HMS Ark Royal on Exercise ARMATURA BOREALIS - February 2008.
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January - Portsmouth, Base Assisted Maintenance Period (BAMP).
5th February - Sail from Portsmouth for shakedown and post-maintenance trials.
8th - 11th February - Visit to North Shields.
13th 19th February - Portsmouth.
19th February - Sail for Exercise ARMATURA BOREALIS off Norway.
12th - 13th March - Faslane to store ship and refuel.
15th March - RAS(L) with RFA Orangeleaf.
25th - 31st? March - Visit to Norfolk, Virginia.
1st - 11th April - Exercise CONSTANT ALLIANCE with the USMC.
11th - 14th April - Norfolk, Virginia.
24th - 28th April - Portsmouth.
28th April - Defence Industry Day (at sea).
29th April - Portsmouth for a maintenance period and Easter leave.
May - Portsmouth.
2nd June - Sail for Shakedown period.
6th - 9th June - Visit to Liverpool.
14th June - At anchor off St Ives, Cornwall.
18th June - RAS(L) with RFA Orangeleaf.
20th June - Portsmouth.
25th June - Visit by Portsmouth FC with the FA Cup.
3rd July - Sail from Portsmouth.
4th July - RAS(L) with RFA Bayleaf.
17th - 21st July - Visit to Norfolk, Virginia.
21st - 28th July - Operation BRIMSTONE.
28th July - Arrive in Mayport, Florida.
31st July - Captain John Clink joins as Commanding Officer.
1st August - Sail from Mayport.
14th August - Arrive in Portsmouth for a Base Assisted Maintenance Period (BAMP) and Summer Leave.
September - Portsmouth.
2nd October - Sail from Portsmouth for Exercise JOINT WARRIOR.
19th - 31st October - Portsmouth.
7th - 10th November - Visit to Gibraltar (includes Ship Open To Visitors).
22nd November - Portsmouth for maintenance and Christmas leave.
December - Portsmouth.
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