Commando Helicopter Force learn to fight in extreme Arctic conditions

Commando Helicopter Force's Merlins and Wildcats have been working together, along with Apaches, in the Norwegian mountains – where the tundra and environment can be just as deadly as any potential enemy force.

The training provided on Operation Clockwork is "absolutely essential", Lieutenant Larry Lambert, 1 Lt Op Clockwork, Commando Helicopter Force, told Forces News.

"It's probably the hardest environment on earth we actually operate aircraft in. It's vital to provide the defence of the northern flank that we are tasked to do by defence," he added.

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