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Some good coverage of Strike Group operations against Daesh in the media today.
This is what we offer. Fifth generation combat power ready to go – hour after hour, day or night. #DefeatDeash #CarrierStrike #CSG21
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Following #HMSDefender’s passage through Ukrainian territorial waters yesterday, here’s a reminder of why the UK Carrier Strike Group is operating in the Black Sea👇 #CSG21
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The UK Carrier Strike Group is returning to sea ready to commence the next phase of #CSG21
Here are some of the highlights of our time in the Atlantic and Mediterranean over the past six weeks.👇
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The Suez Canal never fails to impress – but the first passage of a Queen Elizabeth Class carrier is quite a moment.
Phase 2 has begun. #CSG21
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英国空母打撃群が @JMSDF_PAO の護衛艦「せとぎり」とアデン湾で演習を行いました。日英が共有する安全と繁栄のために、海上における法の支配は最も重要です。インド太平洋到着時には、海上自衛隊との共同訓練に期待しています。 #CSG21 🇬🇧🇯🇵
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The UK Carrier Strike Group exercised with the Japanese destroyer Setogiri in the Gulf of Aden.
The rule of law at sea is paramount to our shared security & prosperity.
We look forward to working with the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force in the Indo-Pacific #CSG21 🇬🇧🇯🇵
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“It is better to be here ready to protect the peace, than to take blind shelter across the sea, rushing to respond only after freedom is lost.”
– Ronald Reagan #CSG21
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1/ The aircraft carrier is the ultimate expression of global maritime power.
HMS Queen Elizabeth & USS Ronald Reagan symbolise the might of the UK/US partnership & the ease with which our forces can combine here in the Gulf of Aden, or anywhere else in the world. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 #CSG21
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Important news – confirming the UK Carrier Strike Group will operate with the US, Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand & Republic of Korea in the coming months. 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇫🇷🇯🇵🇳🇿🇰🇷 #CSG21
gov.uk/government/new…
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Over the past few days, exercises between the Carrier Strike Group and the Indian Navy have tested our ability to work together, here in the Indian Ocean and beyond. 🇬🇧🇮🇳 #CSG21 #GlobalBritain
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UK Carrier Strike Group telah mengadakan latihan bersama Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (@tldm_rasmi). Latihan ini mencerminkan komitmen bersama terhadap keselamatan maritim dan kerjasama serantau di Asia Tenggara. #CSG21 #GlobalBritain 🇬🇧🇲🇾
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Yesterday, the Carrier Strike Group exercised with Singapore.
The @RoyalNavy has huge affection for Singapore based on our shared history, but this global city is also a beacon of freedom & prosperity.
We look forward to strengthening the bonds between us. #CSG21 🇬🇧🇸🇬
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Three words:
Strategic Maritime Power.
#CSG21 🇬🇧🇳🇱🇺🇸
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve been honing our ability to conduct blue water carrier operations.
This is no small achievement. It’s not just about having the ships & aircraft – it’s about the knowhow to sustain this tempo at range.
Few navies can do this. #CSG21
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The Carrier Strike Group has passed through the Luzon Strait and entered the Philippine Sea.
This is a significant moment for #CSG21.
Having begun our deployment in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, we have now travelled 10,000 miles to the Western Pacific.
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英国の空母打撃群 #CSG21 は、ルソン海峡を通過し、西太平洋に入りました。
日本をはじめとするこの地域のパートナーと協力して、海上の安全と、陸上の安定と繁栄を促進できることを期待しています。🇬🇧🇯🇵
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Welcome to all my new followers from 🇮🇳🇹🇭🇲🇾🇸🇬🇧🇳🇰🇷🇯🇵
If you're new to #CSG21, here's a run down of the ships and aircraft involved. 👇
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First live munitions Replenishment At Sea to a QEC carrier from a Solid Support Ship with 14,540Kg of munitions transferred - 16 PAVEWAY IV for the F-35B & 41,785Kg of mixed food & maintenance stores. Sustainment of the UK’s #CSG21 at sea, at range from the UK. @RFAFortVictoria
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@USMC F-35s from @HMSQNLZ have cross decked to USS AMERICA, refuelling &”bombing up” plus a RAS with @HMSDefender - exploitation of US decks demonstrating integrated operations with the US Expeditionary Strike Group 7, supporting UK-US interoperability & flexibility of UK #CSG21
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The #CSG21 is taking part in EX Noble Union, which sees Japan, US and CSG21 integrated and operating together. Supporting interoperability with like minded nations. Another demonstration of the flexibility of UK carrier strike.
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Maritime interoperability at its finest as the @RoyalNavy and ROK navy operate side by side conducting critical maritime manoeuvres. Thank you to the ROK Navy for their enthusiastic support to the #CSG21 deployment.
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The #CSG21 task group welcomes @HMCSWinnipeg. The @RoyalNavy and @RoyalCanNavy have a long and rich history of operating together and this is just another example of the international by design nature of #CSG21. #CSG21 joined ships from the @JMSDF_PAO for EX PACIFIC CROWN
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この地域で最も緊密な安全保障上のパートナーである日本との演習および交流を実施するために、英国空母打撃群 #CSG21 が日本に到着しました。日英関係は、この地域の安全と安定に対する英国のコミットメントにとって重要です。🇯🇵🇬🇧 @UKinJapan @JuliaLongbottom @RoyalNavy
Director Force Generation; planning, training and assuring Royal Navy units for global operations. Chair of @RNRugby