UK Carrier Strike Group
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The official account of the United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group, currently commanded by Commodore James Blackmore Royal Navy (COMUKCSG).
Joined September 2022
An awe-inspiring Arctic scene for the #SteadfastDefender24 Carrier Strike Group. Whilst continuing with @NATO exercises in the High North, our ships were treated to some incredible displays of the aurora borealis. For many onboard, a once-in-a-lifetime moment. #NorthernLights
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The UK Carrier Strike Group has just finished delivering enhanced Vigilance Activity, under the command of @NATO. 3 Aircraft Carriers, 11 Allied Ships, 20+ aircraft involved in Counter-Air Defence operations, working across 10 territories. Check it out 👇. #UKCSG23 #WeAreNATO
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At the heart of #CarrierStrike are the F-35Bs. They are the ultimate combat aircraft, delivering stealth and lethality to #CSG22.
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Above, on and under the water 🌊. With our friends and allies Norway, HNoMS Utstein @Forsvaret_No. 🇬🇧🤝🇳🇴. #UKCSG23 #WeAreNATO
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We’ve made it to the med!. With the largest fifth-generation air wing ever assembled and joined by @NATO partners and international allies. #StrongerTogether #CSG25 #OpHighmast
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The UK Carrier Strike Group is off to work with @NATO allies as part of #NeptuneStrike delivering enhanced Vigilance Activity. We look forward to seeing you there @STRIKFORNATO 👋. #UKCSG23 #StrongerTogether
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Meet the #SteadfastDefender24 Carrier Task Group. Four @NATO allies coming together to deliver maritime strike capability, with @HMSPWLS acting as a well defended, mobile airfield offering maritime & air agility to deter adversaries & defend allies. #WeAreNATO . 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇸
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The next maritime phase of #SteadfastDefender24 begins. Our @OC617Sqn F-35B jets are now exercising in the Arctic skies over Norway, launching from @HMSPWLS on the coast to simulate defending the territory of our allies inland.
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Navigating the Fjords with our Norwegian allies 🇳🇴 #JEFtogether @Forsvaret_No . #UKCSG23 in the High North ❄️
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A big “Tack!” to our Swedish allies for their continued support for UK Carrier Strike operations and a phenomenal visit to Gothenburg. Looking forward to working together in the future 🤝🇬🇧🇸🇪. #UKCSG23 #JEFtogether . Video credit 📸 @Forsvarsmakten
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We have lift off! ⚡️ Jets launch from @HMSQNLZ to participate in Finnish led Exercise RUSKA 🇫🇮. The UK F-35Bs have been flying missions alongside aircrafts from Sweden and Finland, such as the F/A-18 Hornets, Gripens, and Hawks #JEFtogether . #UKCSG23 .
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UK F-35Bs launched from the deck of @HMSQNLZ and flew alongside @Forsvaret_No Norwegian F-35As to escort a Russian Maritime Patrol Aircraft as it flew in proximity to UK Carrier Strike Group. #UKCSG23 #JEFtogether
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It's farewell to the F-35B jets which were at the heart of the Carrier Strike Group airwing for #SteadfastDefender24. The @OC617Sqn jets are heading back to @RAF_Marham. Safe flights home!
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We are delivering aviation operations by day and night. The #CarrierStrikeGroup is ready every hour of the day. #CSG22
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The true scale of #SteadfastDefender24 on show. The different maritime task groups from the largest @NATO exercise in decades assemble, with the Carrier Strike Group and @HMSPWLS leading the way across the Arctic seas. #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether
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Our F35B’s lining the flight deck of @HMSPWLS ready to begin exercise #MedStrike with @ItalianNavy tomorrow in the Mediterranean sea. #OpsReady #CSG25 #sunset 🇬🇧🇮🇹🌅
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With @HMSQNLZ we’ve arrived in Gothenburg, Sweden 🇸🇪. Looking forward to a busy week of discussions about @JEFnations, UK Carrier Strike and our operations in the North Sea. #UKCSG23 #JEFtogether
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Today marks the start of Exercise #StrikeWarrior. Aircraft will be launched, missiles shot, bombs dropped, guns fired, and targets neutralised. This exercise is supported by the RAF, Army and NATO. #WeAreNATO
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Vi har anlänt till Göteborg, Sverige 🇸🇪 med @HMSQNLZ. Ser fram emot en vecka fullspäckad vecka med diskussioner om @JEFnations, UK Carrier Strike och våra operationer i Nordsjön. #UKCSC23 #JEFtogether
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Our Carrier Strike Group is now at the heart of the maritime phase of #SteadfastDefender24, the largest @NATO exercise for decades. Centered around @HMSPWLS & international by design, with 5 allied countries contributing to provide deterrence and defence wherever we are needed.
