Another post on John's Naval, Marine and other Service news
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It’s all routine, it’s been planned for ages, but great timing as HMS Westminster and RFA Lyme Bay and RFA Mounts Bay will visit Gibraltar as part of the Cougar 13 deployment Royal NavyThousands of Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel will leave the UK on Monday (12 August) for an annual deployment to the Mediterranean and Gulf region - Cougar ’13. The long-planned deployment will see elements of the UK’s Response Force Task Group (RFTG) – the naval force formed under the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review – hone its world class maritime skills thousands of miles from home through exercises with a number of key allies. For the full story please our website: http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/August/09/130809-Cougar-13View on Facebook    The post Cougar 13 and a Visit to the Rock appeared first on Think Defence. |
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