This section should actually not be here Past Operational Deployments directed by COMUKMARFOR  Commodore Cunningham the previous COMUKCSG flew his flag throughout the January to May Orion  deployment as Commander Task Group  which included exercises with the Indian Navy aboard HMS Illustrious  The Naval Task Group for Operation VELA a three month deployment to West Africa in  was under the command of Commander UK Amphibious Group Commodore Phil Jones The VELA deployment involved a significant number of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships the Royal Marine Commandos and helicopters The Task Group included HMS Albion HMS Ocean HMS Southampton HMS Argyll RFA Wave Knight RFA Mounts Bay RFA Sir Bedivere RFA Fort Austin HMS Enterprise RFA Diligence RFA Oakleaf Mine Counter Measure Squadron  and a Fleet submarine together with the Fleet Lead Commando Group consisting of  Commando Royal Marines  Commando Independent Engineering Squadron  Commando Royal Artillery and  Assault Squadron Royal Marines Also involved were elements of Fleet Diving Unit  and  B Flight from RNAS Culdrose Embarked in HMS Ocean for the deployment a Tailored Air Group TAG was formed consisting of Sea King helicopters of  Naval Air Squadron  Naval Air Squadron Merlin Mk  aircraft from  Naval Air Squadron and Lynx helicopters of  Naval Air Squadron The Vela task group conducted an amphibious exercise Exercise Green Eagle in Sierra Leone  Task Groups despatched to the Far East since  have included deployments in   and  In  Naval Task Group  had been intended to take part in FPDA exercises in the AsiaPacific region but was diverted for involvement in the  Iraq War Eventually part of the Naval Task Group including Liverpool Marlborough and RFA Grey Rover departed Gulf waters after the intervention phase of the Iraq War  en route for Exercise Flying Fish with Commonwealthpartners and members of the Five Power Defence Arrangements which are the United Kingdom Malaysia Singapore Australia and New Zealand In  Exeter Echo RFA Diligence and RFA Grey Rover visited the AsiaPacific region In  Liverpool with RFA Grey Rover made such a deployment  If no one objects after a week Ill edit or remove it