HMS Forth Braves Icy Waters To Visit 'Gateway To Antarctica'
Spare sailors on board the Offshore Patrol Vessel looked for ice as the ship sailed into South Georgia.
Spare sailors on board the Offshore Patrol Vessel looked for ice as the ship sailed into South Georgia.
The cold weather warfare specialists are set for to deploy to Norway in January 2021.
The Ice Patrol Ship has undergone a five-month revamp in a dry dock ahead of the deployment.
Royal Air Force Typhoons were part of the task group and flew in the High North for the first time.
The US President is pursuing American interests in the Arctic and Antarctic, joining Russia and China's race to valuable resources.
The exercise marks the first of a 10-year training programme between Royal Marines and their Norwegian counterparts.
Talks between Mr Trump and Denmark's Prime Minister have been postponed after the President's interest in the territory was criticised.
"The great advantages of operating in a coalition is the ability for nations to pool resources like this and work effectively as one force."
Twelve personnel took part in the training, crossing Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic.
The Arctic may be cold and inhospitable but it is no longer impenetrable.
The nine men and three women began their journey to Baffin Island on Saturday.
The Russian military has already revamped and modernised a string of Soviet-era military bases across the Arctic region.
And what exactly are we preparing for?
Personnel from 539 Assault Squadron took 16 vessels to Hellarbogen to train on the Norwegian fjords.
Captain Scott and four others died as they made their way back from the South Pole.
Gavin Williamson took on the drill while visiting personnel in Norway.