Staff College Sea Days
HMS Ark Royal conducts a variety of exercises during Staff College Sea Days. Along with RFA Orangeleaf, HMS Liverpool, HMS Westminster and HMS Monmouth, the ship conducted simulated attacks against hostile Submarines using ship borne sensors and the Merlin helicopter and fought off attacks from Hawk aircraft simulating hostile air assets. There followed a low level fly past by 2 Harriers from the Naval Strike Wing RAF Cottismore.
The ship then conducted a Refuel at Sea (RAS) with RFA Orangeleaf, in the Western Approaches.
Pictured: HMS Liverpool co-ordinates air defence during Staff College Sea Days.
Released by Lt Cdr Mark Frost, TDO, HMS Ark Royal.