Opinion: UK MoD takes centre stage in political drama
The Christmas and New Year period saw British forces deployed globally on a range of missions and tasks. Some roles were routine, others were in more exotic locales, with HMS Protector and HMS Montrose seemingly in competition to be the most isolated Royal Navy vessel in the world, visiting Antarctica and Easter Island respectively.
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