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👀 we see you
@HMSDefender
! Challenging conditions in the high North for Replenishment at Sea Ops this morning. First RAS of
#jointwarrior
for team Tidesurge
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
@JEFnations
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We train how we fight...Arctic conditions in the high North, with temperatures of -5° and 40kts of wind across the deck creating a wind chill of -20°
#jointwarrior
#ReadyForAnything
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It's nice sunny day, and what better way to celebrate Coronation Day than to dress ship overall.
@RFAHeadquarters
@RoyalNavy
@RfaNostalgia
#royalfleetauxiliary
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🎵 On the first day of Christmas…🎵 🎅🏻
After a brilliant port visit to Valencia, we are back at it. Behind the first door of our advent calendar was -
@HMSQNLZ
🇬🇧 and ESPS Alvaro De Bazan from
@Armada_esp
🇪🇸
Photos: CR1 Bromage
@matt_bromage
⚓️
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Here's a bit of
#MondayMotivation
for you, taken while conducting flying trials with the CH47 Chinook.
#Slowmotion
#biggreenbeast
#royaltweetauxiliary
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54 Ships,15 Commands, and 42 years of service, Capt Karl Woodfield has retired from the RFA. He is pictured handing over his final command
@RFATidesurge
to Capt Mike Lawrence.
Between the 2 captains sits 82 years of seagoing experience
We wish Capt Woodfield a happy retirement
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Surging forward into the Baltic and first of class here! RFA Tidesurge with HNLMS Karel Doorman
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The core role of any
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
tanker is replenishment at sea. Today we're very grateful to
@HMSDefender
for giving us the opportunity to try out all our rigs for the first time. Thanks for such a professional evolution!
#RAS
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Tidesurge completed her first Replenishment At Sea (RAS) since 2019 yesterday with HNLMS De Zeven Provincien
@FOST
Photos courtesy of
@matt_bromage
and 2/O (CIS) Alan Tough
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Poised and ready👊
#RFATidesurge
Thank you Lt CDR Vessey
@HMSGrimsby
📸 for the wonderful picture.
#rfa
#royalfleetauxiliary
#supersurge
#readyforanything
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When
@RFATidesurge
and
#814squadron
@RNASCuldrose
get together the sky's the limit! ⚓️🇬🇧🚁
#rfatidesurge
#rfa
#royalfleetauxiliary
#supersurge
#flynavy
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
#maritime
#allatsea
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Finished with engines for our Chief Engineer Dave Smith, he will shortly retire after 38 years in the RFA. Fittingly, leaving us in Loch Striven, where he spent his childhood. His Father working at the Oil Depot enabled him to spend time on RFA Ships from a young age!
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A beautiful sunrise on Monday morning whilst sailing the West Coast of Scotland. This is why we do this job! How is the view from your office?!!
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#sunrise
#orange
#sailor
#shiplife
@careersatsea
@RFAHeadquarters
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There's snow place like home...our ships company now back onboard following refit period. We awoke to a wintry morning on the Mersey
#rfa
#royalfleetauxiliary
#uksnow
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There is no better port to sail into on Merchant Navy Day! 🇬🇧
#MerseysideTide
#Teamtidesurge
#Birkenhead
#cammelllairds
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It’s been a busy week at sea for Tidesurge working in the channel with our aviation friends!
It’s good to be back 💪🏻⚓️
@CdreDavidEagles
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Since taking over from
@RFATidespring
as the OP Fortis tanker, we have slotted into the routine nicely with our first customer - ITS Andrea Doria of the
@ItalianNavy
🇮🇹 ⚓️
#CSG21
#UKCSG
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It was great to RAS with another
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
earlier ship today ⚓
#PHOTEX
@RFATidesurge
@RFAArgus
@RFAHeadquarters
#Supersurge
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#CareersAtSea
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Tidesurge are spending a brief period alongside in Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹 to conduct Defence Engagement with our friends
@MarinhaPT
and our colleagues at
@ukinportugal
as part of the UK Carrier Strike Group ⚓️
#CSG21
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And the 🏆 award for the most Gibraltar picture EVER goes too.......⛰️🐒⚓️🇬🇮
#RFA
#teamtidesurge
#someview
#BZ
@RFAHeadquarters
@CdreDavidEagles
@LadyW_Joanna
@MODGibraltar
@HMS_Forth
@RNGibSqn
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Professional maritime logistics delivered by
@RFATidesurge
,
@RFAFortVictoria
@RFATidespring
this afternoon in support of the UK Carrier Strike Group!
