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Keeping with tradition
BIRTHDAY girl RFA Argus Argus celebrated her 20th units can intercept, leading to Germany’s FGS Emden. multi-functional ship. century was an aircraft carrier
has returned to her home
birthday, 3,000 miles from major drugs busts such as the Not content with leaving it This year marks RFA Argus’ which acted as the eyes of the
port of Falmouth after a ten-
home. seizure made in June. at that, the ‘all-seeing’ ship’s 20th as a ship of the Royal Fleet fleet.
month deployment in the
She has been serving as The aviation training ship Casualty Receiving Facility Auxiliary, after being acquired Fitting, as the current RFA
Middle East.
a base for Sea King Mark 7 demonstrated her full capabilities (CRF) remained ready for action as a container ship in 1986. Argus seems to be living up to
The ship has been serving as
helicopters, which have been throughout the deployment, during her time away. The medical centre was added that tradition.
an aviation platform for 854 and
keeping an eye on life in the providing supplies for HMS International military figures in readiness for her participation ● Mk 7 Sea Kings (Airborne Sur-
857 Naval Air Squadrons based
Arabian Gulf. Edinburgh and HMS Argyll. who had an opportunity to in the 1991 Gulf War. veillance and Control) on RFA
at RNAS Culdrose.
This surveillance allows On the anniversary of witness the hospital’s capability RFA Argus is the tenth British Argus’ fl ightdeck during her ten
While on deployment, RFA
the identification of abnormal D-Day, she even conducted a were surprised at the efficiency naval ship to bear the name, month Op Calash deployment to
activity, so that other surface Replenishment at Sea (RAS) to with which the unit runs on the and the most recent of the 20th the Middle East
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