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  • 1 RTR soldiers return home from Afghanistan

    'Welcome Home' banners, applause and celebrations greeted some 100 soldiers from H Squadron of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) when they returned home from Afghanistan.

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

  • UK and Saudi Arabia agree deal on officer and aircrew training

    The United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia have reached agreement for the UK to support a programme that will provide the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) with cutting-edge officer and aircrew training

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

  • Milestones reached for women in the Royal Navy

    Commander Sarah West, aged 40, joins Type 23 frigate HMS Portland in Rosyth today, becoming the first woman in the Royal Navy’s history to be…

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

  • Video raises awareness of Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

    A new animated video is being released today to raise awareness of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

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

  • Dstl hosts international Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation conference

    The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is once again hosting the international Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation (CWD) conference.

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

  • Contracts awarded for the design of future nuclear deterrent submarines

    The first Successor submarine is due to be delivered in 2028, replacing the Vanguard Class submarines which currently carry the UK’s nuclear…

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

  • Address to 15th Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference 2012

    Speech by Sir Nick Harvey, Minister for the Armed Forces.

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

  • New national Falklands memorial unveiled

    A new national Falklands memorial was unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire yesterday in the presence of hundreds of serving Armed Forces personnel and veterans.

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

  • Injured personnel display garden at Chelsea Flower Show

    Patients at Headley Court are growing stronger through a gardening project which has culminated in the creation of a display garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.

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

  • French naval cadets visit HMS Raleigh

    The 13 cadets from the Ecole des Officiers du Commissariat de la Marine (EOCM), the French equivalent of the DMLS, were given a full tour of…

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

  • IN PICTURES: Armed Forces mount spectacular Diamond Jubilee tribute

    Thousands of troops, six massed bands and the biggest tri-Service flypast in recent years formed a spectacular tribute by the Armed Forces to Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor this weekend.

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

  • Navy starts Olympic Flame's UK relay

    The Royal Navy helped the Olympic Flame start its journey across the UK this weekend.

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

  • Off-duty RAF survival specialist saves boys from sea tragedy

    FS Lane, who is 50 years old and trained as an RAF physical training instructor, was visiting the beach with his family when he noticed a family…

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

  • Gem of a Jubilee day for Chief Petty Officer Diamond

    Royal Navy engineer Brian Diamond, who serves on board his namesake ship HMS Diamond, has been presented with a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.

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

  • Adaptive skiing exercise helps rehabilitation of injured troops

    Exercise Snow Warrior (Adaptive) which helps injured Service personnel with their physical and psychological rehabilitation through skiing recently took place in Germany

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

  • Navy Search and Rescue squadron to begin Olympic Flame's UK relay

    The Olympic Flame is due to arrive at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose tonight from where it will be carried in a Sea King helicopter to the start of the UK Torch Relay.

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

  • Troops muster for Queen's Diamond Jubilee Parade

    All three Services have been feverishly preparing for the Armed Forces Diamond Jubilee Parade and Muster which will take place in Windsor this Saturday, 19 May 2012

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

  • HMS Westminster delivers blow to Indian Ocean piracy

    HMS Westminster has thwarted the activities of three pirate groups in a fortnight, destroying their boats and means of further action.

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

  • Military chefs put the icing on the cake for Diamond Jubilee

    The five-man team has been working in secret on the enormous 90kg commemorative cake for the past eight weeks at Worthy Down Camp in Hampshire…

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

  • HMS Daring makes first port visit to Saudi Arabia

    One of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships, HMS Daring, has made an official stop in Saudi Arabia to reinforce the country's strong relationship with the UK.

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