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Easy to recognize, with its amazingly dissected palmate foliage.
The fruit is curiously deployed, low-down on the trunk . . .
making the fruit picking an absolute doddle -- no ladders needed !
HMS WESTMINSTER SAILS FOR COUGAR ’13 DEPLOYMENT
Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster sailed from Portsmouth today (August 13) as part of the Cougar ’13 deployment to the Mediterranean and Gulf which involves thousands of RN, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel.
The long-planned deployment will see elements of the UK’s Response Force Task Group (RFTG) – the naval force formed under the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review – hone its world-class maritime skills thousands of miles from home through exercises with a number of key allies.
HMS Westminster, a Type 23 frigate, is among ten RN and RFA ships taking part in Cougar ’13, including helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious which sailed from Portsmouth yesterday (12/8).
On completion of the exercise Westminster will deploy to the Middle East and Indian Ocean as part of the RN’s standing commitment in the region.
She will provide reassurance to the UK’s allies in the region, conducting maritime exercises with other nations and carrying out maritime security and counter-piracy patrols. She will also be ready to react to situations such as humanitarian aid and war-fighting as directed by the UK Government.
Her Commanding Officer, Captain Hugh Beard, said: “It has taken a tremendous effort to get us ready and it is with immense pride that we sail from Portsmouth for the challenges of operations in the Middle East.”
HMS Westminster will be operating in familiar territory – she spent several months in the region last year and hit the headlines after a £14m drugs bust in the Indian Ocean.
Operations Officer Lieutenant Commander Simon Tappin is among many of her 170 ship’s company making the return trip. “The ship’s company are very experienced and capable and will carry forward this confidence into our current mission to make it a success,” he said.
Images taken from Fort Blockhouse by LA(Phot)Vicki Benwell.
Video taken from Round Tower by POA(Phot)Owen Cooban.
Panorama of Perseverance images of under the rover. Of interest is the partially visible Ingenuity helicopter being ready to be deployed for a flight, probably in April. Ingenuity is visible sticking out the bottom of Perseverance.
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, load onto an U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, on Green Ramp, Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Jan. 27, 2015, during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise. Five hundred paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, were airdropped onto Wright Army Airfield, Fort Stewart, Ga., from five C-17 transport aircraft 18 hours after notification. As the nucleus of the nation's Global Response Force, the 82nd Airborne Division provides a strategic hedge for combatant commanders with a responsive, agile and operationally significant response force that is flexible in size and composition to accomplish missions anywhere in the world. Air Mobility Command's participation also illustrates the critical partnership between Mobility Air Forces and the U.S. Army by exercising Joint Forcible Entry: the capability of rapidly introducing forces into hostile environments to conduct operations—whether combat or humanitarian support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marvin Krause)
They spot the Churcills across the fields and try to even up the odds. The vehicles trade some iffy shots and the Marders come off the worse for it with the lead SPG getting a solid hit that knocks it gun out. The 2 inch mortars are laying down smoke on some of the dug in Germans. And the new platoon of reinforcements is having trouble deciding if they really want to re take the buildings at the far edge the table.
U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, greet Iraqi army troops in June in a Mosul neighborhood liberated from the Islamic State group. With the number of deploying U.S. Soldiers down to around 15,000 from a peak of about 190,000 in FY08, the Rapid Fielding Initiative is procuring fewer flame-resistant combat uniforms each year. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Hull, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs)
Testing the deployment of the Sentinel-1A radar antenna in the cleanroom at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France. As the satellite is designed to operate in orbit, it is hung from a structure during tests to simulate weightlessness.
Credits: ESA–S. Corvaja, 2014
Members of an Afghan-international security force pursuit a Taliban facilitator believed to be located in a compound in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 10.
Looks like we were in the process of setting up the microwave gear during a deployment. On the right is one of our maintenance units on wheels that has not been camouflaged yet. Looks like a larger antenna has been set up and a smaller one is still being worked on. The TRC-97's are under the camouflage already.
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Rachael McGrady, of the 119th Force Support Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, throws her arms up the air as she prepares to hug family and friends who have gathered to greet her as she returns home to Hector International Airport, Fargo, N.D., upon completion of a six-month deployment to southwest Asia Jan. 24, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster currently on deployment has been putting her submarine hunting skills to the test with a combined UK and US Naval Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise in the Gulf of Oman.
HMS Westminster is part of the UK’s Response Force Task Group (RFTG) currently on the Royal Navy’s annual Cougar deployment. HMS Illustrious, RFA Fort Victoria, RFA Fort Austin, USS Bulkeley and the American Los Angeles Class Submarine USS Dallas also took part in the exercise.
