🌊Ridin' the wave!
🚢 Taking a well-deserved break, the @hms_tamar crew swapped the ship for surfboards in beautiful Tahiti.
🌴🏄 The @RoyalNavy is a nonstop job, moments like these are what make it a truly one-of-a-kind experience
Defence Operations 🇬🇧
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Defence Operations 🇬🇧
@DefenceOps
Official channel of the Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), a part of @CSOC_Mod .Dedicated to providing information on UK military operations overseas.
- 🚪Knock knock…who’s there?The Irish Guards💥 🪖The @irish_guards sharpened their urban warfare skills, combining building clearance with drone reconnaissance to find & outmanoeuvre threats. 🎯Boots on the ground. Eyes in the sky. Ready for the modern battlefield. @BritishArmy
00:00 - ✅The Final Leg Complete ⚓️@HMS_Medway returns to port following an 18‑day South Atlantic deployment, safely bringing home: 🪂Pathfinders from @16AirAssltBCT 🧑🍳A @RoyalAirForce chef 📡5 RIFLES reconnaissance team 🚢Tasking complete, Medway stands ready for what comes next.
- POV: Starting the weekend at Mach speed⚡️ ✈️ @RoyalAirForce Typhoons deployed in the Middle East continue routine activity to keep UK airpower ready, responsive & airborne. ⛽From runway to refuelling, it’s all part of maintaining presence, reach & capability across the region.
00:00 - 🐾 This one’s got plenty of bark… and bite. 🇬🇧🐕 Military Working Dogs from @BritishArmy 1 MWD Regiment joined Ex SPRING STORM, supporting @DefenceHQ training alongside @NATO allies in Estonia.🇪🇪 🎯On NATO’s eastern flank, every capability counts. @Natobgest
- 🌊 4,500 miles. 18 days. One mission complete. 🛳️From the Falklands to Tristan da Cunha, @HMS_Medway delivered vital support before safely recovering @BritishArmy Pathfinders. ✈️ RAF inserted.🪂Army established. ⚓Navy recovered. Joint operations in action. @BFSouthAtlantic
- Ready on the eastern flank 🛡️ 2 SCOTS joined @NATO allies on Ex SPRING STORM, testing how allied forces defend together in realistic battlefield conditions. Train hard. Stand ready. 💥 We are #StrongerTogether
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“Action Wildcat, Action Wildcat” Securing the skies when every second counts. Dragon’s embarked Wildcat - Inferno - is an essential capability supporting air surveillance, intelligence gathering and protecting the ship from air and surface threats. @RoyalNavy @DefenceOps
00:00 - UK heatwave? ☀️ Still not as hot as a Typhoon afterburner on Op BILOXI.🔥✈️ 🛫Typhoons from @RoyalAirForce continue to launch on BILOXI, sharpening combat edge alongside allies in support of @NATO enhanced Air Policing mission. Speed. Power. Precision. 💪 #PhoonFriday
- A line on the map. 🗺️ A mission for peace.🕊️ The Green Line tour takes us inside the @UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus, where peacekeepers work to maintain calm, prevent escalation and support stability.
00:00 - Critical Supplies. Extreme Delivery. ✈️ @BritishArmy and @RoyalAirForce delivered urgent medical supplies over 9,000km with no airstrip.... 🪂 With time running out, there was only one option… an airborne delivery. 👇 Watch the operation unfold below.
00:00 - 🫡Arigato, Japan! 🇬🇧🇯🇵 @HMS_Spey has departed the city of Kure in the Hiroshima region of Japan. 🚢The visit marked the first time in a number of years that a foreign ship has docked at the @JMSDF_PAO dockyard. 🤝Building on an already strong partnership between the UK & Japan
- 🕒 24/7: Day or Night ✈️ Jet off this Phoon Friday with the @RoyalAirForce Typhoon FGR4 💪 Conducting Defensive Counter Air missions 🛡️ Armed with ASRAAM & PKWS, protecting allies and partners across the region
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