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08:32 GMT - 13 May 2013
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Bulwark's cycling team return from European challenge
Ice and snow failed to daunt the intrepid cyclists of HMS Bulwark…
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Royal Navy
Cougar task group returns having laid firm foundations
The Navy’s key autumn deployment draws to a close today with the…
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HMS Bulwark Heads Home On Completion Of Cougar 12
The amphibious warship HMS Bulwark is due to return to the South…
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One Last Stop For HMS Bulwark Before Heading Home
HMS Bulwark, the Fleet Flagship, visited the island of Malta as part…
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Illustrious and her Apache gunships breathe fire and fury in…
For the second time this year HMS Illustrious launched Army Apache gunships…
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Illustrious honours her wartime predecessor in Malta
Sailors from HMS Illustrious paid tribute to their wartime forebears as they…
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HMS Montrose Pays a Visit to Algeria
Although part of the ongoing Cougar 12 deployment to the Mediterranean, HMS…
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Last-minute fine-tuning for Northumberland in Crete before sailing through Suez
Sailors and Royal Marines from HMS Northumberland have carried out final boarding…
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HMS Illustrious arrives to warm welcome in Malta
These stunning images show HMS Illustrious sailing through the clear blue waters…
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British and Albanian navies serve up Balkan blockbuster
A major two-week exercise involving British and Albanian naval forces in the…
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Royal Marines Storm Former Cold War Base
Under the cover of smoke grenades and camouflage headgear Royal Marines and…
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Bulwark honours British war dead in Corfu
Sailors from the nation’s flagship honoured 29 British dead – most of…
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From wardroom to ward – Montrose practises treating battlefield casualties
Medics turned the wardroom of HMS Montrose into a ward as the…
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Mansfield Sailor Serves on French Carrier
A Royal Navy sailor from Mansfield has been deployed on a French…
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Commando airmen enjoy French flies aboard Charles de Gaulle
Jungly Sea Kings of the Commando Helicopter Force were given a glimpse…
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‘This is just the beginning…’ Major Anglo-French naval exercise ends…
The first test of the British and French Navies to create a…
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HMS Montrose integrates French Forces on board
Historically the 21st of October is a significant date, marking ups and…
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Illustrious Care – Maritime Medics Tested on Exercise Corsican Lion
HMS Illustrious, the UK’s high readiness helicopter and commando carrier, has been…
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Allied Forces Storm Mediterranean Beaches
Watched by his British counterpart – a French marine takes careful aim…
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Commandos get to grips with fast roping
Helicopters from 845 and 846 Naval Air Squadron continue to train hard…
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UK And France Join Forces In The Med
British and French naval forces have met up in the Mediterranean for…
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The Rock’s rockin’ with warships as Cougar task force visits…
Gibraltar Harbour bristled with battleship grey as four of the six ships…
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Royal Navy Task Force heads for the Mediterranean
A Royal Navy-led task force made up of warships, airpower and Royal…
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HMS Montrose supports Cougar training in the South-West
HMS Montrose has been playing a small – and unusual – part…
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Royal Navy Warship HMS Northumberland Sails On Patrol
The Plymouth-based Royal Naval frigate HMS Northumberland has sailed on an eight-month…
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All-action show from task group off Cornish coast
Royal Navy air and sea power combined on the sands of Cornwall…
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Royal Marines Reserves
Marines storm ashore in Cornwall in final training for Med…
Royal Marines stormed ashore on a sleepy Cornish beach as training for…
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Helicopters land on Lusty as she sails for Cougar
Sea King and Merlin helicopters emerged from the mist to land on…
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Navy Roars Into The Med For Key 2012 Deployment
More than 3,000 sailors and Royal Marines are geared up for a…
Bulwark's cycling team return from European challenge
Ice and snow failed to daunt the intrepid cyclists of HMS Bulwark who pedalled their way across Europe to raise money for the RNRMC. Read more
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I have conducted numerous cold-weather training exercises, in places like Norway, and knew when we were cycling through the snow, it was dangerous. It was ok while we kept moving but if you stopped, given the lightweight clothing we were wearing we would have quickly suffered from hypothermia.Capt Triggs Triggol RM
Royal Navy
Cougar task group returns having laid firm foundations
The Navy’s key autumn deployment draws to a close today with the two ships which led it – flagship HMS Bulwark and carrier Illustrious – returning to their respective bases. The man who led the Cougar 12 deployment, Cdre Paddy McAlpine, believes it has laid firm foundations for future task group work – and especially Anglo-French co-operation. Read more