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  • Royal Auxiliary Air Force medic saves lives

    A Royal Auxiliary Air Force airman who set up life-saving medical centres for Afghan children caught up in the conflict has been described as an inspiration and his contribution to the local communities across Helmand as imm…

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

  • Forces broadcaster set for second tour in Afghanistan

    Forces broadcaster Rachel Cochrane is making ready for her second tour in Afghanistan.

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

  • HMS Victory 1744 - a rare gift to Foundation

    The wreck of the historically important HMS Victory from 1744 has been gifted to the Maritime Heritage Foundation.

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

  • Submarine Rescue System is put through its paces

    Costing £130m and weighing 360 tonnes, the NATO Submarine Rescue System is one of the most sophisticated pieces of equipment in the world. For four days, 70 experts from three countries put it through its paces.

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

  • European defence and security 2012

    Speech by Gerald Howarth, Minister for International Security Strategy.

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

  • Cutting-edge Daring protected by Scimitar as she departs the Rock

    The Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron provided force protection for HMS Daring as she left the Rock at the end of her first overseas port of call as she heads east of Suez.

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

  • SSVC Forces Cinemas go digital at Culdrose

    Thanks to a £92,000 project, the Services Sound and Vision Corporation’s (SSVC’s) Seahawk Cinema at RNAS Culdrose has joined the digital revolution…

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

  • Princess unveils 'Heroes Wall' honouring three fallen soldiers from same school

    Three soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan will always be remembered by their former school thanks to a Heroes Wall unveiled by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal last week.

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

  • Paratroopers undertake public order training

    Troops from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) have been bombarded with petrol bombs and missiles during public order training in a mock village at Lydd Ranges in Kent.

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

  • HMS Westminster deploys to Middle East

    The Type 23 frigate will be acting as part of the Royal Navy’s standing commitment in the Middle East, providing reassurance to the UK’s allies…

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

  • Thames exercise prepares Marines for Olympic security role

    This week's Olympic security training exercise on the River Thames in London, which has involved nearly 100 Royal Marines joining up with police and has been designed to mitigate against potential threats during the summ…

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

  • Sappers triumph in annual skiing competition

    The North-Germany-based unit was declared the overall champion while the men’s 1 Logistic Support Regiment (1 LSR) team won the military patrol…

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

  • Army cyclist competes for Olympic qualification

    With Great Britain’s cyclists dominating the field at the 2008 Olympics they can rightly expect the very best in terms of funding and coaching…

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

  • Royal Navy returns pirated dhow to owner

    Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel embarked on Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel Fort Victoria have successfully rescued a dhow from the clutches of 14 suspected Somali pirates and returned it to its rightful Yemeni own…

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

  • Troops take to the West End stage

    A remarkable group of wounded, sick and injured Service personnel will star on the West End stage this weekend.

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

  • A soldier's life in Helmand's Green Zone

    In his latest blog, Private Graham 'T' Thurston, a British soldier from 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (1 PWRR), currently deployed to Afghanistan, gives an account of life in a checkpoint o…

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

  • Surgeon General discusses importance of partnerships

    Surgeon Vice Admiral Raffaelli started his speech saying that the exceptional care we are delivering to our soldiers, sailors and airmen is …

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

  • Junior Soldiers complete Phase 1 training

    Over 300 Junior Soldiers, aged seventeen and eighteen, marched onto the parade square at the Army Foundation College Harrogate in front of thousands of friends and family members recently after completing their Phase 1 train…

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

  • New Non-Executive appointed

    Mr Graham Williams, a former PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) partner, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Member of the Defence Board and Chair of the Audit Committee by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.

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

  • Naval charities receive a massive lift from Pembroke

    Sailors on minehunter HMS Pembroke stripped off for charity - but not to produce a calendar.

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