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  • Helicopter Force joins 3 Cdo Brigade to prepare for Afghan deployment

    Salisbury Plain will be buzzing with activity for the next few weeks as Joint Helicopter Command plays its part supporting 3 Commando (Cdo) Brigade's preparations for Afghanistan ahead of their deployment on Operation H…

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

  • Sister ships sail the Solent

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, serving as part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (South), was killed in Helmand today, Wednesday 26 May 2010.

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

  • Royal Engineers commander working in Helmand praises unit's hometown for support

    The Commanding Officer of a Woodbridge-based Army unit currently deployed in Afghanistan has paid tribute to the town, praising the local community as 'the envy of many a regiment'.

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

  • British-mentored Afghan Police crush insurgent influence

    Afghan National Police who are being mentored by Delta Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), have mounted an operation in which insurgent influence was crus…

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

  • Soldiers take part in annual skiing competition in the French Alps

    The top honours at the 1 (UK) Armoured Division's annual military skiing contest, Exercise Pipedown, have once again gone to 1 Logistic Support Regiment (1 LSR), who have dominated the competition over previous years.

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

  • Troops of HERRICK 14 prepare for Afghan deployment

    Hundreds of Service personnel are currently engaged in a training exercise on Salisbury Plain in preparation for the next tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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

  • Meet Britain's oldest boy band

    Racing into the Top 20, the Chelsea Pensioners' debut album has taken the charts by storm.

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

  • ISAF commander praises troops in open letter

    The versatility, skill, determination and courage of troops in Afghanistan have been the stuff of history the Commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said this week in an open letter to all troops.

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

  • Supplying troops in Helmand with water

    At Camp Bastion's MOD-owned water bottling plant, civilian contractors supply UK and other ISAF forces across Helmand with clean drinking water - sourced from the desert. Report by Ian Carr.

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

  • Royal Naval medics train for Helmand

    Royal Naval medical personnel have recently been undertaking training in North Devon for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Yorkshire soldiers get new accommodation

    Defence Estates (DE) has delivered top-notch accommodation for soldiers based in North Yorkshire with the completion of a new Single Living Accommodation (SLA) block at Catterick.

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

  • Dr Fox - tackling mental health issues is a priority

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has written an article for The Sun newspaper in which he stresses that tackling mental health problems for troops is a high priority. Here follows the article.

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

  • HMS Chatham's final homecoming

    Tears were shed at the final homecoming of the Royal Naval warship HMS Chatham yesterday as she entered HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth, for the last time after 20 years of service.

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

  • 3 PARA return to Helmand town to recruit police officers

    After clearing insurgents from Naqilabad Kalay in Helmand last year, soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) have returned to the town to recruit the next generation of police officers.

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

  • Tankies set up new home with Afghan Police

    Troops from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) have begun a 'DIY-SOS-style' makeover of their new home in Helmand province.

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

  • MOD announces review of single supplier contracts

    An independent review will investigate whether pricing rules for single supplier defence contracts can be modernised to deliver better value for money, the MOD has announced today.

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

  • Moving forward with development in Nad 'Ali

    British soldiers and the Head of the District Stabilisation Team show MOD reporter Ian Carr the various development projects they are helping to set up with Afghans in Nad 'Ali following the clearance of the Taliban fro…

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

  • Private Martin Bell killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Martin Simon George Bell from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday 25 January 2011.

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  • French cadets meet the Royal Navy

    A group of 40 Officer Cadets from the French Navy have spent the weekend at Portsmouth Naval Base to help build the relationship between the French and British Navies.

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

  • Helping Afghans build their future

    Having cleared the Taliban out of Helmand's 'Red Wedge', British soldiers are now working with military and civilian stabilisation experts to help the locals build their future. Report by Ian Carr.

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