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The UK Carrier Strike Group along with allies 🇳🇱🇩🇪 demonstrates Defence and Deterrence in the Euro-Atlantic, as part of credible @NATO formation in @STRIKFORNATO. #NeptuneStrike ⚡️ #UKCSG23 #WeAreNATO
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Since leaving the UK we have conducted 11 replenishments at sea or a (RAS). With @RFATidespring, @RFATideforce and Norwegian tanker HNoMS Maud supplying #CSG25 with around 3,000 cubic meters of fuel which is about 3 million litres. 🇬🇧🇳🇴🇵🇹🇪🇸🇨🇦. #StrongerTogether.#OpHighmast
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Welcome to the team!. @HMSPortland has just joined as the first escort ship of the #SteadfastDefender2024 UK Carrier Strike Group. Protection of the aircraft carrier is critical to our operations and they are capable of tackling airborne, surface and underwater threats.
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The UK Carrier Strike Group Air Wing will continue to embark after sailing and the group will consolidate in UK waters over the coming days before proceeding south en-route to the IndoPacific. #CSG25 #StrongerTogether
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MedStrike begins! 🇬🇧🇮🇹. A joint exercise with the @ItalianNavy in the Mediterranean, combining #CSG25 with the Italian Carrier Task Force. Testing our skills, knowledge and training for any situation. #OpsReady #OperationHighmast #NATO
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Carrier Aviation never sleeps. @HMSPWLS and our air wing have been working day and night to ensure that strike capabilities are available 24/7 to the UK and NATO whenever they are needed to deter or defend. #SteadfastDefender24
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UK 🇬🇧, USA 🇺🇸 and France 🇫🇷 friends and allies participating in ATLANTIC TRIDENT 2023. The British F-35B launched from @HMSQNLZ as part of the UK Carrier Strike Group. #UKCSG23 #WeAreNATO
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UK Carrier Strike capabilities are not just about the Royal Navy. @HMSPWLS just welcomed 180 more personnel, brought onboard by @RoyalAirForce Chinook. These engineers and support staff from @OC617Sqn will now be preparing for the arrival of our F-35Bs. #SteadfastDefender24
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ATLANTIC TRIDENT with our allies USA and France demonstrates how we will defend the Strike Group in conflict. This has seen the F-35Bs integrate with 20+ aircraft from the 🇬🇧 @RoyalAirForce, 🇺🇸 @usairforce and 🇫🇷 @Armee_de_lair. #UKCSG23 #WeAreNATO
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During Ex #CobraWarrior the Jets from @OC617Sqn have been operating across the full spectrum of F-35 mission sets…. Over day and night sorties, they have carried out Offensive Counter Air activity, Strike Missions and Escort Packages. #UKCSG23 #StrongerTogether
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UK F-35Bs fly simulated Strike missions into Estonia 🇪🇪, Latvia 🇱🇻 and Lithuania 🇱🇹 from the UK Carrier Strike Group. #UKCSG23 #WeAreNATO
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CSG deploys F-35B jets to support NATO's enhanced vigilance activity, #NeptuneStrike, alongside the @USSHARRYSTRUMAN. Find out more: 👇. #WeAreNATO
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The UK Carrier Strike Group welcomes its new Commander, Commodore James Blackmore RN. #CarrierStrike has new leadership ⚡️. #CSG23
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Punching harder & further, the F-35B has arrived!. These state of the art @thef35 jets will be putting the "Strike" in #StrikeWarrior later this month after carrier qualifications. The newly stood up 809NAS have - for the first time - just landed on an aircraft carrier @HMSPWLS.
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COMUKCSG is now embarked in @HMSPWLS for the very first time. Round-the-clock efforts have allowed us to prepare for #SteadfastDefender2024, with Wildcat helicopters from @847NAS arriving before we left @HMNBPortsmouth. Thank you to all who have assisted over the past week.
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Sunset at the culmination of another day delivering Carrier Strike for Exercise #CobraWarrior 🌅. #UKCSG23 #StrongerTogether
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Thanks for the top up! 🇳🇴⛽️🇬🇧. Setting the scene for a future of working together. HNoMs Maud from NATO's #SNMG1 delivered fuel to @HMSPWLS for the first time, demonstrating NATO inter-operability. #WeAreNATO
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Fantastic to welcome Vice Admiral Aurelio De Carolis, Commander in Chief of the @ItalianNavy Fleet. Truly impressive to see their F35B fighter jets operating from @HMSPWLS during Exercise MedStrike. #UKItaly #CSG25 #MedStrike #ITSCavour #strongerTogether
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Last week F-35Bs from the UK Carrier Strike Group employed live Paveway IV precision-guided bombs in Swedish test ranges. Weighing 500lbs, Paveway IV uses laser and GPS technology to accurately Strike targets ashore. Thanks to @Forsvarsmakten 🇸🇪 #JEFtogether . #UKCSG23
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F-35Bs partaking in Ex #CobraWarrior, UK’s largest military air exercise led by the @RoyalAirForce 🇬🇧. The Jets have been conducting simulated combat missions, such as one Offensive Counter Air – Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (OCA-SEAD). #UKCSG23 #WeAreNato
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Working in the Fjords in close combat with our Norwegian allies 🇳🇴 @Forsvaret_no . Check it out 👇. #UKCSG23
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Republic of Singapore Navy Frigate, RSS Formidable met with #CSG25 at sea yesterday. 🇸🇬🇬🇧. #OpHighmast.#ReadyforOps.@mindefsg .@HMSPWLS
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Welcome to the Alliance!. The Swedish flag has just been raised at the @NATO HQ. Välkommen till laget!. Last year the UK Carrier Strike Group worked closely with Swedish forces, including a memorable visit to Göteborg, and we look forward to doing so again. #StrongerTogether
The 🇸🇪 Swedish flag was raised at NATO Headquarters for the first time in a ceremony to mark the country’s membership of the Alliance.
