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Taurus 09
Taurus 09 was a Royal Navy deployment in 2009. It was the largest for more than ten years, involving a maximum strength of 3,300 Royal Navy personnel working from seven Royal Navy vessels and four Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels. One ship each from the US and French navies also accompanied the deployment. The task group departed Britain in February and called at Cyprus where elements took part in Operation Cyprus Wader, practising beach landings. In April the task group participated in Exercise Egemen, a NATO amphibious training operation in Turkey, alongside Turkish, Dutch and Belgian personnel. A reduced task group proceeded East of Suez, where underwater warfare exercises were carried out in the Arabian Sea. Elements took part in exercises in Bangladesh, marking the first time the Royal Navy had trained with that nation's navy for ten years. Royal Marines from the task group then took part in jungle warfare training in Brunei. The deployment ended in August when the last Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Roping On HMS Bulwark MOD 45150172
Rapid(s) or RAPID may refer to: Hydrological features * Rapids, sections of a river with turbulent water flow * Rapid Creek (Iowa River tributary), Iowa, United States * Rapid Creek (South Dakota), United States, namesake of Rapid City Sports teams * SK Rapid Wien, an Austrian club * FC Rapid Ghidighici, a Moldovan club * SK Rapid, a Norwegian club * FC Rapid București, a Romanian club * FK Rapid Bratislava, a Slovak club * SV Rapid Marburg, a Yugoslav former club that today would be Slovene * Colorado Rapids, an American team Transportation * Rapid (ship), ''Rapid'' (brig), the ship that brought William Light's surveying party to South Australia in 1836 * The Rapid, popular name of RTA Rapid Transit, the rail transit service of Cleveland and surrounding Cuyahoga County, Ohio * The Rapid, a bus system in the Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan area * Rapid (San Diego), a BRT system serving the Greater San Diego region in California * Rapid Rail, a rapid transit operator in Malay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
