845 NAS was also the last squadron to leave in 2005. 2000s Besides Bosnia, the squadron was also called to the initial deployment to Afghanistan after the 11 September attacks, on Operation Oracle. During the same period, 845 NAS also met commitments in Sierra Leone, and in 2003 took the first troops into Iraq during the assault on the Al-Faw Peninsula. Having left Iraq in 2007, the squadron then deployed to Afghanistan where they have been operating in Helmand Province and primarily based at Camp Bastion. 2010s In October 2011, they returned from Afghanistan to their base in Somerset. Back in the UK, the squadron provides aviation support to infantry training, and takes part in numerous amphibious exercises, thereby ensuring that the UK is able to effectively operate in the littoral environment and so is prepared for any contingency. This was shown in 2011 during Operation Ellamy in and around Libya. 845 received its Merlin Helicopters from the former 28 (Army Cooperation) Squadron RAF in July 2015 and participated in Exercise Black Alligator from mid-August to early October 2015. In June 2019 the squadron embarked on RFA Argus for a deployment to the Baltic Sea as part of the UK Joint Expeditionary Force. The squadron practised amphibious landings alongside the Wildcats of 847 NAS as part of exercise Baltic Protector in the Baltic Sea. It is stated that it is one of the FAA squadrons for the Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime). 2020s In 2020 the squadron was activated to deploy to the Caribbean as part of Atlantic Patrol Tasking North (APT (N)). Embarked in RFA Argus the squadron spent eight months in the region to provide support to British Overseas Territories during the hurricane season, whilst also working in conjunction with the United States Coastguard in counter narcotic operations. During B Flight’s tenure in the area the squadron, alongside the United States Military, provided disaster relief to Honduras in the wake of Hurricanes Eta and Iota that hit in late November. In April 2021 B Flight deployed as park of the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group’s maiden deployment, Operation Fortis. In January 2022, A Flight deployed to Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) Bardufoss alongside 847 Naval Air Squadron and the United States Marine Corps to participate in the NATO exercise, Cold Response. From September to December 2022, B Flight embarked in RFA Argus alongside 847 Naval Air Squadron for Littoral