A day without a RAS is like a day without sunshine, so we made sure to get lots done today! ⚓️
#WeLoveLogistics
#UKCSG
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Great photo (taken by one of our cadets!) of our sister
@RFATiderace
basking in the
#BloodWolfMoon
last night
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
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'Hands to Flying stations' 🚁
As the nights roll in during
#JointWarrior
the
#FlyingTigers
🐯 (
#814Squadron
) & the
#Tidesurge
FDO + Flight Deck Team awaken ⚓
#Supersurge
#RNASCuldrose
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#RoyalNavy
#RFALymeBay
#JointWarrior
#aviationphotography
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A beautiful view 👌
🇬🇧⚓️🇬🇧⚓️
@RFAStrlngCastle
@RFAMountsBay
@RFATideforce
#RFA
#Teamtidesurge
@CdreDavidEagles
@RFAHeadquarters
@LadyW_Joanna
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Upon completion of
#jointwarrior23
today we bid farewell to our
@COM_SNMG1
friends NRP Bartolomeu Dias 🇵🇹 and FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 🇩🇪 with a final RAS ⛽ to help them on their way
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
@JEFnations
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Capturing a moment when two seafarers from different generations work side by side.
Here is 3OX Connor taking the con on his first trip as a qualified 3rd Officer and SG1A Paddy on his very last trip at sea, after years serving in the
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
and the
#RoyalNavy
⚓
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A busy week for Team TSUR; multiple replenishment serials with
@HMSPortland
, RAS approaches with
@RFATiderace
and flying serials with a Chinook Helicopter 🚁
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Coming Soon to a Cinema near you! 😄
#SUPERSURGE
#TIDESURGEFILMS
#RFATidesurge
#RFA
#Royalfleetauxiliary
@RNASCuldrose
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
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Ted Surge certainly needed his knitted jumper in the Arctic conditions today 🐻 ❄ As Ted is blocking the pennant number, any guesses as to which of our Nato partners is conducting a RAS approach?
#JointWarrior
#WeAreNATO
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Today Tidesurge achieved first of class to land on a CH47 Chinook!
#biggreenbeast
#TuesdayTreat
@RFAHeadquarters
@CdreDuncanLamb
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After our solid stores RAS with
@RFAFortVictoria
we proceeded to meet up for a top-up with
@RFATidespring
👋🏻
And the sun also came out for a delightful sunset 🌅 ⚓️
#UKCSG
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
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Another RAS with
@HMSPWLS
last week as part of Spanish led Exercise Flotex22. A well deserved ice cream for all the crew including Ted Surge!
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SG1A Paddy is on the countdown as he is slowly completing his final watchkeeping duties before retirement. On Friday morning he will walk down the gangway for the last time after many years @ sea both in the
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
and
#RoyalNavy
.
#Retirement
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
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Merry Christmas to all our friends, families and followers! 🎁🎄🎅🏻
To our colleagues who are on duty across the fleet, be it in the UK or deployed (
@RFALymeBay
&
@RFAWaveKnight
), thank you for what you do ⚓️
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A warm welcome to
@RoyalNavy
#814Squadron
who have flown in to accompany us through
#JointWarrior
🚁
#Supersurge
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#RoyalNavy
#WorkingTogether
#CareersAtSea
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A familiar looking ships profile ??🤔 HNoMS Maud joined us alongside recently. Built in the same dockyard as Tidesurge, her design is a variation on the Tide-class, performing a similar support function for the Royal Norwegian Navy 🇧🇻
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For such a large ship (201m) we’re pretty manoeuvrable.... just making sure you can get pictures from every angle 😉
Welcoming
@RFATidesurge
to the Clyde - great to watch the manoeuvres of such a huge ship in confined coastal spaces!
