Dark and stormy? Not a problem.⚡️ ✈️ @RoyalAirForce Typhoons continue to fly, fight and win in support of Op SHADER - whatever the conditions, whatever the mission. 🛫Lifting off into #PhoonFriday

🌏Eight months. 40,000+ nautical miles. Having reached Full Operating Capability, @HMSPWLS & the @COMUKCSG marked the end of Op HIGHMAST⚓️ 🚢4 months in the Indo-Pacific, 18 ports in 15 nations, 10 allies & partners integrated into the CSG, this was a deployment that delivered.

🤝Armour in action. Alliance in motion. ⚙️ @BritishArmy Trojan, Challenger 2s, Warriors & Stormers led on Ex Bold Panzer. 💉Supported by Combat medics who refined trauma care skills. 🌍 Over 1,000 @NATO troops trained in Estonia, testing readiness to respond to any incursion.

🪖 Where grit meets ground. 💪 In the trenches of Op INTERFLEX, @DefenceU personnel are mastering close-combat movement, teamwork & rapid decision-making under pressure.⚔️ 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇦 Standing shoulder-to-shoulder, @DefenceHQ remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s defenders.

🗣️Capturing every moment accurately and safely 👥Behind every operation is a team ensuring the story is told right 🌍For Op HIGHMAST, that includes Canadian PAO Lt Cdr Alex Wood, embedded with our J9 Media team at PJHQ. 🇨🇦🤝🇬🇧 Sharp messaging. Secure delivery. Mission ready.🛡️

Duty doesn’t pause, neither does training. 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇦 🛡️On Op INTERFLEX, @DefenceU personnel continue to train, refine crucial frontline battlefield skills 🪖From trench clearing, to drone warfare, @DefenceHQ are preparing Ukrainian recruits to return and protect their country 🇺🇦

⚓️No port like home!🇬🇧 🗓️After 8 months on Op HIGHMAST, the @COMUKCSG returns home. 🫂Members of our Armed Forces & civilian specialists were reunited with families. A deployment reaching as far east as Japan & Australia, delivering @DefenceHQ engagement across the globe. 🌍

✈️Behind every mission is a team ready to launch. 👥901 Expeditionary Air Wing is the engine of 83 EAG’s activity at AUAB, delivering daily air operations. ➡️Through Op SHADER, they keep @RoyalAirForce aircraft & personnel primed to respond at a moment’s notice.🛡️

Nearly home! 🇬🇧 After an eight month deployment, today the Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Prince of Wales, returns to the UK. This was their journey. All 40,000 nautical miles of it.

Over the weekend we welcomed onboard @JarrodBleijieMP, the Deputy Premier of Queensland. We briefed him on recent @RoyalNavy operations in the IndoPacific and supported discussions with the local maritime industrial base. 🇦🇺🤝🇬🇧

💨75 years & still phooning strong. 🇬🇧@RoyalAirForce Typhoons joined 🇯🇴Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16s for a historic flypast. Together they marked 75 years of our enduring partnership. 🤝Shared skies to shared missions, our alliance continues to stand firm. #StrongerTogether

It was an honour for PJHQ to host His Excellency. A highly productive visit, reinforcing the strength of our partnership & our commitment to regional & international security We look forward to deepening our cooperation across operations, training & expertise in the months ahead

💪Skills strengthened - together. 🪖From battlefield drills to urban scenarios, @DefenceU personnel have pushed through every phase of Op INTERFLEX, and now prepare to return home to Ukraine. 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇦 @DefenceHQ stands firm in our support to Ukraine. #StandWithUkraine

🇬🇧@DefenceHQ joint capability on show for Qatari led Ex FEROCIOUS FALCON 6🇶🇦 🚢 @RoyalNavy @HMSMiddleton in mine-countermeasure ops. 👮‍♂️ @BritishArmy Royal Military Police training with Qatar MPs. 🗡️ @RoyalMarines @42_commando training day & night in amphibious boarding drills.

🎓Training complete. Resolve unbroken.🇺🇦 Another cohort of @DefenceU personnel finish Op INTERFLEX training & prepare to return home. @DefenceHQ remains steadfast in our support, as these brave recruits return home to defend their country🇬🇧🤝🇺🇦 We continue to #StandWithUkraine

💪Precision training with world-class partners 🇬🇧🇶🇦UK forces joined🇺🇸🇮🇹🇫🇷🇹🇷allies in Qatari-led Ex FEROCIOUS FALCON 6, which saw: 🚢@HMSMiddleton utilise her mine-countermeasure capability 🗡️@42_commando sharpen amphibious assault skills, during day & night boarding operations

Cooperation & Partnership🇬🇧🤝🇸🇴 Members of Op TANGHAM proudly supported the King’s Birthday Party at @UKinSomalia 🪖 The event brought together Somali ministers & senior representatives from key international partners, including the US military, UN & @EutmPio 🇺🇸🇺🇳 @UNinSomalia

Proven. Powerful. Ready. 💥 The Carrier Strike Group 2025 has reached Full Operating Capability.💪 F-35Bs are flying high & mission success is locked in. 🔒 🌍After thousands of miles at sea, #OpHighMast is nearly complete and home is in sight.⚓️✈️ @COMUKCSG

Trenches cleared. Training completed.✅ 💪From trench clearing to counter-drone warfare, @DefenceU personnel are learning how to fight & win, through Operation INTERFLEX.🪖 @DefenceHQ is committed to our enduring support for Ukraine.🇬🇧🤝🇺🇦 We continue to #StandWithUkraine

Reach. Resilience. Readiness. ✈️ Across the Middle East, the @RoyalAirForce Air Mobility Detachment keep Ops moving ➡️ Behind every mission is a network of 83 Expeditionary Air Group specialists: 🛡️ Air Mobility Force Protection Team 👤 Ops personnel 👷‍♂️ Engineers