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Forces take a perfect shot: From gun-toting marines in a Belize river to flare-firing helicopters, the top images in the Royal Navy photographic competition
- Stunning snaps, taken over the past year, were all winners in Royal Navy’s annual Peregrine Trophy Awards
- One shot shows a mud-covered group taking part in women’s football training sessions in Lympstone, Devon
- Another shows a Royal Marine during exercises in an abandoned Soviet military camp in Skrunda, Latvia
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These stunning photographs taken by active Royal Navy personnel have given a glimpse into the work of members of the armed forces.
From mud-covered training sessions for the U20s Royal Navy women’s football team in Lympstone, Devon, to exercises in an abandoned Soviet military camp in Skrunda, Latvia, there is no average day for our service men and women.
The snaps, taken over the past year, were all winners in the annual Royal Navy photographic competition, called the Peregrine Trophy Awards.
In one emotional shot, a crewmember from the HMS Sutherland is seen hugging a family member after a seven-month deployment to the other side of the world.
Another shows HMS Albion’s Commanding Officer Captain Tim Neild and Executive Warrant Officer WO1 Mark Thrift as they are welcomed to Korea and given floral necklaces.
PO Si Ethell captured this image of marine John Allen of Alpha Company and two others patrolling in the river at Belize
This beautiful shot shows the sun peaking through the clouds above the HMS Monmouth as she returns to her home port of Devonport after being deployed with the UK’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth
In this emotional snap, a crewmember from the HMS Sutherland is seen hugging a family member after a seven-month deployment to the other side of the world
Other photographs, which are all winners in the Royal Navy photographic competition, shows marines at work – including these men conducting an assault engineer concentration package in Caerwent, Wales
Each of the photos, including this one of a mud-covered training session for the U20s Royal Navy women’s football team in Lympstone, Devon, gives a glimpse into the work of service men and women
Here, a royal marine takes part in a training exercise at an abandoned Soviet military camp in Skrunda, Latvia
In this photograph, one of the HMS Diamond’s Wildcat helicopters can be seen conducting a test firing of her flares
HMS Albion’s Commanding Officer, Captain Tim Neild (pictured in the background) and Executive Warrant Officer WO1 Mark Thrift (front) were given flower necklaces as they were welcomed to Korea
The snow-covered landscape in Norway can be seen in this shot of a Royal Navy Merlin helicopter landing in a clearing
Pictured: Winchman James Watson during a winching serial on HMS Sutherland in Yokosuka, Japan (left), and Charlie Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines conducting an abseil in Oman (right)
Weapons engineer Laura Suttle uses a soldering machine as she works to repair a telephone handset on board HMS Queen Elizabeth in this snap
Pictured: A F-35B Lightning II during developmental trials on board the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth earlier this year
This picture, taken by LPhot Dan Shepherd, who is studying at the Defence School of Photography, won the study of the year award
This action shot shows marines from the HMS Sutherland during a boarding serial with the Japanese destroyer JS Suzunami in Yokosuka, Japan
In this picture, a marine from the United States Marine Corps can be seen defending their position during a force-on-force exercise with the Royal Marines
The snaps, taken over the past year, were all winners in the annual Royal Navy photographic competition, called the Peregrine Trophy Awards. Pictured: marines taking time out during a busy exercise schedule
Another photo, taken in an unidentified desert, shows a Royal Marine riding a tank, sending up a storm of dust and sand
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