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Semper Eadem ⚡🇬🇧⚓
Another day rolling in the deep conducting flight deck operations with @OC617Sqn under the direction of @smrmoorhouse Carrier Strike Staff. All with the watchful eye of @FOST.
#TrainedDeckOperationalJets
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HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH departing her homeport for #Westlant18 and #F35ondeck 🇬🇧🇺🇸 pscp.tv/w/bkhFbjFkdkVP…
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UK Lightning in 'Beast' mode onboard the future Fleet Flagship - a defining moment on the road to operational Carrier Strike capability. Up to 22,000 lbs of firepower; inert Paveway laser-guided bombs and ASRAAM air-to-air missiles. We wouldn't mess with it either #WESTLANT19
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We have just dispatched the last #F35 for 2018.
202 takeoffs
187 vertical landings, 15 SRVL’s including the Worlds first
75 hours in the air & 54 Training Weapons dropped
A monumental year for 🇬🇧 Carrier Strike supported by our closest ally.
Bring on 2019! #F35onDeck
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Disk Brakes Engaged!
Yesterday one of our #F35 performed the Worlds first Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing.
With this capability @thef35 can land with increased fuel and munitions load resulting in less wastage.
Looks pretty cool too!
#CapabilityIncreased #F35ondeck @USMC
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It's a very special thing for Service personnel to mark the Armistice, and honour the fallen, whilst on deployment. LPhot Dan Shepherd captured today's ceremony on video, to give you the opportunity to share it with us. #WeWillRememberThem #WESTLANT19 #QNLZatSea @PoppyLegion
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Float ✅ 🌊
Fly ✅ ✈
#lightning strikes again
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#OTD in 1982 the guns fell silent on the liberated Falkland Islands.
37 days later HMS HERMES returned to the city & berth we today, call home.
Our church service onboard today remembered the lives lost during the campaign. #LestWeForget
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Sunday Service at sea, St Paul’s Chapel onboard. Our thoughts and prayers are with the crew of ARA San Juan, and their families.
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Four-Acres can fit @RoyalNavy @RoyalMarines @RoyalAirForce @BritishArmy personnel in dress uniform.
#HeartsofOak played by the @RMBandService is an excellent way to march onto it 🇬🇧⚓️
#Westlant18 #F35ondeck🇬🇧
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We have flown our first #UKF35 multi-ship, launching 4 jets in quick succession and recovering on completion of their ‘mission’. Absolutely awe inspiring to watch, hear and feel! #WESTLANT19 @RoyalNavy @RoyalAirForce @17SqnRAF @OC617Sqn
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A ceremonial 'cheer ship' to mark the steam past of JS Ise & JS Asahi after Ex Noble Union. 🎉 #CSG21
We will be working with the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force again soon! 🇯🇵🗾
@jmsdf_pao_eng @JMSDF_PAO @RoyalNavy @UKinJapan @JuliaLongbottom
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Great aerial picture of us, taken this afternoon. Photo credit: @GuyG_Boffin
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Anyone still ❓ our legitimacy as an aircraft carrier?🤔 Peek into our hangar - this cavernous space suddenly feels a bit cramped! Still plenty of room for more but this gives you an idea of scale when 4 ⚡️& 5 🚁 were put to bed last night #WESTLANT19 @RoyalNavy @RoyalAirForce
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A big day of Defence Engagement!
🤝🌏
We were glad to welcome Defence Minister @KishiNobuo and senior officers from the Japan Self-Defense Forces to our ship along with HM Ambassador @JuliaLongbottom 🇬🇧 🇯🇵
@ModJapan_jp @ModJapan_en #CSG21
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After leaving Japan we joined Ex Pacific Crown.
Ships from #CSG21 @JMSDF_PAO & @RoyalCanNavy have been working together, proving interoperabilty. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 🇯🇵 🇨🇦
We finished lining up for a ceremonial cheer ship with @HMCSWinnipeg as we waved bye to JS Ise and JS Izumo. 👋
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QNLZ this is MILLENNIUM FALCON, Permission to land, over.
MILLENNIUM FALCON this is QNLZ,
Clear for landing, make your approach to spot 4 and......... #MayThe4thBeWithYou @starwars #StarWarsDay
Photo Credit: @navy_news
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Congratulations to Her Majesty The Queen!
#PlatinumJubilee #HM70
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The crew like to personalise their home. Marine Engineer (ME) @NauticalNeil has been busy with paintbrushes; Despicable ME?
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Waving hello to Singapore 🇸🇬 👋
The super skyline of a magnificent maritime city. Good to see you from the sea 🏙 👀 🌊
#CSG21 #Singapore @UKinSingapore 🇬🇧
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🇺🇸Hello #USA🇺🇸
Delighted to announce we have safely transited the pond and are proceeding alongside Mayport Florida for our first port call on #Westlant18 to re-supply before beginning final preps for #F35ondeck🇬🇧
Time to break out Tropical uniform; and the sunscreen☀️
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News travels as fast as lightning.
Another #StrikeCarrier day for us, just that we now have the largest #5thGen Air Group, at sea, in the world.
With the pilots now inducted it will be busy times ahead as we head into #Groupex and #JW202.
⚡️🇬🇧Lightning has Struck🇺🇸⚡️
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A @NATO force to be reckoned with is now assembled in the North Sea.
This is #CarrierStrike, this is #5thGen power projection - headed by the 🇬🇧 #StrikeCarrier and the 🇬🇧 Carrier Strike Group.
Let the games begin...
#WeAreHere #WeAreNATO #JW202
🇬🇧 ⚓ 🇺🇸 ⚓ 🇳🇱 ⚡ 🇬🇧 ⚓ 🇺🇸 ⚓ 🇳🇱
The @RoyalNavy's flagship and first Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. ⚓️🇬🇧