RNAS Yeovilton

At 1100 on 11 November 2009, Sailors and Royal Marines from the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton conducted its annual Act of Remembrance..

HMS Heron Netball Team Go From Strength To Strength

At a glittering ceremony at The Museum of Army Flying, personnel from the Commando Helicopter Force received a number of Awards from Rear Admiral CA Johnstone-Burt OBE Commander Joint Helicopter Command.

- With A Service Of Dedication And Thanksgiving.

An informal link was finally made official when members of the Crewkerne Branch of the Royal British Legion visited 845 NAS at RNAS Yeovilton on Wednesday 23 September.

A Royal Navy reservist and veteran of the Falkland’s conflict has volunteered for a tour in Afghanistan with 663 Squadron Army Air Corps, flying the Apache attack helicopter.

When members of 845 NAS were last in Sarajevo on official business it was in the late nineties during the Balkans Conflict. At the time the Squadron was the longest serving unit during that conflict..

For the first time in nearly 70 years, HMS HERON is under the Command of a Royal Marine. Brigadier Mark Noble has taken the reins at a time when the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton never been busier, providing aircraft from both Commando and Lynx Helicopter Forces to all the major operational theatres around the world, including Afghanistan and the Arabian Gulf.