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The eyes of the fleet are here!. Submarines have nowhere to go, aircraft no place to hide. 820 NAS's Merlins let us see air threats further away with their advanced radar or carry a dipping sonar to find and target threats beneath the waves. #AircraftCarrier #StrikeWarrior
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They’re back 🇺🇸 the CV-22B Ospreys landed on deck while refreshing their night Deck Currency @USAirForce . #UKCSG23 #StrongerTogether
Good to see you @USAirForce 🇺🇸. The CV-22B Ospreys landed on @HMSQNLZ this week, refreshing their Carrier Deck currency – see you again soon 👋. #UKCSG23
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The last piece of the puzzle. Our final aircraft for #SteadfastDefender24 have arrived. Merlin helicopters are incredibly versatile & we are now operating 8 across @HMSPWLS, @HMSPortland & @RFATidesurge. Their focus will be anti-submarine defence & building the maritime picture.
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Senior leaders from @STRIKFORNATO and Allied Forces witnessed the unique opportunity to see an Astute Class Submarine next to @HMSPWLS outside of UK waters, for the first time. #StrongerTogether #CSG25 #AstuteClass #OpHighmast #NATO
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With @NATO, we're reinforcing Alliance-wide resilience against threats and challenges to our security – including security of Critical National Infrastructure. Patrolling maritime CNI as part of #NeptuneStrike with @STRIKFORNATO 📸. #UKCSG23 #WeAreNATO
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The Carrier Strike Group worked hand in hand with the RAF to operate Chinooks on @HMSPWLS to deliver personnel. Thanks @18Squadron for coming! 🚁
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Controlling the underwater environment is vital to the success of our mission. The #SteadfastDefender24 Carrier Strike Group has been exercising with a @MarineNationale submarine, testing responses to underwater threats & our ability to protect @HMSPWLS no matter the adversary.
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Exercises like #SteadfastDefender24 are vital to the @RoyalNavy and to @NATO. Commodore Blackmore, Commander of the UK Carrier Strike Group, explains why 👇
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On our last night in Oslo we held a Reception and Capability Demonstration – a great finale to our visit to Norway, showing the power of #CarrierStrike to unite. We look forward to future cooperation with our Norwegian friends. 🇬🇧 Tusen takk! 🇳🇴. #CSG22
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Dauntless Dares. HMS Dauntless provides the advanced air defence capability to protect the fleet with her radar and missiles. Her radar can track surface and air targets from over 250miles away. #StrikeWarrior #Destroyer
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Thanks @OC617Sqn for bringing the Lightning to #CarrierStrike – we'll see you in the New Year!. #CSG22
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Good to see you @USAirForce 🇺🇸. The CV-22B Ospreys landed on @HMSQNLZ this week, refreshing their Carrier Deck currency – see you again soon 👋. #UKCSG23
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Wildcat and Merlin Mk2 ASaC play “FIND and FIX” with Norwegian Fast Patrol Vessel, RNoS STEIL in the Fjords . #JEFtogether 🇬🇧🤝🇳🇴 @forsvaret_no. #UKCSG23
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An honour to host Maj Gen Rolf Folland, Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force on @HMSPWLS. During #SteadfastDefender24 we have operated in the Norwegian fjords & skies, so it was great to discuss the @NATO exercise & look for future opportunities to work together. 🇬🇧🤝🇳🇴
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Fleet Commander of the Royal Norwegian Navy embarked @HMSPWLS. 🇳🇴🚢. Cdre Haugen joined us to understand how we will operate together during next year's joint deployment. #Norway #Navy #StrikeWarrior
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It isn't just allied ships that make up the Carrier Strike Group. We are fortunate to be joined on @HMSPWLS by officers from different @NATO allied countries. Some serve with UKCSG for years, others are with us just for #SteadfastDefender24. #FacesOfSTRIKFORNATO
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The Wildcats from @847NAS show their defensive skills 💥. This is the first time two Wildcats have conducted night DAS from @HMSQNLZ. #UKCSG23 #WeAreNATO
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It was a real privilege to welcome @Keir_Starmer and @JohnHealey_MP to meet the #CSG25 sailors, aviators and crew onboard @HMSPWLS taking part in Op Highmast and for wishing us “fair winds and following seas” en route to the Indo-Pacific. #OpHighmast #readyforOps
