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Exercise Lion Strike in Montenegro, personnel from the squadron happened across a stray puppy which they sought to adopt and bring back to the UK. Through social media campaigning the squadron raised over £6000 and began the processes to bring ‘KT’ the puppy (named after her love for cable ties) home.
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Caribbean as part of Atlantic Patrol Tasking North (APT (N)). Embarked in RFA Argus the squadron spent eight months in the region to provide support to British Overseas Territories during the hurricane season, whilst also working in conjunction with
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Emergency Stations on the flight deck. Plans for how to launch 21 aircraft from three spots
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October 2011, they returned from Afghanistan to their base in Somerset. Back in the UK, the squadron provides aviation support to infantry training, and takes part in numerous amphibious exercises, thereby ensuring that the UK is able to effectively operate in the littoral environment and so is
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September to December 2022, B Flight embarked in RFA Argus alongside 847 Naval Air Squadron for Littoral Response Group South (LRG(S)). The task group provided a sustained presence and reassurance whilst working with numerous NATO partners and regional allies in the Mediterranean and North
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in amphibious assaults and wartime environments. It conducts medium-lift frontline operations in a variety of environments including desert, arctic, jungle and maritime. The squadron mainly conducts troop carrying, load-lifting, and maritime interdiction missions but can also perform
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the United States
Coastguard in counter narcotic operations. During B Flight’s tenure in the area the squadron, alongside the United States Military, provided disaster relief to Honduras in the wake of Hurricanes Eta and Iota that hit in late November.
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for the Navy's most outstanding piece of aviation in the year. During the 1950s, 845 NAS was the only squadron to operate as a front line ASW unit and was responsible for developing most of the doctrine used by today's ASW squadrons.
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peacekeeping missions in the country, providing transportation and evacuating refugees and casualties. The first
British helicopter squadron into Bosnia, 845 NAS was also the last squadron to leave in 2005.
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for all commando aircrew. 845 NAS established a hard earned reputation for trying its utmost to help the troops in all weathers. Its aircraft were some of the first to render help to the mortar devastated
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in quick succession were rapidly made. The fire was brought under control and the squadron was stood down. One Marine
Engineering Mechanic died in the fire. In January 1972, 845 embarked on
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Marines in the vicinity of Malta and put them in great stead for the approaching
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for a commission in the Middle and Far East in late 1957. During this time, the squadron was involved in various exercises and troop moves as a result of the deteriorating situation in
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and deployed SAR duties. They are the spearhead of the
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Sea King HC4 of 845 NAS over Northern Norway in 2014
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904:. 3 February 2003. col. 56W–60W.
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1137:The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm
1120:. Air Britain Historians Limited.
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