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  • 1 SCOTS improves relations with Afghan National Army

    A Scottish regiment's soldiers newly-arrived in Afghanistan are already hard at work building relationships with their Afghan National Army counterparts in Helmand province.

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

  • Personnel visit Singapore for international tri-Service exercise

    A group of Service personnel has taken part in a major exercise in the Asia-Pacific run in support of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA).

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

  • RAF Force Protection Wing returns home from Afghanistan

    In the early hours of this morning 146 personnel from No 5 RAF Force Protection Wing returned home following a six-month tour of duty protecting Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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

  • Navy submariners help marine life research in Indian Ocean

    Royal Naval submariners from nuclear-powered HMS Trenchant recently gave marine life experts a helping hand with an environmental project on the Indian Ocean island paradise of Diego Garcia.

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

  • Afghanistan medal parade for Royal Anglian soldiers

    Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment (1 R ANGLIAN) have received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals.

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

  • London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m

    His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has been joined by some of London's most famous faces, including the Mayor of London and Barbara Windsor, to support the Royal British Legion's London Poppy Day appeal in a bid …

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

  • Fleet Air Arm squadron celebrates diamond jubilee

    The Fleet Air Arm's airborne early warning squadron are celebrating six decades of acting as the Royal Navy's 'eyes in the sky'.

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

  • Guard of Honour welcomes Indonesian President to UK

    The President of the Republic of Indonesia has been welcomed to Britain on the first day of a three-day state visit by a Guard of Honour consisting of members of the Armed Forces.

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

  • 2012/11/01 - Air Power: Partnership in the 21st Century

    Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at the Royal United Services Institute Air Power Conference, Church House, Dean's Yard, Westminster on Thursday 1 November 2012.

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

  • Army Corporal honoured at Pride of Britain Awards

    The bravery of an Army Corporal has been recognised at the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards. Report by Leigh Hamilton.

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

  • HMS Dauntless returns from maiden deployment

    HMS Dauntless returned home to Portsmouth yesterday, Tuesday 30 October, from her maiden deployment circumnavigating the Atlantic Ocean.

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

  • RAF Leuchars pilots train in Tay Estuary

    Typhoon pilots from No 1 (Fighter) Squadron and No 6 Squadron based at RAF Leuchars took to the icy waters of the Tay Estuary to complete essential training drills testing their ability to survive in an emergency situation a…

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

  • Final group of 3 YORKS soldiers returns from Afghanistan

    The last group of soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (3 YORKS) has returned home from their deployment as part of 12th Mechanized Brigade on Operation HERRICK 16 in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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

  • The Confederation of Service Charities (Cobseo) annual general meeting

    Speech by Mark Francois, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.

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

  • Edinburgh-based soldiers return from Afghanistan

    Soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 RIFLES) returned to their base in Edinburgh over the weekend following a demanding six-month operational tour in Afghanistan.

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

  • RAF reservists' bravery and sacrifices remembered

    A Roll of Honour which lists all those members of the Auxiliary Air Force and Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) who died in service has been dedicated at St Clement Danes, the Central Church of the RAF.

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

  • Zimbabwean brothers serve with RAF in Afghanistan

    Two brothers, both originally from Zimbabwe and serving in the RAF, are providing crucial medical services in Afghanistan.

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

  • Two soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles have been killed in Afghanistan today, Tuesday 30 October 2012.

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

  • Longest-serving female sailor retires from Royal Navy

    The longest-serving woman in the history of the Royal Navy has retired from active service following a 34-year career.

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

  • Lieutenant Edward Drummond-Baxter and Lance Corporal Siddhanta Kunwar killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant Edward Drummond-Baxter and Lance Corporal Siddhanta Kunwar, both from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, were killed in Afghanistan on Tu…

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