Carrier Strike Group 2021 - CSG21

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DIAMOND

The RN says hms diamond will shortly head through the Suez Canal "to deliver operations supporting the Carrier Strike Group" after repairs were completed in Taranto.

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NO SHORE LEAVE
Navy Lookout - HMSQNLZ to arrive at the US naval base at Yokosuka Flag of Japan tomorrow.
Strict COVID regulations mean the crew will not be allowed to go ashore.

Also see - https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Intern ... n-Saturday

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HMS Kent

Bit of a break for the Chefs - Bento boxes were the order of the day today, provided courtesy of our Operational Welfare Fund whilst alongside on Sasebo, Japan. Arigatōgozaimashita.
4 Photos at - https://twitter.com/hms_kent/status/143 ... 98/photo/1

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Q.E.'s arrival at Yokosuka in Tokyo Bay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5efGgwE-zg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci07xwEcF1Q

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Navy Lookout

Note the Tide-Class tankers can also conduct heavy jackstay transfer of solid stores.
RFA Tidespring transfers load to RFA FortVictoria in the East China Sea a few days ago.
Video see - https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 3831349258

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The point of a British carrier strike group in the Pacific

The deployment of a British aircraft carrier and her strike group is politically symbolic as it serves to validate the concept of ‘Global Britain’ and as such the deployment is certainly political, but it also serves a strategic aim.
The British ’tilt’ towards the Indo-Pacific is based on several concerns such as economics (the economies of the region are growing at a substantial rate) and security (to preserve freedom of navigation in the face of China claiming vast swatches of the world’s oceans).

Continues at - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/the-poi ... naIVqC3ElE

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Q.E. - ON THE FLIGHT DECK, 4 PHOTOS AT - https://twitter.com/tshashin/status/143 ... 24/photo/1

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HMS Queen Elizabeth Flag of United Kingdom
We are so grateful for the generosity shown to us while alongside in Japan.
We could not leave ship so the local community on US Navy base Yokosuka donated treats!
Nutty and scran! A heartfelt thank you to C FAY Japan FLEACT Yokosuka US Forces Japan
See - https://twitter.com/HMSQNLZ/status/1436 ... 10/photo/1
https://twitter.com/HMSQNLZ/status/1436 ... 31/video/1
https://twitter.com/HMSQNLZ/status/1436 ... 22/photo/1

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Photo essay – the Carrier Strike Group – operations in the Pacific

The UK Carrier Strike Group arrived in the North Pacific in early August. This photo and video essay covers the activities of the group during the subsequent 5 weeks.
The programme was severely disrupted by the worsening COVID situation in South Korea and Japan and some major changes to the planned schedule have been made. Most of the CSG ships had spent around 5 weeks at sea since leaving the Mediterranean, covering over 10,000 nautical miles. The ships arrived at the US Naval base in Guam on 6th August where most of the crews were finally able to get ashore for some well-deserved downtime.

See - https://www.navylookout.com/photo-essay ... 8Ywso_2Dx8

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HMS Queen Elizabeth

Hafa Adai!
Back in beautiful Guam for some scheduled maintenance.