👑 Platinum Jubilee Thread Congratulations to Her Majesty The Queen, the first Monarch in 🇬🇧 history to celebrate 7️⃣0️⃣ years on the throne 👏🏼. Popped down to London to catch the fly past 🙌🏼.

I am deeply saddened to hear about the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was a beacon for Britain’s presence and influence around the world. My thoughts are with the Royal Family and share the upset of the country at large at this sad time. God Save The King.

The timeless heartbeat of a nation, an echo of the past, a rhythm for the future. When we’re at our very best…🇬🇧 Thank you. 1926 - 2022.

🆕 Royal Air Force C130 Usual apologies for 📷, but coming into land at Chania, Crete 🇬🇷. U.S. Air Force Rivet Joint on the deck.

🌹 We Will Remember Them. #lestweforget #RemembranceDay

Terrible iphone 📷 But a Royal Navy B1 River class in #Liverpool this evening as I return from Belfast. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/River-cla… Unsure which one, if anyone knows❓

👑 King Charles III 🇬🇧 Congratulations to His Majesty The King, God Save The King. #Coronation #GSTK

🌹 Lest we forget.

F35 Déjà vu Folly… Phillip Hammond announcing the ↩️ B-C-B History repeats. NATO 🇮🇹🇹🇷🇧🇪🇩🇪🇳🇱 fulfil this role 🇬🇧❌⛽️ A’s 12 a small inefficient fleet, reducing fleet effectiveness Could, in time, undermine 🇬🇧 CASD Weakens 🇬🇧 carrier strike Senseless.

Carrier exercises in the Med, particularly cross deck operations with F35 operator 🇮🇹 Engagement with a growing The Commonwealth power 🇮🇳 Imagine joint exercises with 🇸🇬 (a future operator of F35) & a vital FPDA presence. Soon to begin exercises with 🇦🇺, another F35 operator.

Why can’t a T45 replace Lancaster❓ Appreciate T23 fleet strained, but given recent regional tensions, surely not insurmountable. For a continued 🇬🇧 presence, prioritise deploying Stirling Castle to support MCM + T45. 7 T23 TAPS Carrier as req FRES 6 T45 Gulf Carrier as req