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All in a mornings work for
#Tidesurge
⛽ Replenishments complete with HDMS Niels Juel 🇩🇰 and NRP Bartolomeu Dias 🇵🇹
#WeAreNato
#strongertogether
#jointwarrior
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As the sun sets at sea, the Captain and his
#Supersurge
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
and
#RoyalNavy
crews are feeling the start of a very bumpy night as the waves roll in 🌊
#Supersurge
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
@RFAHeadquarters
#RoyalNavy
@RoyalNavy
#JointWarrior
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Back in the groove ⚓
#RFATidesurge
#HMSNorthumberland
#JointWarrior22
@RFAHeadquarters
Photo: 2/O(CIS) Wrightson
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As the sun rose this morning
#flyingtigers
,
#RoyalNavy
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
awoke 🐯🚁
#Supersurge
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#RoyalNavy
#workingtogether
#aviation
#sunrise
#flyingtigers
#flynavy
#CareersAtSea
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Lovely 😍
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RAS of the Day...Ted Surge (sporting his new Binoculars) presents highlights of yesterday's action - Replenishment approach by FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 🇩🇪
#ROTD
#WeAreNato
#StrongerTogether
#JointWarrior
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A wonderful day celebrating Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee on RFA Tidesurge at anchor in Torbay. 58 members of the ships company received their jubilee medals today to commemorate their service
@RFAHeadquarters
#RFA
#Jubilee
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Tidesurge was positively sparkling last night, thanks to
@RfaNostalgia
for the photo!
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
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A few people were interested in our ships propulsion system so here are a few photos of our Main Diesel Engines and Diesel Generators which help to power both the propulsion systems, auxillary machinery, ships lighting, ventilation and other services onboard.
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As we come up to our Service of Dedication tomorrow, we're pleased to announce that Tidesurge has been approved to adopt the
#Inverclyde
Tartan as her official tartan!
Thanks to the Inverclyde Pipe Band and for the design below
@inverclyde
@RFAHeadquarters
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All dressed up and ready to welcome our visitors.
#Gibraltar
#Maritimeweek
#RFA
#teamtidesurge
@RFAHeadquarters
@CdreDavidEagles
@LadyW_Joanna
@RNGibSqn
@MODGibraltar
@RoyalNavy
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"Look, Mum, no tugs 👀" RFA Stirling Castle, showing us her moves yesterday. 😎👌⚓️👋🇬🇧
#smoothoperators
#RFA
#careersatsea
@RFAStrlngCastle
@RFAHeadquarters
@CdreDavidEagles
@LadyW_Joanna
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Can't beat a
#timelapse
.... Good Morning Campbeltown 👋
#rfa
#rfatidesurge
#supersurge
#royalfleetauxiliary
#careersatsea
#clyde
#Campbeltown
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Enjoy some images taken by our talented crew over the last few weeks
#crewphots
#RFA
#teamtidesurge
#chinook
#lifeatsea
@RFAHeadquarters
#Opslovesaphoto
@CdreDavidEagles
@LadyW_Joanna
@MODGibraltar
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Good morning
@HMNBDevonport
👋🏻
Following our busy regeneration,
@FOST
& participation in the
#CSG21
Op Fortis, we are now seeing out the year with a spot of maintenance.
With
@RFATidespring
and us in Devonport, it’s just
@RFAFortVictoria
to go as the last Fortis ship in 🎅🏻🎄
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Cargo loaded and that’s us heading back to sea. Let’s hope it stays this calm!!
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#RFA
#Sailor
#shiplife
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Back where we belong!
RFA Tidesurge left
@CammellLaird
in Birkenhead this week after completing the first CSP maintenance period.
The Pilot assigned for our departure was the father of one of the Ships Cadet (X) Harry Leader (Both Pictured). A proud family moment Indead.
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Tidesurge has now said goodbye to our resident Chinook, the ship is now looking forward to a busy maintenance and certification period
#keepingbusy
#tidesarehere
#biggreenbeast
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The time has come for this particular tweeto/deckie to say goodbye 🙈
It has been a brillant opportunity to take on some PR/photography work, a busy ship but great RFA & RN crew.
Take care & keep up the following 🤓
Tweeto OUT!😎
#Supersurge
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
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🇬🇮⚓️Gibraltar.....😍⚓️
#teamtidesurge
#likeaglove
#obligatorytimelapse
@RFAHeadquarters
@LadyW_Joanna
@CdreDavidEagles
@RNGibSqn
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Much like hands to bathe, cheesy hammy eggy and runs ashore, bucketball is an institution at sea 🌊
Today members of the crew had a few games on the flight deck under the warm sun to break up the journey and have some fun ☀️
Luckily no balls were lost at sea!
#RFAfit
⚓️
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After a busy run up to a very successful Service of Dedication, a sunny Sunday afternoon hanging off the buoy in
#Plymouth
is a perfect opportunity for a breather, before MASC kicks off next week!
