Servicemen and women pay tribute to the Queen from around the world

The RAF's 902 Expeditionary Air Wing in the Middle East. Credit: MoD

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.

HMS Illustrious off the coast of Scotland. Credit: MoD
HMS Daring, which is currently on a seven-month deployment in the Middle East. Credit: MoD
HMS Dauntless, which is currently carrying out Maritime Security Operations off the coast of Africa. Credit: MoD
Sailors from HMS Raleigh on the parade ground at Torpoint naval base in Cornwall. Credit: MoD
Sailors on HMS Westminster. Credit: MoD
Service personnel in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Credit: MoD
The Royal Air Force at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Credit: MoD