The aims of the exercise is to develop maritime interoperability by exercising Anti-Submarine Warfare tactics with US allies in the challenging sonar environment of the warm and shallow waters of the Gulf region.
The exercise was broken down into three phases. The ships and submarines initially tested acoustic and non-acoustics sensor performance against known positions, gaining useful real life data for the region.
The second phase relied on the ships escorting HMS Illustrious as the Mission Essential Unit (MEU) along a passage whilst evading detection and simulated torpedo attacks by USS Dallas.
In the final phase USS Dallas tried to locate and destroy RFA Fort Austin as the MEU, in a holding box which simulated an anchorage, as the UK and US naval ships provided protection. Additional helicopter support to the ships was ably provided by the Anti-Submarine sonar dipping Merlins embarked in HMS Illustrious and USS Bulkeley’s Seahawk, with Westminster’s Mark 8 Lynx helicopter providing an additional surface search and weapon carrying capability.
Pictured: Able Seaman Warfare Specialist Sam Kirk monitors the Underwater Warfare Desk during a CASEX with the US Navy.
Picture: LA(Phot) Dan Rosenbaum
HMS Westminster
Consent forms signed and held at FRPU(E), HMS Excellent, Portsmouth
U.S. Navy Seaman Jonathan Howard lowers the Union Jack flag aboard the guided missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) as the ship departs Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after a scheduled port visit Sept. 30, 2012. Underwood was deployed to Central and South America and the Caribbean in support of Operation Martillo and Southern Seas 2012. Operation Martillo is a joint, interagency and multinational collaborative effort to deny transnational criminal organizations air and maritime access to the littoral regions of the Central American isthmus. Southern Seas is a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation designed to strengthen relationships with regional partner nations and improve operational readiness for all assigned units. (DoD photo Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Frank J. Pikul, U.S. Navy/Released)
Brigadier Gen. Joe Jarrard, Georgia Army Guard Commander, addresses the troopers of 3rd Squadron, 108th Cavalry, and their families, before the unit leaves on the first leg of its yearlong deployment to Kosovo.
(Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Roy Henry, Public Affairs Office, Georgia Department of Defense)
Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) crewmember Ens. Tristan Oaks stands watch on the bridge as Healy navigates along the Greenland coast above the Arctic Circle, Sept. 30, 2021. Homeported in Seattle, Washington, the Healy’s crew annually deploys to the Arctic to conduct Coast Guard missions including icebreaking operations and supporting oceanographic research with members embarked from the international science community. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.
Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, rush to their assault positions after fast-roping to the deck of the USS Fort McHenry during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise June 9, 2009. The 22nd MEU was certified to conduct VBSS during the training mission and has added the capability to the MEU's already robust multi-mission arsenal. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is currently serving as the theater reserve force for U.S. European Command. (Official Marine Corps photo by Maj. Timothy Davis)
On Wednesday 10th of April, whilst sailing along the northern coast of Somalia, the Spanish frigate ESPS Numancia, deployed with the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta, performed a friendly approach on a Yemeni dhow to help promote understanding about EU NAVFOR´s mission amongst the regional maritime community and to gather information about the pattern of life in the area.
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ELBERTON, Ga., Feb. 15, 2013 – Sgt. Jessica Smith, 1-214th Field Artillery Battalion, kisses her young daughter during the family day luncheon in the Granite Bowl stadium.
The celebration was in honor of the unit's upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
(Georgia Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Mike Thompson / Released)
Soldiers of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division were reunited with their Families during a Welcome Home Ceremonies following a nine month deployment, July 22, 2019, at Fort Drum, New York. Last fall around 2,000 Soldiers from 2BCT deployed to Kosovo and Afghanistan in support of an ongoing North Atlantic Treaty Organization peacekeeping mission and Operation Resolute Support. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
Testing Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) in Lake Michigan near Muskegon for mussel mapping. The vehicles were deployed along the Muskegon long-term research transect and they safely returned. September 30, 2014. Credit: NOAA
October 21, 2015
Leeville, Louisiana
During a training activity an oil spill operating team (OSRT) from an oil spill removal organization deploys inflatable boom in a local waterway. BSEE Preparedness Analysts from the Oil Spill Preparedness Division (OSPD) regularly inspect these types of equipment and observe these tactics in industry training and exercise activities to ensure compliance with regulations and to monitor the overall vigor of the oil spill preparedness and response community.
