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It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Dane Elson from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards was killed in Afghanistan on 5 July 2009.

• Updated: 7 July 2009

Royal Marine and Olympian, Captain Dan Ouseley should be an example to any schoolchild who is always picked last for the school football team…

• Updated: 30 March 2012

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

British autonomous technology able to scour urban environments for enemy advances has been tested alongside an arsenal of futuristic military technology by Canadian soldiers on the streets of Montreal.

• Updated: 24 September 2018

The Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT), which will investigate allegations of abuse of Iraqi citizens by British Service personnel, has now started work, Minister for the Armed Forces Nick Harvey announced today.

• Updated: 1 November 2010

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

Soldiers from across the world have descended on the Welsh Black Mountains to face up to a gruelling two-day patrolling exercise.

• Updated: 26 October 2012

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

Former and serving members of the UK's Armed Forces were amongst those recognised at the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards.

• Updated: 10 November 2010

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

Four soldiers, severely injured during operations in Afghanistan, have been chosen as the 'Walking With The Wounded' team that will journey, unaided, to the geographical North Pole in April this year.

• Updated: 13 January 2011

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

A Royal Marine who rescued a severely wounded colleague in Afghanistan while under enemy fire has been presented with a Military Cross.

• Updated: 1 February 2013

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

The team will join 17 other nations at the international event for wounded, injured and sick serving and former military personnel

• Updated: 15 October 2018

The incident occurred when a fully-manned Mastiff armoured vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Helmand province in March…

• Updated: 5 October 2010

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

Troops from B Company, 1 YORKS, took the fight to the insurgents during a recent patrol with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the Nahr…

• Updated: 31 January 2012

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

It is with deepest regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Corporal Tom Gaden, Lance Corporal Paul Upton and Rifleman Jamie Gunn, all of 1st Battalion The Rifles, in southern Afghanistan yesterday, Wednesday 25 February 2009.

• Updated: 26 February 2009

A ferocious two-day-long battle between the Taliban and British troops with their Afghan police partners has taken place following a dawn airborne raid to destroy insurgent improvised explosive devices.

• Updated: 9 February 2012

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

It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Joseva Saqanagonedau Vatubua, from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 1 January 2011.

• Updated: 3 January 2011

Major General Nick Pope, who has recently taken over as the Chief of the Defence Staff's Strategic Communications Officer, briefed members of the media yesterday on the situation in Afghanistan.

• Updated: 10 June 2011

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

16 Air Assault Brigade formally took over as the lead formation of Task Force Helmand from 4th Mechanized Brigade yesterday, Sunday 10 October 2010.

• Updated: 11 October 2010

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

It is with deep sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Lance Corporal James Bateman and Private Jeff Doherty of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) on Thursday 12 June 2008 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

• Updated: 13 June 2008

Welsh Secretary visits Talbot Green company honoured for its ground-breaking safeguarding software

• Updated: 7 June 2018

Two British bomb disposal operators at the forefront of the fight against deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan have been passing on their skills to Afghan police - so they can take forward the battle for peace and security...

• Updated: 4 January 2011

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

The brains behind some of the British Army's most complex counter-intelligence work have taken up a new role that will see them inform the final stages of Operation HERRICK. Report by Sarah Goldthorpe.

• Updated: 14 February 2012

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