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A novel fundraising idea saw a British officer start his New Year running from the jaws of a deadly attack dog at Camp Bastion in southern Helmand province.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The RAF Shawbury-based 'Taking Football to Africa and Beyond' Appeal delivered 13,875 items, including 6,553 football shirts, to 11 countries across the globe during 2010.
Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Cardigan Bay returned to Portsmouth today after a three-year deployment to the Gulf in support of coalition operations and the Iraqi Navy.
How do you recruit local people in conflict zones to work for the British Army? Major Robbie Whitfield talks about a very different war for talent.
A major milestone has been reached in the ongoing process of transferring security from British to Afghan forces in Helmand with the graduation of the 2,000th recruit from the province's police officer training college.
The Royal Marines' newest commando unit was officially named at a ceremony held late last year which was attended by the professional head of the Royal Marines.
Just before Christmas British troops based in Afghanistan's Helmand province saved the life of a local boy, injured in an accident.
HMS Echo left her home base of Devonport on Monday 3 January 2011 for a two-year deployment to conduct operations in the Red Sea, Gulf, Indian Ocean, Middle East and Far East.
A significant offensive operation, which takes the independence and self-sufficiency of British-trained Afghan forces to a new level, has begun in central Helmand.
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox kicked off 2011 with a visit to troops in Afghanistan to see for himself the progress being made towards handing over security responsibility to the Afghan Government.
Being a doctor based at a patrol base in Afghanistan can present various challenges ranging from the run-of-the-mill common colds, coughs or sprains to the more extreme conditions including trauma injuries or gunshot wounds.
Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond has today left Portsmouth for a seven-month maritime security and counter-piracy mission around the Horn of Africa and the Far East.
Gunner Carl Jordan has twice been shot in the line of duty, and both times would almost certainly have been killed by the insurgents' rounds had he not been wearing the British forces' latest issue Osprey body armo…
The Prime Minister, following a recommendation from the Secretary of State for Defence, has approved the appointment of Mr Jon Day as 2nd Permanent Under Secretary (2nd PUS) to the Ministry of Defence, it has been announced …
A review into the prosthetics services provided by the NHS to Armed Forces veterans who have lost limbs on active duty, was launched yesterday, 3 January 2011, by the Health Minister, Simon Burns.
Two British bomb disposal operators at the forefront of the fight against deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan have been passing on their skills to Afghan police - so they can take forward the battle for…
Families driven from three Helmand villages by Taliban activity are returning home after a successful operation by British soldiers and their Afghan allies.
HMS Cumberland has continued her operations over the Christmas and New Year period in support of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle by escorting her through the Strait of Hormuz early Boxing Day morning (26 Decemb…
It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Joseva Saqanagonedau Vatubua, from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), was killed in Afghani…
As midnight struck to usher in the New Year in Afghanistan, British troops were continuing their work across Helmand province to stabilise the security situation and, ultimately, protect Britons back home from the threat of …
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