Seven weeks after waving them off from Devonport, Commander In Chief Fleet (CINC), Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope KCB OBE has visited TAURUS 09 units
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- 14th Apr 2009What Lurks Beneath?Deep down in the depths of the Arabian Sea, Plymouth-based submarine HMS Talent lurks silently, evading for the moment, the probing eyes of the Merlin Maritime Patrol Helicopters and warships prowling above.
- 9th Apr 200940 Commando Complete Turkish ExerciseThe culmination of the first phase of the Royal Navy’s Taurus 09 deployment was to be a huge multinational exercise on and around the coast of Turkey by the name of EGEMEN.
- 6th Apr 2009TAURUS Ships Transit Suez CanalThe ships of TAURUS 09 have transited the Suez Canal, marking the start of Phase Two of the deployment. After a brief stop off at Port Said, the entrance to the canal where they waited patiently to be brought forward through this busy shipping lane..
- 3rd Apr 2009Royal Navy Task Group Heads for Red SeaA Royal Navy Task Group which forms the biggest deployment to the Far East in more than a decade is preparing to head into some of the busiest sea lanes of the world, notorious for pirate attacks.
- 3rd Apr 2009Bulwark Crete VisitThree Royal Navy ships, which make up part of the UK’s biggest sea deployments of recent years, have spent the past week in the Greek island of Crete..
- 3rd Apr 2009Ancient Aegean Port Of Izmir Hosts Mighty 'O'HMS Ocean’s crew have been taking a well earned break this week in the ancient Aegean port of Izmir following completion of an intensive 2 week Amphibious Exercise off the coast of Turkey.
- 25th Mar 2009TAURUS Ships In Mediterranean Stand DownsThe TAURUS ships have been enjoying their third stand-down of the deployment, with visits to Crete, Cyprus and Turkey.
- 24th Mar 2009COMUKMARFOR Visits TAURUS Task GroupCommander UK Maritime Forces, Rear Admiral Phil Jones has paid a visit to the TAURUS 09 Task Group as it exercises in the Mediterranean.
- 15th Mar 2009Advance Force Creeps Into CyprusWhile troops taking part in the Cyprus Wader geared up at sea for the beach assaults, a specialist Royal Marine detachment slipped ashore, unseen, undetected, preparing the land for the impending assault.
- Under the clear blue skies of the Mediterranean, the eleven ships of the Royal Navy’s TAURUS 09 deployment line up, in a rare display of might.
- 13th Mar 2009Marines Wade InRoyal Marines from Taunton-based 40 Commando have been testing the waters of the eastern Mediterranean.
- 11th Mar 2009Talent Joins TAURUS 09 and Hosts First Cross-PolFollowing a very enjoyable port visit to Soudha Bay, Crete, HMS Talent joined the Taurus 09 Task group. After participating in the first of a series of Combined Anti-Submarine Exercises..
- 9th Mar 2009Navy Exercises Amphibious Force in CyprusThousands of Royal Navy sailors, Royal Marines and airmen are taking part in a major amphibious exercise in Cyprus, as part of one of the navy’s largest deployments of recent years.
- 6th Mar 2009HMS Somerset Sails for TAURUS 09Early 2009 has seen HMS Somerset successfully regenerate to become a key asset for a major Royal Navy deployment, TAURUS 09.
- 5th Mar 2009Submarine Joins TAURUS Ships In The MedHMS Talent has sailed to join the rest of the TAURUS 09 Task Group in the Mediterranean.
- 4th Mar 2009Valletta Hosts Amphibious Task GroupFour warships which sailed into Valletta’s Grand Harbour last week have now left, sailing into the Mediterranean sunset.
- 2nd Mar 2009TAURUS 09 Ships Sail Into Malta and NaplesHMS Bulwark sailed into the Grand harbour, Malta as apart of the TAURUS 09 deployment
- 28th Feb 2009Royal Marines return to “The Rock”Royal Marines from Taunton-based 40 Commando have returned to Gibraltar, the scene of one their most famous and historic battles.
- 26th Feb 2009TAURUS 09 Ships Go Shopping!When a warship requires stores, provisions or ammunition they can hardly place an internet shopping order with a supermarket.