Saturday 14 April 2012


Exercise Joint Warrior  - the Fleet Air Arm 'Junglies' were reunited with US crews from their recent Libya operations when meeting briefly at RNAS Yeovilton in preparation for Exercise Joint Warrior.      845 Naval Air Squadron hosted 30 personnel from the 56th Rescue Squadron of the United States Air Force, who brought with them two HH-60 PAVE HAWK search and rescue helicopters (a version of the H-60 Blackhawk).    Both units were embarked on the Helicopter Carrier OCEAN during Operation ELLAMY (Libya).      As part of their reunion the PAVE HAWK’s practised their skills using the Aviation Training Ship RFA ARGUS in the English Channel where they made 80 deck landings.      The 56th Rescue Squadron is based at RAF Lakenheath (Suffolk) being part of the United States Air Force in Europe.   Exercise Joint Warrior  is the largest bi-annual European naval exercise, and will be hosted by the Royal Navy off the west coast of Scotland.

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