HMS Ocean sailed from Livorno while HMS Bulwark sailed from Toulon straight into the warm up phase of Exercise Trident Juncture. Both vessels have spent months preparing for the ambitious exercise which will see around 36,000 personnel from more than 30 nations taking part in locations around Italy, Spain and Portugal. Ocean visited Livorno to… Continue reading BRITISH WARSHIPS GEAR UP FOR “TRIDENT JUNCTURE” EXERCISE
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MV22 OSPREY RETURNS TO HMS OCEAN
The landing was the first step in demonstrating the partnership between the amphibious helicopter platform and the US Marines Corps (USMC) ahead of the major NATO exercise, Trident Juncture, which gets underway in a few weeks time. The USMC MV22 Osprey, callsign ‘Elvis’, visited HMS Ocean in the Atlantic off Portugal at the start of… Continue reading MV22 OSPREY RETURNS TO HMS OCEAN
846 NAS ‘CRAWL WALK, RUN’ AND FLY ON DECK LANDING TRAINING
For a number of 846 NAS aircrew this was the first time in over three years they had operated with a ship due to being on exchange with the RAF whilst undergoing conversion training from the Sea King Mk4 to the Merlin Mk3 at RAF Benson. Utilising the infamous ‘crawl, walk, run’ phrase, the first… Continue reading 846 NAS ‘CRAWL WALK, RUN’ AND FLY ON DECK LANDING TRAINING
HMS BULWARK AND HMS OCEAN SET SAIL FOR COUGAR 15 DEPLOYMENT
HMS Ocean deployed with Royal Marines from 45 Commando and Merlin, Apache and Chinook helicopters from the Fleet Air Arm, Army Air Corps and RAF, where the Navy’s helicopter carrier will join a task group of 70 warships from across NATO and host the task force commander Rear Admiral Tony Radakin. Joining her will be… Continue reading HMS BULWARK AND HMS OCEAN SET SAIL FOR COUGAR 15 DEPLOYMENT