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English: A Sea King MK7, conducted aircraft control over the Dhofar Mountain Range, Southern Oman.

The eyes of the fleet, 849 B flight had been taking part in the multinational air Exercise Magic Carpet 05 part of Marstrike 05, whilst on deployment on HMS Invincible. The exercise took place over South Oman from 19th February - 2nd March 2005. During the exercise the Sea King Airborne Surveillance and Command platform (SKASaC), was deployed and utilised to its full potential, conducting various operations. One of the main tasks was to control large aircraft packages including the Royal Navy's own FA2 Sea Harriers, RAF GR7 Harriers and F3 Tornadoes, US F/A-18 Hornets, Omani Hawks.

The long-planned series of exercises, entitled Marstrike 05, were designed to demonstrate Britain's ability to deploy, operate and sustain a maritime strike force and to reinforce the Government's commitment to the stability and security of the Mediterranean and Gulf regions.

Marstrike 05s main objective was to develop the operational capability of the participating units - in particular HMS Invincible strike role conducted with her tailored air group. Major focus of the deployment was Exercise Magic Carpet, a joint and combined exercise based on Oman with participation by the Omani, US and French forces.

This image was submitted as part of the Peregrine 06 Photographic Competition.

  • Organization: Royal Navy
  • Object Name: 04119110
  • Category: FNU
  • Supplemental Categories: FNU
  • Keywords: 849 NAS, Oman, Desert, Helicopter, Sea King Mk7, Peregrine 06 Photographic Competition., Peregrine 06, Competition, Clouds, Sand, Exercise Magic Carpet 05, Marstrike 05, SKASaC, Airborne Surveillance
  • Country: Oman
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Author POA(Phot) Mick Storey
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