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The new Type 45 destroyer sailed more than 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometres) on security and counter-piracy patrols in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Oman and the Gulf. HMS Diamond left Portsmouth in June shortly after launching the nation’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations with a ceremonial entry into the naval base .
Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond tested her mettle against two of the fastest jet fighters in the world when she played cat and mouse with US Air Force F-15 Strike Eagles.
HMS Diamond set sail from Portsmouth for the Middle East today on her maiden operational deployment.
Soldiers who fly and maintain the Army’s Apache attack helicopters have been presented with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal on their return from operations in Afghanistan.
To mark the unique occasion of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee, Fortnum and Mason is presenting Armed Forces personnel on operational deployments with the ‘United Services Tin’.
In the run-up to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration weekend, a team at the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) are working hard behind the scenes to suit and boot the horses and riders.