Galería: Celebración UEFA Gibraltar

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Night on a white horse (Darwin Series). Web de C. Hook

Three ships from the Royal Navy leave Gibraltar heading east as part of Cougar 14 closely escorted by the Royal Navy’s Gibraltar Squadron and Defence Police in various vessels. The Royal Navy’s flagship vessel HMS Bulwark led the party out into the Straits Of Gibraltar followed closely by the Fleet Tanker RFA Wave Knight and then by the Bay Class RFA Lyme Bay. All three ships and their crew spent several days at shore in Gibraltar, with the Crews also finding time to participate in the monumental ‘Rock Run’ at 6am on a misty morning, with some of the men dressed in over-elaborate dresses. Cougar 14 is an annual multinational training exercise in the Mediterranean sea and Persian Gulf and can be ready for immediate active deployment during this time. The Royal Navy vessels in Cougar 14 visiting Gibraltar en-route were HMS Bulwark, auxiliary vessels RFA Wave Knight and RFA Lyme Bay, these vessels provided a major amphibious and maritime-based capability. The UK Taskforce will carry out training with military and naval units from Germany, France and the US, amonghst others. In the Middle East they intend to exercise with forces from Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab emirates and Oman as well as calling at Egypt and Saudi Arabia. In prepartion for Cougar 14 HMS Bulwark loaded over 50 vehicles including a number of armoured amphibious Vikings as well as Land Rovers, trucks and logistic machinery. The ships is also ready to operate Sea King, Merlin and Chinook helicoptors. HMS Bulwark the Royal Navy’s flagship vessel is an Assault Command and Control ship with a crew of 350, a quarter of whom are made up from 4 Assault Squadron Royal Marines.