@FOST
#SunnySunday
#WorkHardPlayHard
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A busy week for RFA Tidesurge including a double RAS with
@RFAArgus
and
@HMSSomerset
as well as supporting
@HMSPWLS
, now onto Torbay for Jubilee celebrations 🥳
@RFAHeadquarters
#RAS
#RFA
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RFA Tide Surge arriving in Trondheim for some deserved R&R. Definitely enjoying not being bounced around anymore!
#RFA
#OperationColdResponse2022
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"A sailors life for me"-3/O(X) Davies
#Tidesurgesunday
#allatsea
#OpFS23
#OpGP23
@RFAHeadquarters
@CdreDavidEagles
@LadyW_Joanna
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Video footage of todays RAS with
@RFAArgus
⚓
#Supersurge
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#CareersAtSea
#RFAArgus
#RFATidesurge
#Seafarers
#CareersAtSea
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What a brillant photo taken by our
@RNASCuldrose
#FlyingTigers
🐯 Here we are replenishing
#USSDonaldCook
#USNavy
@USNavy
@USNavyEurope
with fuel ⚓😎
#Supersurge
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#RoyalNavy
#FlyNavy
#NATOForces
#USNavy
#CareersAtSea
#USSDonaldCook
🇬🇧🇺🇸
@RFAHeadquarters
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As the weather rolls in here is
@RoyalNavy
#814Squadron
's
#Merlin
MK2 helicopter, safetly tucked away and lashed in our hangar ready for
#JointWarrior
🚁
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#RoyalNavy
#WorkingTogether
#CareersAtSea
#CareersAtSea
#Aviation
#Supersurge
#JointWarrior
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Following the Government's recent announcement to award Team Resolute the contract to manufacture three Fleet Solid Support ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Tidesurge is currently enjoying a visit to Belfast - a place we'll be getting to see a lot more of in the near future
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From academy award winning director 3/O X Davies ......
#RFA
#teamtidesurge
#workrestplay
@RFAHeadquarters
@CdreDavidEagles
@LadyW_Joanna
@MODGibraltar
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Our embarked Tiger; keeping her claws sharp with "Winchex" & "Vertrep" serials 🐯
#rfatidesurge
#rfa
#supersurge
#flyingtigers
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We like these pictures sent in by a family member of our crew, taken from Crosby beach...with
@IronMenCrosby
watching on
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Perfect conditions for todays Replenishment, Ted Surges first as newly promoted OOW....but which of our NATO allies are we refuelling?
#jointwarrior
#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
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RAS No.3
#DynamicMongoose24
goes to repeat customer HNoMS Raold Amundsen.
A stiff breeze making for some smart looking halyards.
#NATO
#SNMG
#RFA
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
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Tidesurge has been quiet on here of late, however the ship hasn't been, as we have been busy conducting our final regeneration assurance activities, with our final "work up" phase to come. So "Brace, Brace, Brace" for further updates soon!
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A stormy weekend on the buoy in Plymouth sound with our sister
@RFATiderace
#Devon
#Plymouth
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#SeeingDouble
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🚨Promotion alert🚨
Congratulations, XO, on your well-earned advancement.👌
#RFA
#teamtidesurge
#BZ
@RFAHeadquarters
@CdreDavidEagles
@LadyW_Joanna
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Another successful RAS completed during
#JointWarrior
. This time with our fellow
@RoyalNavy
colleagues onboard
@hms_albion
🌊⚓
#Supersurge
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#RoyalNavy
#CareersAtSea
#JointWarrior
#AviationFuel
#HMSAlbion
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'RAS'lantic Ocean
Almost £200,000 of fuel passed from
@RFATidesurge
to
@HMS_Richmond
during Operations.
@RFAHeadquarters
@COMUKCSG
#careersatsea
#calmseas
#fuelcrisis
photo: 2/O(CIS) Wrightson
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(2 of 2 )As
#JointWarrior
continues we have been busy completing a number of RAS's with NATO forces.
This week we have successfully passed fuel to a number of French ships including
@MarineNationale
#FATONNERRE
🇫🇷
#Supersurge
#RoyalFleetAuxiliary
#MarineNationale
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Congratulations to our newly promoted CPO Deck AKA "The Bosun"
#RFAcareers
#ifyoucantseethemyoucantbethem
#careersatsea
#womeninmaritime
@LadyW_Joanna
@RFAHeadquarters
@CdreDavidEagles
@womenindefence
@navy_women
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After a successful maintenance period we're back out to sea and what a view to accompany a Sunday morning cuppa. A busy few days of trials and platform endorsements ahead
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