Helicopters from 815 Squadron, the Navy’s front line Lynx squadron, are believed to be the first Naval detachment to visit the Czech Republic.

Around 60 Royal Navy personnel of 846 Naval Air Squadron are helping keep the peace around Basra in Iraq, but heat and dust are making their task just that bit more difficult.

WORKING and living in a tropical riverside palace sounds like the ultimate perk – but six Royal Navy personnel of the Basra River Service Training Team are not exactly in the lap of luxury.

Many cities claim to be the Venice of the North, but Portsmouth is not always the first in line in that respect.

Fishery protection ship HMS Lindisfarne may be approaching the end of her Naval career, but there is no let up for her ship’s company – or for trawler skippers who flout the law.

British Armed Forces are to receive the latest anti-chemical warfare equipment, designed to warn troops if any traces of chemical agents are detected on the battlefield.

It reads like an adventure story – but it a doctor’s view of life on the front-line ‘flying ambulance’ which is the Gannet Search and Rescue (SAR) Unit at Prestwick in Scotland.

Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon heralded “a new era for Portsmouth as well as its Naval Base” as he officially opened the new shipbuilding facility which VT Group claim is “among the most advanced naval shipbuilding yards in the world.”

HMS Norfolk has returned to her home port of Devonport after taking part in a two-week NATO exercise run by the Danish navy off Denmark.

Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster and RFA Gold Rover have been working with ships of the Ghanaian navy as part of her current deployment.

Key areas of concern have been addressed in changes to the Armed Forces pension and compensation schemes which were announced yesterday.

A striking picture of Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool against a glorious sunset, taken by LA(PHOT) Reynolds, has been chosen for this year’s Royal Naval Association Christmas card.

A team from Royal Navy training establishment HMS Sultan have demonstrated their engineering skills in the new Channel 4 series of Scrapheap Challenge by beating a team from the RAF.

The Commanding Officer of Type 42 destroyer HMS Nottingham, which was seriously damaged when it struck rocks at an island off the coast of Australia, has been reprimanded for neglecting his duties.

Many ships and squadrons in the Royal Navy fervently believe they are special – and some have good reason to make that claim.

Devonport Naval base is to throw open its doors at the weekend (Saturday September 13 and Sunday September 14) as part of one of the biggest and most popular cultural events in England.

Around 30 Royal Marines from 539 Assault Squadron have been deployed to Iraq to assist the Iraqi Border Riverine Service with anti-smuggling operations.

A television company is looking for a Naval team to fight an historic battle – pitting their wits against one of the greatest commanders in history.

A more flexible, imaginative approach to manning the Royal Navy and supporting sailors’ families is the key to solving the retention problem, according to Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral James Burnell-Nugent.

Since returning from detachment in Finland, the focus of the Sea Harriers of 801 Naval Air Squadron has shifted to successfully integrating with HMS Invincible as part of her TAG, or Tailored Air Group.

Schoolboy Jordi Arino’s artistic skill won him and his family a day at sea with the Royal Navy.

An eagle-eyed sentry aboard one of the most capable nuclear submarines in the Royal Navy saved the life of a stricken budgie in Devonport Naval Base.

Ships, aircraft and troops from more than a dozen nations will soon be gathering to take part in Northern Light 03, a major NATO exercise in the Irish Sea off the west coast of Scotland from September 15-26.

A decommissioned Royal Navy frigate is to be formally handed over to the Chilean Navy in Devonport today.

Two naval vessels proved to be a major hit with locals and tourists alike during the Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta.

Command of the UK’s amphibious task group has passed to a new man as the holder of the post leaves the Navy after 34 years distinguished service.

Work is now well under way to reinstate the Royal Naval Division (RND) Memorial to its original site at the Old Admiralty Building on Horse Guards Parade in the heart of London.

HMS Marlborough raised nearly £5,000 for the ship’s charity KIDS through two major events as she returned from the Far East and her Naval Task Group 03 deployment – but neither fund-raiser went according to plan.