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  • 2011/03/31 - Natural Partners, Necessary Partners, UK-France Defence Co-operation

    Speech delivered by Minister for the Armed Forces at the Franco-British Council Defence Co-operation Conference, London on Thursday 31 March 2011.

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

  • British Army medics train Afghan nurses

    Three British Army medics serving in Afghanistan's Helmand province have begun teaching their skills to a group of Afghan nurses, who will form the basis of a pioneering new ambulance service.

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

  • RAF and Navy patrol Libyan skies and seas

    RAF Tornados conducted further patrols over Libya yesterday, launching missiles against military assets of pro-Gaddafi forces in the Misurata area, while HMS Cumberland patrolled the waters off Libya to enforce the arms emba…

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

  • Navy bomb disposal experts are Helmand-bound

    Two Portsmouth-based Royal Navy explosives experts are heading to Afghanistan to help train the Afghan security forces in bomb disposal.

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

  • RAF and allies destroy Gaddafi ammunition bunkers

    Among the targets in Libya that have been destroyed by the RAF, Royal Navy and coalition forces over the last week are underground bunkers providing ammunition to the Libyan Army.

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

  • HMS Monmouth deploys to Gulf region

    The Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth sailed from Devonport Naval Base at the weekend for a six-month deployment to the Gulf on maritime security and counter-piracy operations.

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

  • Dartmoor Contacts

    List of Dartmoor military and service provider contacts

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  • Combat teachers take education to the front line

    The Army is making sure that while soldiers are on operations in Afghanistan they are receiving the education they need to progress and develop, with dedicated education officers taking lessons to the front line.

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

  • Libya Conference participants committed to military action

    Current and potential contributors to military operations in Libya underlined their commitment at yesterday's conference in London to the necessity of military action to implement United Nations Security Council Resoluti…

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

  • Northern heroes honoured for actions in Afghanistan

    Various soldiers who hail from northern England were amongst those recognised for their actions while deployed to Afghanistan in the Operational Honours List published last week.

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

  • HMS Gloucester gets royal welcome home

    Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester joined Type 42 destroyer HMS Gloucester as she sailed back into Portsmouth last week from her seven-month deployment to the South Atlantic.

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

  • UK and US troops work together to train Afghan Police

    British soldiers and US Marines have been working closely for the past six months to improve the capability of the Afghan National Police (ANP).

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

  • London Conference on Libya

    The UK is hosting the London Conference on Libya today, to discuss the latest situation and next steps regarding the events in the country with our allies and partners.

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

  • British Sergeants honoured for work with Estonians in Helmand

    Two British Sergeants who served closely with the Estonian Company in northern Nad 'Ali, Helmand province, for six months have been awarded with the Estonian Army Silver Cross of Merit.

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

  • Royal Irish open boxing club for Afghan kids

    Afghan children in Helmand's Nad 'Ali district have been flocking in their droves to a boxing club opened by Shropshire-based soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment.

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

  • HMS Cumberland ready for embargo operations in Libya

    HMS Cumberland is ready to move into the next phase of operations in Libya by enforcing the arms embargo under UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973.

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

  • Prince Harry joins wounded soldiers in Pole trek

    Prince Harry is joining four wounded servicemen today at the start of their attempt to trek 200 miles (322km) to the North Pole from Longyearbyen in the north of Norway.

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

  • Heroism in Afghanistan from all three Services recognised

    The commitment and heroism displayed by members of our Armed Forces in Afghanistan last year was recognised in the Operational Honours List published last Friday.

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

  • Dr Fox - operations in Libya are about protecting civilians

    Speaking about events in Libya this weekend, British Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox said that as long as the regime's forces are targeting civilians the international coalition will act against them.

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

  • RAF strikes further targets in Libya

    Over the weekend RAF Tornado GR4s continued missions over Libya, hitting targets including tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery pieces near Ajdabiya and Misurata, and ammunition bunkers in the southern Libyan desert.

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