Royal Navy evacuates refugees as part of Nato exercise

3 Apr 2014 11:45 AM

As part of a Joint Warrior scenario, the Royal Navy's fleet flagship HMS Bulwark has safely evacuated refugees from a war-torn country. 

More than 60 naval personnel from the Plymouth-based amphibious assault ship and around 30 Royal Marines of 539 Assault Squadron set up a facility on Craignarget beach near Stranraer to process entitled citizens.

The evacuation scenario for Exercise Joint Warrior had to be set up as if the Royal Navy were rescuing UK citizens for real.

Tents providing medical help and food plus a media cell were set up, withRoyal Marines providing a ring of security to ensure a well-managed situation for both the naval personnel and those being evacuated.

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