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  • HMS Brocklesby joins NATO exercise in the Mediterranean

    As part of her six-month deployment with Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1), HMS Brocklesby has been taking part in Exercise Noble Mariner around the Strait of Gibraltar.

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

  • British troops teach animal care in Helmand

    The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), are the latest soldiers to help Captain Joanna Lowe of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps improve Afghan farmers' livelihoods.

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

  • Prime Minister discusses Libya with US President

    Prime Minister David Cameron spoke with President Barack Obama yesterday about the situation in Libya.

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

  • It's Military No Smoking Day

    Today is No Smoking Day and military personnel across the UK and overseas are being encouraged to join thousands of British smokers in attempting to quit.

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

  • Sgt Smith marks International Women's Day with a bang

    To mark the centenary of International Women's Day, Sergeant Sarah Smith, from the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, has fired the One O'Clock Gun at Edinburgh Castle.

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

  • TA nurse engages with Afghan women

    A mother who usually works as a paediatric nurse at Tayside Children's Hospital in Dundee is spending six months working on the front line in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

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

  • Plans for Armed Forces Day events

    Details of some of the events planned for this year's Armed Forces Day, which will take place on Saturday 25 June 2011, are now available on the event's website.

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

  • Armed Forces urged to register for 5 May elections

    Two months before the May elections and referendum on the Alternative Vote system, Service personnel are being reminded that they have to be registered in order to vote.

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

  • Dr Fox thanks staff for support to Libya operations

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has issued the following message to all Defence staff thanking them for their support to the mission to evacuate British nationals from Libya.

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

  • HMS Iron Duke celebrates anniversary of Kuwait's independence

    The Royal Navy's HMS Iron Duke has visited Kuwait to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country's independence in 1961 and the 20th anniversary of her liberation from Iraq in 1991.

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

  • RAF serviceman saves baby's life

    While driving to work at RAF Waddington recently an RAF Air Traffic Controller saved the life of a baby whose distraught mother flagged him down for help as her child had stopped breathing. Report by Neale Adams.

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

  • Afghan and Brit Gunners conduct first live firing exercise

    Afghan National Army Gunners have marked the end of five months of training alongside British troops with the first multinational partnered live firing exercise to take place in Helmand.

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

  • Crane for Navy's new carriers arrives in Scotland

    The UK's largest crane, which will be used to help assemble the Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, passed under the Forth bridges last week on its way to Babcock's Rosyth dockyard in Fif…

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

  • Update on Libya

    The Defence Secretary, Foreign Secretary and the Chief of the Defence Staff's official spokesman have all spoken over the weekend about UK military and diplomatic efforts regarding the Libyan crisis.

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

  • HMS Bulwark rejoins the fleet

    The Royal Navy amphibious landing ship HMS Bulwark has returned to the Royal Navy's operational fleet and is ready for any tasking worldwide.

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

  • RAF pilot on Libya evacuations

    Hercules pilot Flight Lieutenant Stu Patton speaks about his involvement in the missions to evacuate British civilians from Libya in the last week of February.

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

  • Dentists honoured for work on Helmand-bound soldiers' teeth

    Dental staff at Colchester Garrison have been honoured for their tireless work to ensure that 16 Air Assault Brigade's soldiers' teeth were in the best possible condition before they deployed to Helmand province la…

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

  • Royal Irish discover large Taliban weapons cache

    Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) recently discovered a large Taliban weapons cache during a patrol in the Nawabad desert area of Helmand province.

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

  • Navy-based submarine rescue system goes airborne

    The NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS), which is based at HM Naval Base Clyde in Scotland, was deployed by air for the first time last week to be a part of a major exercise in Norway.

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

  • The military hospital dedicated to dogs

    As soldiers aren't the only ones who can be injured on operations, the UK has its very own military hospital dedicated to nursing canine casualties back to health.

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