for a seven-month deployment and arrived in Portugal where leaders in the fight against the illegal narcotics trade briefed the crew on their impending mission. Lisbon is home to the … [Read more...] about Plymouth warship HMS Argyll counter-drugs briefing
Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll deploys
The Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll sailed from Plymouth (Mon), on its latest deployment, conducting operations across the Atlantic. Families and friends bid farewell in Devonport dockyard, on Devil’s Point and the Hoe with the traditional flags and good luck banners to wave off their loved ones on the ship’s departure this afternoon. Pipers from the City of Plymouth Pipe Band … [Read more...] about Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll deploys
First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope GCB OBE ADC visited HM Naval Base
The most senior officer in the Royal Navy, First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope GCB OBE ADC visited HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, as part of his farewell tour of the South West. As the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, since 2009, Admiral Stanhope is the Royal Navy's professional head and chairman of the Navy Board. He is responsible to Secretary of State … [Read more...] about First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope GCB OBE ADC visited HM Naval Base
First Afghan reconnaissance troops complete training
Royal Marines from Taunton’s 40 Commando have completed the training of a section of the Afghan National Army. The first 27 Reconnaissance Troops for the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Kandak 215 Brigade have passed out of training at their base in Nahr-e Saraj. The training, carried out by 40 Commando Royal Marines, means the Afghan students are now able to carry out vital … [Read more...] about First Afghan reconnaissance troops complete training
Falklands theme bar rededicated
A veteran commander from the Falklands Conflict has ceremonially opened a new-look bar in Devonport Naval Base. Major General Julian Thompson CB OBE (Royal Marine retired) who served in the conflict, re-dedicated a bar within the senior rates and warrant officer’s mess at HMS Drake. The bar has been named San Carlos, because San Carlos Bay was the scene of military … [Read more...] about Falklands theme bar rededicated
