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Statement by Phillip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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Since arriving in the Philippines, HMS Illustrious and her 'floating warehouse' of emergency supplies have been a hub of activity.
The RAF C-130 Hercules detachment involved in humanitarian inter-island aid transport has handed over to the Philippines Air Force (PAF).
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