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  • British soldiers use community engagement to beat insurgents in Afghanistan

    British troops distributing aid in Kabul say it's helping them to improve security in the Afghan capital.

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

  • 4 SCOTS educate Afghans in veterinary skills and personal safety

    As part of the ongoing effort to improve the lives of people living in Helmand, British soldiers have held a shura to teach locals farming and veterinary skills, and educate them on the dangers of improvised explosive device…

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

  • Royal Navy takes part in largest submarine rescue exercise

    Royal Navy personnel have joined 2,000 sailors from 13 nations for the world's largest submarine rescue exercise, off the south-eastern tip of Spain.

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

  • 2011: Queen's Birthday Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians

    126 UK Service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual Birthday Honours list.

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

  • Bright future for Afghan village liberated by British troops

    More than a hundred local people attended a shura in the area of Loy Mandeh in Nad ‘Ali to discuss how to rebuild their livelihoods after British…

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

  • Flypast and Trooping the Colour mark Queen's birthday

    On Saturday 11 June 2011 soldiers of the Household Division had the honour of performing the famous Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark Her Majesty The Queen's official birthday, while 25 RAF aircraft performed a flypas…

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

  • RAF brother and sister serve together in Bastion

    Corporals Mark and Lyndsay Roberts joined the RAF independently of each other and are now both involved in the air-side of the daily running…

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

  • ISAF plans for Afghanistan on course and unchanged

    Major General Nick Pope, who has recently taken over as the Chief of the Defence Staff's Strategic Communications Officer, briefed members of the media yesterday on the situation in Afghanistan.

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

  • UK troops continue to destroy Gaddafi assets

    UK Armed Forces were again in action yesterday over Libya, with RAF Tornado and Typhoon aircraft destroying four of Colonel Gaddafi's main battle tanks near Zlitan.

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

  • HMS Enterprise home from 20-month deployment

    After a mammoth 20-month deployment, Royal Naval survey ship HMS Enterprise today returns to her home port of Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth.

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

  • Senior Army NCO gives action figures authentic voice

    Army Sergeant Majors are world famous for bawling orders that can be heard a mile away. Now, London District's Garrison Sergeant Major, WO1 Bill Mott, has lent his ear-splitting bark to an infantryman action toy.

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

  • Dr Fox on progress in Libya

    Dr Fox said: “Our objective when NATO took responsibility for enforcing UN Security Council Resolution [UNSCR] 1973 remains the same today…

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

  • A civilian's Afghan experience

    Deploying on operations is par for the course for the military, but for civilians it is a completely different ball game. Leigh Hamilton reports.

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

  • HMS St Albans deploys to Indian Ocean and the Gulf

    The 4,900-tonne Type 23 frigate will be taking over duties from HMS Iron Duke and will be patrolling busy shipping lanes and providing security…

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

  • CSA: Safety paramount for RN nuclear submarine reactors

    Through the Royal Navy’s nearly fifty years of operating nuclear submarines it has maintained an excellent nuclear safety record. Today, the…

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

  • Northwood to remain a NATO command HQ

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced that Northwood Headquarters in Middlesex will be retained as a key NATO command HQ.

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

  • Dr Fox tells business we must work together to combat cyber attacks

    Dr Fox began his speech by saying that, even as they dined, Britain’s interests were under attack, and that there was a continuous battle being…

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

  • Thousands welcome 16 Air Assault Brigade home from Afghanistan

    More than 10,000 people lined the streets of Colchester yesterday to welcome the town's soldiers home after their recent six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Naval rescue crew saves cow from Cornish cliffs

    A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from 771 Naval Air Squadron at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose recently assisted a farmer by lifting his stranded steer off Cornish cliffs.

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

  • New control tower for Bastion Airfield

    The RAF Air Traffic Controllers at Camp Bastion, the main UK base in Helmand province and the UK's fourth busiest airfield, have recently moved into a new state-of-the-art control tower.

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