In tribute to the Queen as Head of the Armed Forces on her Diamond Jubilee, servicemen and women from the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force have paid their own special tributes to her from around the world.
Units deployed around the world posed for stunning aerial photographs spelling out 'E II R' on parade grounds, aircraft carriers and airbases.
The RAF's 902 Expeditionary Air Wing in the Middle East. Credit: MoDHMS Illustrious off the coast of Scotland. Credit: MoDHMS Daring, which is currently on a seven-month deployment in the Middle East. Credit: MoDHMS Dauntless, which is currently carrying out Maritime Security Operations off the coast of Africa. Credit: MoDSailors from HMS Raleigh on the parade ground at Torpoint naval base in Cornwall. Credit: MoDSailors on HMS Westminster. Credit: MoDService personnel in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Credit: MoDThe Royal Air Force at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Credit: MoD
