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  • Soldier injured in Afghanistan to row in Thames Jubilee Pageant

    A soldier who was almost paralysed by a gunman whilst serving in Afghanistan is to row in the historic Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames this weekend.

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

  • Irish Guards prepare for contingency role

    Troops from No 1 Company of the Irish Guards have been conducting public order training to prepare them for their upcoming role as part of the UK's contingency operations battalion.

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

  • UK and US soldiers strengthen ties with jump onto Salisbury Plain

    Over 150 paratroopers from the UK and the United States have parachuted together onto Salisbury Plain as part of an annual exchange programme called Exercise Airdrop Warrior.

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

  • Behind the scenes at the Household Cavalry Jubilee preparations

    In the run-up to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration weekend, a team at the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) are working hard behind the scenes to suit and boot the horses and riders.

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

  • Personnel on deployment receive Jubilee tins

    To mark the unique occasion of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, Fortnum and Mason is presenting Armed Forces personnel on operational deployments with the 'United Services Tin'.

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

  • Afghan and British troops discover huge drugs and explosives cache

    Working closely with Afghan security forces, soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have made a considerable discovery of insurgent narcotics and supplies in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand province.

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

  • Armed Forces rowers win gold at World Cup

    Royal Navy and Army rowers have taken a step closer to the London 2012 Olympics with gold medals at the Rowing World Cup in Lucerne.

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

  • Earl of Wessex visits the RTMC

    His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex has made his first visit to the Reinforcements Training and Mobilisation Centre (RTMC) at Chilwell in Nottinghamshire.

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

  • Anglesey signs Armed Forces Community Covenant

    Representatives of the Isle of Anglesey County Council signed the Armed Forces Community Covenant last week at RAF Valley, becoming the 40th county to do so.

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

  • MOD contract for RAF Hercules fleet sustains 500 UK jobs

    A new £350m MOD contract to maintain the Royal Air Force's Hercules aircraft will support 500 UK jobs.

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

  • Gurkhas help Nepalese community after flash floods

    Soldiers based at the British Gurkha Camp at Pokhara in Nepal have been helping the local community cope with recent flash floods.

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

  • RAF helicopter makes emergency transfer of child to Great Ormond Street Hospital

    An RAF helicopter crew battled through fog last week to transfer a seriously ill child from Norfolk to London's Great Ormond Street children's hospital.

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

  • Captain Stephen James Healey killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Stephen James Healey from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Saturday 26 May 2012.

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  • British Army plays football match against German military

    Held at Aldershot Town Football Club’s home ground, the EBB Stadium, on Wednesday 23 May, the match saw the NATO allies pitched against each…

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

  • Hague - we won't abandon Afghan people

    The international community will not abandon the Afghan people was the clear message sent from the NATO Chicago Summit this week, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.

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

  • San Carlos 'landing day' remembered in Falklands

    More than 200 Falkland Islanders and members of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands gathered at San Carlos in the Falkland Islands on …

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

  • Navy's largest warship visits Sunderland

    The Royal Navy's largest warship HMS Ocean arrived in her 'spiritual home' of Sunderland.

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

  • Military personnel carry the Olympic Flame

    The Flame arrived in the UK last week at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, and, after being transferred to Land’s End by a Royal…

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

  • RAF Tucanos support front line operations

    RAF Linton-on-Ouse is using its fleet of Tucano aircraft to help train pilots and Army controllers for front line duties.

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

  • New RAF C-17 aircraft touches down in the UK

    A new C-17 transport aircraft has been unveiled today by the Defence Secretary at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

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