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The Royal Navy has welcomed its newly-appointed Fleet Commander and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff at a handover ceremony in Portsmouth.
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Soldiers of 64 Works Group Royal Engineers have received the Firmin Sword of Peace at a civic reception held in their honour in Nottingham.
Soldiers from the Parachute Regiment are on a joint military exercise in Spain training for the threat of future conflicts around the world.
The First Sea Lord has visited Royal Marines of 40 Commando at their central Helmand base in Afghanistan.
A Royal Navy helicopter battled against the clock in wintry conditions to lift three climbers to safety in Glencoe.
Rochdale Borough Council has formally committed itself to doing all it can to help former Service personnel in the borough.
TV presenter and journalist Lorraine Kelly joined members of the Royal Marines on a zip wire from Wellington Arch in London today.
MOD held its first 'Marketplace' event today allowing small UK businesses to pitch ideas to some of the world's biggest defence companies.
Around 800 jobs in the UK maritime sector have been safeguarded after the MOD extended five maintenance contracts worth a total of £349m.
Manufacturing jobs in the British defence industry have been secured by a £25m contract for Paveway IV precision weapons for the RAF.
Soldiers from three Army regiments have all taken part in homecoming parades in recent days, cheered on by friends, family and the public.
HMS Bulwark returned to Plymouth last week after two months in the Mediterranean with the largest Royal Naval deployment of the year.
Speech by Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.
Personnel from RAF stations Coningsby and Waddington have brought back moustaches for 'Movember', and raised vital funds for men's cancer.
Seventeen personnel from across the RAF have been awarded for their outstanding contribution towards a safe and secure London Olympic Games.
The Military Stabilisation Support Group has completed a two-week exercise in Kenya to test a new concept in upstream conflict prevention.
Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have blown up a huge German mine off the Kent coast after a delicate operation to remove it from a dredger.
Members of the Military Stabilisation Support Group (MSSG) have completed a two-week exercise in Kenya to test a new concept in upstream conflict prevention.
An RAF Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) has been declared ready to support NATO following a series of gruelling tests at RAF Waddington.
Sailors from HMS Illustrious have paid homage to their forebears as they helped smarten up Malta's naval cemetery.
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