Fast Roping 🚁💪👊

Pictured below is 847 Naval Air Squadron conducting fast roping with both Royal Marines and British Army 🇬🇧 TheParachuteRegiment 🚁🗡🪂.

Thank you! 💪🚢🇳🇱

847 NAS, and in particular B-Flight, would like to say a massive thank you to the Koninklijke Marine's HNLMS Karel Doorman Zr.Ms.KarelDoorman. You've been amazing hosts and we hope to see you again soon! 🚁

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REORG!!! 🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁

All our aircraft are now safely returned to RNAS Yeovilton after being embarked on two different platforms in the harsh conditions 🥶 of the high
north ⬆️.

Small, but Mighty 🚁🇬🇧

847 NAS is concurrently supporting both the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) UK Carrier Strike Group and the UK Littoral Strike Group (LRG), two of the Royal Navy's core outputs! Proving that it's not the dog in the fight, but the fight in the dog! 🐾
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Maritime intra-theatre lift (MITL) ✔️ Close Air Support (CAS)✔️
Passagers Mail Cargo (PMC)✔️
Search and Rescue (SAR)✔️
Joint Personnel Recovery (JPR) ✔️

A strong 💪 start for 847's embarked detachment onboard HMS Prince of Wales. 📭🚁⛑️

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From brothers to mothers onboard
Happy Mother's Day to all!

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These women can!

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Happy International Women's Day! ♀️

847 Naval Air Squadron, like all UK 🇬🇧 Armed Forces, is extremely proud to have a workforce of women and men serving shoulder to shoulder! 🚁💪

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In the snow and ice 845 Naval Air Squadron 847 Naval Air Squadron of Commando Helicopter Force in the mountains of Norway 🇳🇴

Joint Personnel Recovery (JPR) 🔍🚁🇳🇴

This week, 847 NAS is getting together with their Commando Helicopter Force sister squadron 845 Naval Air Squadron for a JPR exercise, deep in the Norwegian mountains 🏔. Enhancing our ability to safely locate and recover friendly personnel! 📍💪

Our B-Flight embarked on the Koninklijke Marine HNLMS Karel Doorman! 💪🚁🇳🇱 #SteadfastDefender24

Close Air Support (CAS) 🚁💥

In support of UK UK Commando Force Operations Commando Forces on the ground and F-35s from RAF Marham in the air, 847 NAS has been providing Close Air Support for UK Carrier Strike Group on #SteadfastDefender24 💪

847 NAS is 💯!

With 100% of the Squadron now deployed and landed on with 100% of the aircraft serviceable 💪. 847 NAS continues #SteadfastDefender24 100% ready in support of UK Carrier Strike Group and Littoral Strike!

200 years and counting! 🎂🎉🥳

Happy birthday to the RNLI. It's always a pleasure to work alongside you, safeguarding life at sea!

This is us conducting training with the Scarborough lifeboat last week in the North Sea ⬇️. #RNLI200

Another 847 NAS first! 🥇💪

With 847's A-Flight on the brilliant HMS Prince of Wales 🇬🇧 and B-Flight on the impressive Dutch 🇳🇱 ship HNLMS Karel Doorman Koninklijke Marine we're running two embarked points of presence 📍📍. #SteadfastDefender24

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While much of the UK Commando Force is deployed with NATO in Norway, operations continue in the #RedSea . Boarding Teams from 42 Commando Royal Marines embarked on HMS Richmond assist with the freedom of passage by intercepting weapons and drugs used to fund Houthi attacks.

#SteadfastDefender24 connects Allied Maritime Command in Northwood 🇬🇧 and the sea 🌊.
The largest NATO exercise in decades, with approximately 90,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from 31 Allies and 🇸🇪 Sweden. #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether

Our weekly round up includes

✅ Exercising with allied partners
✅ Practice F-35 Action Alerts
✅ Helicopter operations 🚁
✅ Northern Lights 🇳🇴

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Think your day job is tough?🤔

I'm not sure the personnel on Operation Clockwork would agree!🥶

Learn more about Commando Helicopter Force 👉royalnavy.mod.uk/organisation/u…

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