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DescriptionJHC Merlin Mk3.jpg	English: Two Commando Helicopter Force Merlin Mk3 helicopters from 846 Naval Air Squadron on exercise with Royal Marine Commando's from Whisky Company 45 Commando near Harstad northern Norway.Royal Navy personnel from Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) 846 Naval Air Squadron normally based at Royal Air Force Benson in Oxfordshire conducting Arctic flying and ground training in Norway.Situated some 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle at the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) training facility near Bardufoss, northern Norway, the JHC base known as 'Clockwork' provides survival and operational training and support facilities to enable aviation capable units arms to survive, operate and fight in extreme cold weather environments.JHC 'Clockwork' has provided Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) with an Arctic base for over 40 years the training provided by the facility is as relevant today as it has always been. It enables CHF to prepare for future operations and is fundamental to the delivery of littoral manoeuvre for the Royal Navy given the geography and excellent facilities that exist in the local area.Merlin Mk3 is a new aircraft type for the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF). It will advance capability for the primary customer, The Royal Marines.To take on the demanding Commando Role (from ship to shore operations) the current Merlin Mk3 fleet will undergo an upgrade package through an interim model. It will then move towards the advanced Merlin Mk4. This will further increase the capability of this proven battlefield helicopter.
Date	18 February 2015
Source	defenceimagery.mod.uk
Author	MOD

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Date and time of data generation	14:30, 20 February 2015
Lens focal length	70 mm
Short title	CH1500151067
Author	photographer, POA(Phot) Mez Merrill
Copyright holder	© Crown copyright
Image title	Two Commando Helicopter Force Merlin Mk3 helicopters from 846 Naval Air Squadron on exercise with Royal Marine Commando's from Whisky Company 45 Commando near Harstad northern Norway.Royal Navy personnel from Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) 846 Naval Air Squadron normally based at Royal Air Force Benson in Oxfordshire conducting Arctic flying and ground training in Norway.Situated some 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle at the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) training facility near Bardufoss, northern Norway, the JHC base known as 'Clockwork' provides survival and operational training and support facilities to enable aviation capable units arms to survive, operate and fight in extreme cold weather environments.JHC 'Clockwork' has provided Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) with an Arctic base for over 40 years the training provided by the facility is as relevant today as it has always been. It enables CHF to prepare for future operations and is fundamental to the delivery of littoral manoeuvre for the Royal Navy given the geography and excellent facilities that exist in the local area.Merlin Mk3 is a new aircraft type for the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF). It will advance capability for the primary customer, The Royal Marines.To take on the demanding Commando Role (from ship to shore operations) the current Merlin Mk3 fleet will undergo an upgrade package through an interim model. It will then move towards the advanced Merlin Mk4. This will further increase the capability of this proven battlefield helicopter.
Headline	Two Commando Helicopter Force Merlin Mk3 helicopters on exercise in northern Norway
Credit/Provider	MoD/Crown copyright (year)
Source	Royal Navy
Usage terms	Licensed for use under the terms and conditions of the Open Government Licence: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/
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Date metadata was last modified	23:05, 14 July 2020
Keywords	Royal Navy Royal Marines Personnel Non-Identifiable Training Norway Arctic Snow Ice Equipment Aircraft Helicopter Merlin Weather Climate Snowing Snowy Terrain Landscape Rocky Mountains Mountainous Wooded Woods HM MkIII 846 Squadron
Category	MOD
Supplemental categories	People Royal Marines Operations Exercises Equipment Aircraft Helicopters Merlin
Special instructions	For further information please contact Kerry Randall Public Relations Officer Commando Helicopter Force on 01935 452359 or email kerry.randall465@mod.uk
Writer	Harland Quarrington
Contact information	www.defenceimagery.mod.uk Bardufoss, , Norway
Country shown	Norway
IIM version	2
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