30th anniversary of Falklands’ liberation commemorated
14/06/2012 16:08:00
Services in the Falklands and in the UK today and tomorrow will mark 30 years since the islands were liberated after a bitter six-week conflict. A memorial parade will be held at HMS Raleigh, while sailors from HMS Penzance will join local veterans in Swansea, in addition to major commemorations in...
Plymouth recruits join forces with dads
13/06/2012 16:10:00
Two Royal Navy recruits from Plymouth, who are following in the footsteps of their fathers, have completed their initial training at HMS Raleigh.
Not just about eyes to the skies! CHF gets hands-on
13/06/2012 13:08:00
Yeovilton Air Day’s not just about eyes to the skies. There are plenty of ground attractions to interest every member of the family. There will be performances by the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, who performed at the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant and in stark contrast a...
Penzance dedicates a memorial to wartime forebears
13/06/2012 12:57:00
HMS Penzance honoured her forebears when today’s ship’s company helped to dedicate a memorial to the wartime ship of the same name. Sailors from the minehunter sailed their ship into the Cornish port to attend a memorial service for the previous HMS Penzance, sunk on convoy duties in the Atlantic...
Argus joins massive bicentennial celebrations in the USA
13/06/2012 12:38:00
More than one and a half million people got the chance to see RFA Argus when she spent six days in the world’s biggest naval base. The aviation training and casualty treatment ship attended her second major maritime festival, named OpSail 2012, in a matter of weeks; the event commemorates 200...
Sherwood Sailors Do The Highland Fling
13/06/2012 12:02:00
A team of Nottingham Naval Reservists have developed new skills during an Adventurous Training Expedition to the Central Highlands of Scotland.
Service Yachts Set Sail For Annual Channel Race
13/06/2012 11:13:00
Amid stormy weather conditions and choppy seas the Royal Navy, Army and RAF have set sail for their annual Services Offshore Regatta.
Diamond debuts as destroyer departs on inaugural deployment
12/06/2012 15:50:00
After her high-profile role in jubilee commemorations, HMS Diamond sails on her maiden deployment tomorrow. The departure of the Portsmouth-based Type 45 means half the force of world-leading destroyers is on active service – a fact hailed as a ‘watershed’ moment by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.
Addlestone Royal Naval Reserves Officer Plays Key Role in Diamond Jubilee Pageant
12/06/2012 15:14:00
Addlestone-based Royal Naval Reservist Charlotte Dangerfield played a key role in Sunday’s Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant.
Gosport Remembers the Falklands Fallen
12/06/2012 14:57:00
Veterans and the people of Gosport gathered together to commemorate the 30 year anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands.
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