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  • The Iron Fist ready to tackle Afghan transition

    The British Army's 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist) has completed a rigorous training period to thoroughly prepare for the challenges it now faces in preparing the Afghan National Security Forces for transition in Helmand province

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This exercise marks the start of our annual deployment of the Response Force Task Group comprising over 3000 men and women

    Col Oliver, Deputy Commander 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines speech at the "Albanian Lion 2013" press conference.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Marines final Afghanistan homecoming

    A heroes' welcome greeted Royal Marines of 40 Commando in Taunton yesterday as thousands turned out to welcome them home from Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • RAF Gunners join forces with US Marines in Helmand

    Gunners from 51 Squadron RAF Regiment have just completed a key operation alongside the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to ensure the area around Camp Bastion in Helmand province is kept safe.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Dstl Pioneers Future Submarine Command Space

    Dstl analysis is informing the design of command space in future submarines to optimise information flow.

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  • British and French forces work together on artillery exercise

    A live firing artillery exercise is preparing soldiers from regular, reserve and French units for contingency operations.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Marine Damian Davies, Sergeant John Manuel and Corporal Marc Birch killed in Afghanistan

    It is with deep sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Marine Damian Davies, Sergeant John Manuel and Corporal Marc Birch who were killed as a result of a suspected suicide bomb attack south of Sangin,...

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  • Navy task group heads through Suez

    Following operations off Libya, the Royal Navy's Response Force Task Group has now passed through the Suez Canal in order to conduct exercises with the UK's partners in the Middle East.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Marines unearth and destroy Taliban explosives

    The UK's Brigade Reconnaissance Force, in partnership with Afghan forces, has seized and destroyed a tonne of homemade explosive in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bombardier Samuel Joseph Robinson killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Bombardier Samuel Joseph Robinson, 5th Regiment Royal Artillery, was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday 8 July 2010.

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  • Royal Marines help clear Helmand route of IEDs

    Royal Marines have recently helped cleared explosive devices from a key route in Helmand, allowing vital access for coalition forces and locals.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Marines return early from Afghanistan

    More than 100 Royal Marines from 40 Commando are returning home early from Afghanistan after handing over to Afghan forces.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commander-in-Chief visits new RAF intelligence aircraft training programme

    The second-highest-ranking Royal Air Force officer has visited British personnel who are being trained in America to use the Rivet Joint aircraft - the RAF's new airborne signals intelligence aircraft.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Devon Royal Marines in French exercise

    Royal Marines from the West Country recently crossed the Channel to take part in an exercise with their French colleagues.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Medics test battlefield skills in Californian desert

    In the searing heat of the Californian desert, which best mimics the conditions faced by Royal Marines in Afghanistan, medics have been putting their battlefield casualty skills to the test.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Marine Scott Summers dies of injuries sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the death of Royal Marine Scott Summers, aged 23, of 42 Commando Royal Marines, on 21 February 2007 as a result of injuries sustained in a road traffic...

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  • HMS Montrose aids German ship after pirate attack

    British warship HMS Montrose came to the aid of the German-owned ship MV Beluga Fortune yesterday after she had been attacked by armed pirates in the Indian Ocean.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Helmand memorial honours Royal Artillery fallen

    On Monday, 18 July 2011, members of the Royal Artillery’s 29 Commando Regiment gathered at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, to witness the …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Corporal Stephen Walker killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must announce that Corporal Stephen Walker from 40 Commando Royal Marines, serving as part of Combined Force Sangin, was killed in Afghanistan, yesterday, Friday 21 May 2010.

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  • UK-led central Helmand operation going to plan

    Operation TOR SHEZADA, the current military effort to clear insurgents from central Helmand province, is going according to plan and extremely well, Lieutenant Colonel Frazer Lawrence, officer commanding the operation, said today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government