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A Proud moment last Friday to witness 809 Naval Air Squadron being recommissioned @RAF_Marham. This is the second frontline F-35B Lightning stealth fighter squadron. Carrier Strike continues to grow ⚡️. @RoyalNavy 🤝 @RoyalAirForce. #UKCSG23 #IMMORTAL
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The UK Carrier Strike Group is interoperable. As part of #OpAchillean we are delivering operations on the surface, under the surface and in the air. #CSG22
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Norwegian SAR AW101 Helicopter from Bodo 🇳🇴 landed on @HMSQNLS to prove deck currency, meet the Battlestaff and discuss future collaborations with the Norwegian Air Operations Centre (NAOC) @Forsvaret_no. #UKCSG23
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Our F-35B jets participate in #SteadfastNoon. This is an annual exercise to test and ensure the strength and credibility of NATO's airborne nuclear deterrent. Find out more 👇. #WeAreNato
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Wildcat HMA loaded with Martlet missiles from @815NAS, on its way from @HMSDiamond to Danish ranges for live firing 💥. Thanks to @forsvaretdk for all of your collaboration this past week during #NeptuneStrike with @STRIKFORNATO. #UKCSG23 #WeAreNATO
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Thanks to @820NAS for all of their hard work… conducting numerous activities including ASW exercises with Norway 🇳🇴, winching to a submarine, deploying sonobuoys and providing Airborne Early Warning. Great job in detecting the Russian IL-38 👀 #EyesoftheFleet. #UKCSG23
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Petrol stations aren't an option for us at sea. @RFATidesurge just joined our Carrier Strike Group & will be keeping our ships topped up with fuel throughout #SteadfastDefender24. In addition, they will be pumping across the specialist aviation fuel our aircraft need to operate.
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Eagles attack the fleet! 🦅✈️. Carrier Strike Group proves its ability to direct fighter jets to protect the fleet in Air Defence Exercises. This included fighter jets from 🇬🇧/🇺🇸/🇨🇦 and Draken. #StrikeWarrior #USAF #WeAreNato
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Conducting a WINCHEX to the Norwegian Submarine 🇳🇴 HNoMS Utstein from @820NAS's Merlin. The UK Carrier Strike Group can provide a "fin transfer", moving personnel and stores from Ship to Submarine. #UKCSG23 #WeAreNATO
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Velkommen to the HNoMS Otto Sverdrup Frigate who has now joined #UKCSG23 and will be escorting us throughout 🇳🇴. One of the UK’s longest standing defence partnerships @Forsvaret_no . #JEFtogether. 📸 1, 4: Royal Norwegian Navy
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Marking #VEDay across the UK Carrier Strike Group. Alongside Allies, special services were held on @HMSPWLS ,@HMSDauntless and @HMS_Richmond which commemorated the 80th anniversary. #VEDay80 . #CSG25 #MedStrike
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DUKE-ing it out!. HMS Iron Duke goes in for the hunt. ⚓️. Using her Wildcat, advanced sensors and weapons, she's been defending the fleet from missile attacks and surface threats in Exercise #StrikeWarrior. #FrigateFriday
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It’s been a pleasure @815NAS to have you on this deployment, providing @HMSDiamond and UK CSG with lethal effect 💥 including live Martlet missile firing in 🇩🇰 Danish ranges. #UKCSG23
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Yesterday Commodore Blackmore visited some of the ships within the UK Carrier Strike Group. @HMSDauntless, @HMS_Richmond, Spanish frigate Méndez Núñez, Royal Norwegian Frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen and @RFATideforce. #CSG25.#StrongerTogether .#OpHighmast.@Forsvaret_no
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Demonstrating Inter-service capability, the @BritishArmy @ArmyAirCorps, are currently practicing deck drills on @HMSPWLS with a Wildcat helicopter whilst a @RoyalAirForce A400M from @RAFBrizeNorton comes in for a fly by. #StrikeWarrior #A400M #helicopters
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Interoperability is key to everything we do. HMCS Charlottetown from @RoyalCanNavy is one of the #SteadfastDefender24 Carrier Strike Group escorts. From cross-decking helicopters to replenishing with @RFATidespring, they are a great example of how important integration is to us.
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Home again after the Air wing disembarks, successful completion of #StrikeWarrior and participation in NATO led Neptune Strike and Ex Steadfast Noon.
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