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Navy News APRIL 1993
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Airman has the ear of the heir. HMS Ark Royal's Commander (Air) Cdr. Colin Ferbrache has a last word with the Prince of Wales as a Sea King of 845 Naval Air Squadron prepares to fly the carrier's royal visitor off to meet British troops in war-torn Bosnia. In a farewell message to the Ark Prince Charles praised the ship's company's "cheerful good humour and thoroughly professional approach." "I derived immense pride from the fact that Britain is being represented so effectively by the RN," he said. "Splice the mainbrace!" Ashore at the Croatian port of Split the Prince met more members of 845 Squadron — he is an ex-845 pilot himself — who were later to begin airlifting wounded Muslims from the besieged Bosnian town of Srebrenica (see back page and pages 3 and 17). Picture: LA(Phot) Richard Thompson
THE Royal Marines go through the biggest change in their organisation in 30 years this month as the Corps is put under the command of CINCFLEET. From April 1 all units will be working through a new headquarters at Portsmouth — temporarily established in Creasey Block, HMS Nelson (Gunwharf) before transfer to Whale Island. It incorporates the three Plymouth; and Training dancies are planned as surplus former HQs of Dept of staff are being redeployed. and Reserve Forces Royal Some 51 civilian posts are inCommandant General RoyMarines at Poole. volved with 39 being created in al Marines, formerly based A total of 220 service posts Portsmouth. in London; C o m m a n d o are affected, reducing to 188 in Forces Royal Marines at the new HQ — but no redun• Turn to back page
Plum jobs INSIDE this month — from the north of Norway to the white south of Antarctica. • Above: Sgt Neil Morris teaches Miss Globe and Laurel Michelle Egginton the Telemark turn during her visit to the Royal Marines' Arctic training ground (see centre pages). • Right: HMS Endurance — the "Red Plum" — passes through the spectacular Lemaire Channel at the end of another tour at the bottom of the world (page 9).