Navy - Operation Saxon Warrior July 2017

A giant US aircraft carrier the USS George HW Bush is somewhere off the coast of Scotland and a number of European partners are also taking part.

The exercise in broad terms involves a notional conflict between neighbouring countries, one of which is Pastonia, supported by a multinational naval force, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 315.01.

The CSG includes Type 23 frigates HMS Westminster and Iron Duke, Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad, United States ships USS Philippine Sea and Donald Cook, and the supercarrier George Bush (GHWB).

Opposing this Strike Group is Task Force 606 of the Dragonian Navy. They are a mere three ships including US destroyer USS Truxton and cruiser Leyte Gulf. They are led by the Norwegian frigate Otto Sverdrup.

There are also a large number of other elements to the exercise including supporting aircraft providing air raids, plus 29 Commando and Swedish tactical air controllers providing forward observation to ships and aircraft dropping ordnance onto Cape Wrath.

The air participants include Navy and RAF Hawk aircraft, RAF Typhoons, a large number of United States carrier borne aircraft which are mostly F18 Super Hornets, as well as British, American and German surveillance and refuelling aircraft.

Also participating are a Royal Marines troop who have been training to conduct Joint Personnel Recovery operations from 42 Commando.

All these elements are co-ordinated by the Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staff (JTEPS) working from Faslane, north of Glasgow. On-board GHWB are staff from the UK Carrier Strike Group brushing up their skills for the arrival of aircraft on-board our own supercarrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.

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