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  • Parliament welcomes home 3 Commando Brigade

    Following their return from Helmand province last month 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines paraded through London to Westminster yesterday for a reception at the Houses of Parliament.

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

  • RAF Typhoons fly 7,000 miles for Ex Bersama Lima

    RAF Typhoon jets have completed a 7,000-mile (11,265km) journey to take part in Exercise Bersama Lima 11, marking the 40th anniversary of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) (UK, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and A…

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

  • Gunners receive Afghanistan campaign medals

    Personnel from the 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (3 RHA) C Battery have been presented with campaign medals after returning from a demanding six-month tour in Afghanistan.

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

  • Royal Engineer honoured for work developing Afghan forces

    Lieutenant Colonel Martin Sturgeon developed a programme to coordinate the dozens of international agencies responsible for recruiting and training…

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

  • Hammond – we owe troops honesty and certainty

    Philip Hammond gave his first newspaper interview as Defence Secretary on Friday, during a visit to British troops who have been involved in the Libya campaign from Italy's Gioia del Colle airfield.

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

  • Sailor Beefeater begins work at Tower of London

    Royal Navy Warrant Officer Class 1 Rob Fuller is only the second member of the Senior Service to become a Yeoman Warder of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London.

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

  • Afghanistan operational air update

    RAF and Royal Navy personnel conducted numerous missions across southern Afghanistan last week, 17 to 23 October 2011. Here follows an operational update.

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

  • Royal Navy displays its wide-ranging abilities

    The full gamut of the Royal Navy's abilities were on show in the Solent last week, during a series of high-profile action-packed demonstrations.

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

  • Benefits of virtual testing felt on front line

    The Information Superiority Experimentation Laboratory (ISEL) is located at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) site at Porton…

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

  • Royal town receives funds to strengthen ties with Armed Forces

    The MOD’s Community Covenant Grant Scheme, launched in August 2011, aims to strengthen the ties between the Armed Forces and the general public…

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

  • British and French navies plan major exercise for 2012

    The Royal Navy’s key deployment of 2012 - which will see the UK Response Force Task Group (UK RFTG) head to the Mediterranean - is due to join…

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

  • End of Libya operations announced by NATO

    British military assets used in operations over Libya are on their way home tonight, following today's decision by NATO to conclude the mission on Monday 31 October 2011.

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

  • The Confederation of Service Charities (COBSEO) AGM

    Speech by Andrew Robathan, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.

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

  • UK forces' contribution to Libya campaign

    With the announcement today by the United Nations Security Council to end the mandate for operations in Libya, the UK's Chief of Joint Operations (CJO), Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, has highlighted the contributions mad…

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

  • RBL launches 2011 Poppy Appeal

    Members of HM Armed Forces today attended the launch of the Royal British Legion's 2011 Poppy Appeal, which aims to break previous years' fundraising totals

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

  • Army's Apache helicopters dominate aviation awards

    The UK’s Attack Helicopter Force (AH Force), based at Wattisham in Suffolk and part of 16 Air Assault Brigade, has picked up four awards in …

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

  • Health needs audit finds NHS supports nuclear test veterans

    An independent audit commissioned by the MOD has shown the majority of nuclear test veterans feel their health needs are being met well by the NHS.

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

  • IN PICTURES: Best of Army photography honoured at awards

    Outstanding photography from Afghanistan and Army life has been recognised at the annual Army Photographic Competition.

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

  • Royal Engineers build roads to a better future in Helmand

    Captain Simon Oxley was employed as the Operations Officer as part of 517 Specialist Team Royal Engineers, 170 (Infrastructure Support) Group…

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

  • RAF officers make a Great Escape

    Famously portrayed in the 1963 Hollywood movie starring Steve McQueen, the re-enactment of the mass escape in 1944 took place over two weeks…

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