📸 A round-up of imagery from the past few weeks on Exercise Steadfast Defender.

👉 Exercise Steadfast Defender is the largest NATO exercise for over a decade and will take place across many months

Congratulations to CPO (Chef) Martin Etwell MNM. Who received the Daryl Cope Memorial Award for his outstanding contribution to the development of trainee sailors within the training year. Well done Martin!👏

.RFA Stirling Castle, the first Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel dedicated to mine hunting, has been welcomed into the Royal Navy with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh as guest of honour at the dedication ceremony.

We worked at pace to deliver her to keep 🇬🇧 waters safe 👉 ow.ly/Mzo850Rf8hR

Today we had the privilege to be joined by HRH Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh, for our service of dedication.

The ceremony, attended by representatives from Stirling Castle and the wider MOD, saw us formally welcomed into RFA Service ⚓️

📸 PO(PHOT) Barry Wheeler

Welcome to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary family, RFA Stirling Castle - mother ship for the future of minehunting in home waters.

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was guest of honour in #Leith at the vessel's Service of Dedication.

Head of the RFA service, Cdre David Eagles signing a memorandum of understanding at a recent Worshipful company of shipwrights dinner.
1/O(SE) Martin Burton receiving his Shipwrights award for outstanding contribution to RFA operational capability. BZ! The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights

For those at home with their families or away at sea. To the mums, step mums, soon to be mums, missing their mums who serve or support, Happy Mothers Day ⚓️

#mothersday2024

Vice Admiral Phil Hally Second Sea Lord Rear Admiral Jude Terry Maritime and Coastguard Agency

“All eyes on me, When I’m on the scene. Just watch me now”

Our #mightymounts not the only thing lighting the sky as we work alongside Royal Navy NATO allies. Lights, camera, action!

#Readytorocknroll #Watchhernow

First Sea Lord Vice Admiral Andrew Burns Maritime and Coastguard Agency

What makes an RFA? Our people. Our people who keep our ships at sea, deploying on operations & delivering for UK Prime Minister Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Fair winds to C/O Goodchild for your 47yrs phenomenal service!

#WeAreOurPeople

Second Sea Lord Rear Admiral Jude Terry Royal Navy

Tankers RFA Tidesurge and RFA Tidespring have joined up with HMS Prince of Wales and the UK Carrier Strike Group. They are taking part in exercises off the UK coast alongside warships from Canada, Spain and Denmark as part of NATO's #SteadfastDefender24

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‘Oh the time will come up, When the winds will stop…’

For our ships in the dock, the winds have stopped! A much needed refit Cammell Laird as Commodore David Eagles visited our people & ships to see the inspiring work.

#timealongsideisntwasted

Royal Navy Maritime and Coastguard Agency Culture Liverpool

Cdre Eagles visited apprentices on a visit to HMS Collingwood to meet the next generation.

We all start somewhere. We learn, we train, we challenge. We are the RFA.

#WeAreOurPeople #GlobalModernReady

Second Sea Lord Rear Admiral Jude Terry Royal Navy Maritime and Coastguard Agency Merchant Navy Welfare Board

Our people keep our ships at sea. They keep props turning & ships moving. It brings stress.

With Headspace we have a focused webinar on mindfulness, coping strategies & help for our people & their families

#weareourpeople #notalone

Second Sea Lord Rear Admiral Jude Terry Royal Navy

1/3 of seafarers will experience MH issues. 1/5 will burnout. 3/5 will report stress.

#TimeToTalkDay means checking in, listening & letting friends know you’re there. You aren’t alone.

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Vice Admiral Phil Hally Royal Navy Maritime and Coastguard Agency Mind Rethink Mental Illness

It’s the ships, it’s the people it’s our RFA!

BZ to those who passed out the ETICC Course ⚓️💪🏻 Time to get to the Fleet!

#WeAreOurPeople #awesoME #STEM

Commanding Officer of HMS Sultan Rear Admiral Jude Terry Merchant Navy Welfare Board Maritime and Coastguard Agency Royal Navy

During a ceremony in Admiralty House, Capt (X) Peter Selby RFA receives his Valedictory Certificate from Rear Admiral Jude Terry, recognising nearly 44 years of service. Captain Selby formally leaves the service in March, and we would all like to wish him a very happy retirement.

Silver lining to every cloud or a Stirling one? 🧐 Entry to port as she makes her entrance to new hunting grounds.

New base. New operations. One RFA.

#weareourpeople

Royal Navy Royal Navy in Scotland Navy News Navy Lookout

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race…

Wishing a Happy Burns Night to those who celebrate in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, UK 🇬🇧 & Worldwide 🌍 At sea or at Home, time to address the Haggis!

Royal Navy Maritime and Coastguard Agency Vice Admiral Phil Hally Second Sea Lord Navy Lookout

We may be few but we are here!

‘Dickie’ Henderson receives his medal for leadership during His Majesty’s Coronation.

“(An honour to) represent the RFA on a national level, bringing us to the attention of the public.”

The Royal Family Royal Navy

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Why are baby ships afraid of ship teachers? They are stern 🤓

Not here! Commodore David Eagles met London Nautical School to start new friendships & encourage new generations 🛳️

#NotSternButSTEM #STEMeducation

Second Sea Lord Cdre Rob Bellfield CBE ADC RN - NRC LEE Royal Navy