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Prince William has passed the tests that now see him qualified as a Search and Rescue Operational Captain.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Royal Engineers who have been helping to build a more secure Afghanistan have received their richly deserved 'Herrick' campaign medals at Chetwynd Barracks in Nottinghamshire.
Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence
Royal Naval Officer Lieutenant Pete Reed and Army officer Captain Heather Stanning have been officially selected to compete for Team GB at the 2012 Olympics, it has been announced today. Report by Lorraine McBride.
From escorting the Royal Barge and conducting a flypast over The Mall, to gun salutes and mounted processions, the Armed Forces have had a central role in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Being thousands of miles from home hasn't stopped British forces celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in Afghanistan.
The main Diamond Jubilee events took place in London today with over 1,000 members of the Armed Forces involved in ceremonial roles.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Gregg Thomas Stone, from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 3 June 2012.
Service personnel were out in force on London's River Thames today as part of the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment was killed in Afghanistan today, 3 June 2012.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Michael John Thacker, from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 1 June 2012.
The Royal Navy’s aviators have revealed their spectacular flypast formation for the finale of the Thames River Pageant.
The Ministry of Defence has appointed a new Chief Scientific Adviser to oversee its science and technology programme, to ensure battle-winning technology across Defence.
The MOD has announced today that Professor Vernon Gibson will be appointed as its new Chief Scientific Adviser.
The father of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan began the final leg of a 2,460-mile (3,960km) charity cycle ride around the UK this week.
Thousands of members of the UK's Armed Forces across all three Services will be taking part in ceremonial duties at various events this weekend to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Royal Navy minehunters HMS Shoreham and HMS Atherstone set sail this week for three-year deployments to the Gulf region.
The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) honoured more than 160 soldiers recently returned from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan with a parade and medal ceremony earlier this week.
Royal Marines of 42 Commando at Bickleigh near Plymouth marked the completion of their newly-built medical and dental centre with a ceremonial opening on Friday 25 May.
Service personnel from RAF High Wycombe have paraded through the Buckinghamshire town of Princes Risborough with 'swords drawn, bayonets fixed, colours flying and bands playing'.
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