Photo by: BSEE
Sgt. Jesse Wooten, a paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, hugs his wife, Gabrielle, and daughter, Danica, as he prepares to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Dec. 6, 2013. Paratroopers from 2-508 PIR will primarily train Afghan security forces as part of the NATO training mission.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Armas/4th BCT, 82nd Abn. Div. PAO)
Friends, family, military peers join local community civic leaders at a mobilization ceremony for the 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, Concord, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2019. The battalion’s 600 Soldiers are scheduled to deploy to the Middle East as part of the regular rotation of forces in support of Operation Spartan Shield to sustain theater readiness to conduct unified land operations and to support partner nations in making the region safer. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Jamar Marcel Pugh, North Carolina National Guard)
Brent Richmond and Alan Humphrey tend EPA diver Sean Sheldrake, about to commence a seafood compliance inspection. EPA divers map out the zone of discharge for seafood processors to ensure they are operating within their permit. For more information about the EPA Region 10 Dive Unit, visit: www.epa.gov/region10/dive and www.facebook.com/EPADivers Photo by Mark Heidbrink.
February 26, 2020
Belle Chasse, Louisiana
An oil spill removal organization’s (OSRO) spill response operating team (SROT) lifts a spill response barge into the water as part of a training activity. These types of vessels serve as platforms for deploying other response equipment such as skimmers and containment boom as well as serving as temporary storage sites for recovered oil. BSEE Preparedness Analysts from the Oil Spill Preparedness Division (OSPD) regularly inspect these types of equipment and tactics during training and exercise activities to ensure compliance with regulations and to monitor the overall vigor of the oil spill preparedness and response community.
Photo by: Alton Bates, BSEE
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 6, 2016) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike), left, transits the Mediterranean Sea alongside aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) Dec. 6, 2016. Ike is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security operation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Rafael Martie)
U.S., British and Polish Soldiers work together to secure a wench to an overturned vehicle during vehicle recovery training at Hogan’s Alley inside of the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 19, 2018. The vehicle recovery training is part of preparation for Allied Spirit VIII, a NATO and U.S. Partner exercise to enhance interoperability, build readiness and strengthen relationships. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Gregory T. Summers / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
181020-N-PH222-1771 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 20, 2018) The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF-7) conducts small boat operations with a rigid hull inflatable boat from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 20, 2018. Anchorage and embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations as a crisis response force in support of regional partners as well as to promote U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)
Elements of 1st BCT, 10th Mountain Division, deploy to Afghanistan as part of a regular rotation of forces to support Operation Freedom Sentinel.
CAMBODIA (Sept. 27, 2013) Armed Forces of Cambodia, Royal Cambodian Navy Rear Adm. Hang Morn, commanding officer of Ream Navy Base, thanks Construction Mechanic 1st Class Nicholas Vicars, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 Cambodia Civic Construction Action Detail (CCAD) project supervisor, during the completion ceremony of the team’s first water well. The CCAD’s mission is to execute engineering civic assistance projects, conduct formal training with the host nation, and perform community relations events to help enhance shared capabilities and improve the country’s social welfare. One of the first battalions commissioned during World War II, NMCB 3’s legacy stands strong in its ability to build and fight anywhere in the world as either a full battalion or as a group of autonomous detachments, simultaneously completing critical engineering and construction missions. For this deployment, NMCB 3 has split into nine details to perform critical construction projects in remote island areas such as Timor-Leste, Tonga, Cambodia and the Philippines. The teams will also conduct operations in Atsugi, Yokosuka and Okinawa, Japan; Chinhae, Republic of Korea and China Lake, Calif. The Naval Construction Force is a vital component of the U.S. Maritime Strategy. They provide deployable battalions capable of providing disaster preparation and recovery support, humanitarian assistance and combat operations support. NMCB 3 provides combatant commanders and Navy component commanders with combat-ready warfighters capable of general engineering, construction and limited combat engineering across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Equipment Operator 3rd Class T.J. Meltesen/RELEASED).
Governor Hogan Helps Send Off a Deployment of National Guardsmen by Patrick Siebert at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
170324-N-WF272-089 EAST CHINA SEA (March 24, 2017) Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embark a CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to the "Flying Tigers" of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during an air assault exercise as part of a certification exercise (CERTEX). CERTEX is conducted to evaluate the integration of all elements of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to test their ability to plan for and execute mission essential tasks. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the BHR ESG, with embarked 31st MEU, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released)
Friends, family, military peers join local community civic leaders at a mobilization ceremony for the 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, Concord, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2019. The battalion’s 600 Soldiers are scheduled to deploy to the Middle East as part of the regular rotation of forces in support of Operation Spartan Shield to sustain theater readiness to conduct unified land operations and to support partner nations in making the region safer. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Jamar Marcel Pugh, North Carolina National Guard)