846 Naval Air Squadron
846 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.
| 846 Naval Air Squadron | |
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Squadron badge | |
| Active |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Flying squadron |
| Role | Royal Marines air support and Merlin MK4 training |
| Part of | |
| Home station | RNAS Yeovilton |
| Nickname(s) | 'Junglies' |
| Motto(s) | Semper instans (Latin for 'Always threatening') |
| Aircraft | AgustaWestland Merlin MK4/MKA |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Commander Richard Bartram |
Between December 1979 and the summer of 2013, 846 Naval Air Squadron operated the Westland Sea King HC4 helicopter to provide troop transport and load lifting support to 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines. Based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, 846 NAS stood down in the summer of 2013 and its personnel, buildings and equipment were amalgamated into 845 Naval Air Squadron.
The squadron stood up on 30 September 2014 with the AgustaWestland Merlin MK3 and it now holds the Operational Conversion Flight and Maritime Counter Terrorism Role.
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