In pictures: HNoMS Roald Amundsen returns to Norway after CSG25 deployment
Friends, families, and loved ones attended the event, where personnel were presented with medals for their service during the deployment
Friends, families, and loved ones attended the event, where personnel were presented with medals for their service during the deployment
The crew of HMS Richmond say they've missed everything from driving their own car to sleeping in their own bed as Operation Highmast ends
CSG25 may only have just got home, but its commander is already looking ahead to the next deployment and says the UK is always ready
The eight-month deployment draws to a close having notched up an impressive number of achievements and firsts
HMS Prince of Wales led CSG25 to the Indo-Pacific and back, so find out where they sailed on Operation Highmast
The ships, aircraft and personnel of CSG25 returned to the UK on Sunday after an exhausting, but successful eight months away
While aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales continues to make her way back to the UK, some of her Lightnings are already there
The UK's Carrier Strike Group, led by the flagship HMS Prince of Wales, has been training with its Italian counter-part
The port call followed the conclusion of Exercise Falcon Strike, which involved RAF F-35 Lightning jets
The annual exercise encompassed a range of activities, including anti-submarine warfare, counter-piracy ops and anti-air warfare drills
This latest change means that Nato will be in control of a carrier strike group, including HMS Prince of Wales, for the first time
The multi-role stealth fighters have been conducting exercises that span from the Mediterranean to the Indo-Pacific
The latest phase of Operation Highmast saw F-35B Lightning jets drop Paveway IV Bombs
British F-35B Lightning jets are flying alongside US, Italian, French and Greek fighters in Italy as part of the multinational exercise
Captain Ben Power assumes command of the flagship in Souda Bay, steering the carrier into the final phase of its eight-month deployment
Operation Highmast is drawing to a close, with the ships of Carrier Strike Group 25 passing through the Suez Canal as they head to the UK