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Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Publilius Syrus 85BC - 43BC
Our latest Replenishment at Sea with USNS SUPPLY shows how perilous operations become when the Sea is awoken.
#RAS #Allies #GlobalReach @USNavy
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Great to be back up in our first sailing ground in the Moray Firth #Scotland
Much water has passed under our keel since but still, stories of #Invergordon are heard in our passageways - the only town to have had both UK carriers visit and itself steeped in @RoyalNavy history.
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"Let us remember those who will not come back, their constancy and courage in battle, their sacrifice and endurance in the face of a merciless enemy". George VI, 9th May 1945.
Shine a light tonight at 2130 to remember them.
#ShineALight #VEDay75 #ThisIsYourVictory
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Well what a moment in history that was. Been wonderful seeing your pics and videos and if you missed it please look at our pinned video of events.
Check out these pics from @picexclusive ❤ the one capturing HMS VICTORY and the foremast of HMS WARRIOR #SomethingOld #SomethingNew
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Taskgroup for #Groupex and #JW202 has been announced.
@NATO's UK led #5thGen Carrier Strike Group will be:
@hms_kent 🇬🇧
@HMSDefender 🇬🇧
@hmsdiamond 🇬🇧
@HMSNORT 🇬🇧
@RFATideforce 🇬🇧
@RFAFortVictoria 🇬🇧
HMS 🤫 🇬🇧
HNLMS Evertsen @kon_marine 🇳🇱
USS The Sullivans @USNavy 🇺🇸
Game on⚓
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Testing the pre-wet system results in a photo opportunity like this. Credit:CPO Johnson #QNLZatSea
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Hello Twitter 👋
Early morning #ThursdayThought view on the pond captured by @BrettDickinson9
#Westlant18 #lifeisgreatonR08
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"Everyone, man or woman, has done their best. Everyone has tried. Neither the long years nor the dangers, nor the fierce attacks of the enemy, have in any way weakened the unbending resolve of the British nation". Churchill 9th May 1945.
Proud & thankful 75 years on.
#VEDay75
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Back at sea - straight to work - Phalanx Firing. 💪💥
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Most of the Ships crew only see the jets fly through the internal TV system (aptly named 'Jetflix' (sorry, not sorry @netflix))
Concurrent to a trial, they got to see and hear the power of @thef35 from the flight deck in their bubbles.
#LivingTheLightningDream ⚡
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QNLZ departs #Invergordon following in footsteps of @RoyalNavy carriers of the past that have operated from the Cromarty Firth. #QNLZatSea
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Whilst we were going to use footage of our encounter with #StormCiaraUk, rather we promote the audacious work of our fellow seafarers @RNLI
Whilst we may protect 🇬🇧 waters in different spheres our work is equally important.
For those in peril on the sea 🌊⚓ twitter.com/RNLI/status/12…
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A great picture of our starboard side Marine Evacuation System (MES) trial, taken by @SouthseaLiving .
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We ‘crossed the line’!
In true Naval tradition, nearly 1000 sailors were welcomed into Neptune’s Kingdom 🌊 👑 🧜♀️ 🐻
🥇This was the first time the ceremony has taken place onboard HMS QNLZ
HMS QNLZ has now operated in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 🗺 🧭
#CSG21
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Today we paid homage to our comrades from New Zealand and Australia, in particular those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the first landings at Gallipoli.
#LestWeForget #AnzacDay2020
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Rotary wing flying trials are progressing well and now also include night flying. All aspects of flying from our new ship are being tested and verified, from routines and procedures right down to the optimal brightness of lighting on the deck. #QNLZAtSea
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The Invicta @hms_kent has been integrated in the Carrier Strike Group for Ex Crimson Ocean; bringing its anti-submarine hunting ability.
They get quite a good view above the surface as well 👀 ⚡
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Ask a sailor, they will say that a day alongside is a day wasted. This day will be an exception though.
Whilst @HMSPWLS gets ready to welcome us back to our birthplace, we can't wait to welcome our little sister home to #Portsmouth
We may even let her use OUR jetty sometime 😉
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Plenty of #WednesdayMotivation in this; our favourite image so far of #F35ondeck
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Ahead of tonight's @PoppyLegion #FestivalofRemembrance, we look back on our homage to the fallen when we were exercising off the Eastern Seaboard last year.
Find out how you can support this year 👇britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/p…
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Strike fighters with the strike carrier! ⚡💫 #CSG21
Striking phot too 📸 @PACAF
@SenNatRepQNLZ
Good to see F-35Bs from ship with allies!
@USMC @RoyalNavy @US7thFleet
@RoyalAirForce #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific 🌏
The @RoyalNavy's flagship and first Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. ⚓️🇬🇧