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  • Rifleman Sheldon Lee Jordan Steel killed in Afghanistan

    With sadness the Ministry of Defence confirms that Rifleman Sheldon Steel from 5th Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 27 November 2011.

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  • Sultan [of Oman]’s Armed Forces Association annual dinner

    Speech by Lord Astor of Hever, DL, Under Secretary of State.

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

  • Rap star performs for troops home from Helmand

    UK rap and hip-hop star Professor Green headlined a star-studded show this week to welcome military personnel from 7th Armoured Brigade home from their mission in Afghanistan.

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

  • Defence Inquests Unit wins Civil Service Award

    Now in their sixth year, these awards celebrate and recognise individuals and teams who have shown outstanding achievements in delivering excellence…

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

  • British soldiers help Afghan police build checkpoint

    Soldiers from D Company, 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 RIFLES), supported the Afghan Uniform Police in the village of Khasar in the protected …

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

  • HMS Bangor home from Libya mission

    Royal Navy warship HMS Bangor returned home to Faslane today following 120 days of non-stop action supporting NATO operations off the coast of Libya.

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

  • British Services Antarctic Team complete final training

    The first ever joint Services expedition to the mainland of Antarctica will begin on 27 December 2011 and last for just over two months. The…

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

  • CDS: We're en route to deliver Afghanistan strategy

    The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Sir David Richards, has said in an interview that in ten years time we will all agree the war in Afghanistan was necessary.

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

  • UK and Afghan soldiers launch Operation COURAGEOUS MOUNTAIN

    British and Afghan soldiers launched an airborne operation into an isolated area of Helmand province which they then swept for any insurgent activity.

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

  • HMS Montrose visits Ascension Island

    HMS Montrose has visited Ascension Island as part of her mission to promote British interests in the South Atlantic over the coming months.

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

  • UK and Vietnam sign Defence Co-operation Memorandum of Understanding

    A Defence Co-operation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed today between representatives of the UK and Vietnamese Governments.

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

  • Duke of Edinburgh becomes Royal Navy Lord High Admiral

    His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has formally received Letters Patent as the holder of the title and office of Lord High Admiral.

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

  • Commando Logistic Regiment receives Afghanistan medals

    Members of the Commando Logistic Regiment (CLR) Royal Marines have received their Afghanistan campaign medals from His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh following a homecoming parade in Barnstaple.

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

  • Wounded Armed Forces to perform on West End stage

    A group of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel are to write, produce and perform their own play for the West End thanks to a new project launched yesterday.

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

  • Paratroopers train Sierra Leone soldiers for Somalia mission

    Four British paratroopers have been training Sierra Leonean troops in mortar firing in preparation for an African Union mission in Somalia next year.

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

  • Military welcome Turkish President to London

    Army personnel provided a large Guard of Honour and gun salutes yesterday to welcome the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, at the start of his three-day state visit to Britain.

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

  • Duke of Edinburgh presents REME soldiers with Afghanistan campaign medals

    His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has presented personnel from 2 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (2 CS Bn REME) with campaign medals following their return from a dema…

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

  • 1 RIFLES receives Freedom of Chepstow and Afghanistan medals

    Thousands of people lined the streets of Chepstow on Thursday 17 November as more than 500 members of 1st Battalion The Rifles (1 RIFLES) were granted the freedom of the historic town before receiving their operational medal…

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

  • War grave thief convicted

    A Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) investigation has resulted in the successful conviction of a diver who removed items from the protected military wreck HMS Duke of Albany.

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

  • Private Thomas Christopher Lake killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Thomas Lake, from 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 20 November 2011.

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