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Important night for all @RoyalNavy Weapon Engineers - an extra hour in bed! At least those at sea won't be on watch as we worked hard at school 😉 @fightingsailor @matelotjonah @Jedstonepompey @STEM_RN @RN_engineers @OnthisdayRN

Donation 59 in the bag and number 60 booked but it'll take me another 10 years to get to 100! And that's assuming some foreign travel doesn't get in the way! @GiveBloodNHS – at Portsmouth, England

Down on Old Portsmouth seafront (#Hotwalls) to watch the partial eclipse - nice photo bomb @HMSHurworth

My last attempt... Did get it working in the end after replacing some of the seals and a general "tightening up" of anything that would rotate

Still need something better than a beret for hot weather. RNPCS has a baseball cap (but that was particularly gash). Apparently there is a blue 'floopy hat' but it isn't very smart. How about something like the USN 'cover' (but cammo not required 🫡⚓)

Just visited the battlefield! A very low key site, on the edge of a housing estate. maps.app.goo.gl/onSsX5YJz4oc…

Some other photos from that 'show' and then one from our next visit (little incident with a Merlin... 😉)

@XVPTBK stretching her legs this evening. Nice evening for it... @NavyLookout

Bit of an old MCM image, a PAP with an MDC... Isn't Seafox used now? @RN_MTXG