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  • Progress in Helmand a year after Op MOSHTARAK

    The General in charge of ISAF forces in Helmand has spoken about the province's progression from a Taliban-controlled area to a civil, functioning society one year after Operation MOSHTARAK was launched.

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

  • Afghan Army launches air assault in central Helmand

    Afghan forces have carried out the largest air assault operation undertaken in over a year in central Helmand to disrupt insurgent activity in the villages of Malgir and Kopak, in the Nahr-e Saraj district.

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

  • Survey ship Scott back on ice patrol

    The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott has returned to the southern wilderness of Antarctica for the second time to carry out survey work.

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

  • Ten out of ten for Garrison FM

    Garrison Radio has celebrated its tenth birthday by extending its coverage to a tenth location especially for families whose loved ones are serving in Afghanistan.

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

  • Wounded soldier first to benefit from new bionic arm

    A 23-year-old soldier who lost his arm during a fire fight with insurgents in southern Afghanistan has become the first military amputee to receive a prosthesis with new technology that could bring hope to hundreds of forces…

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

  • MOD Police help UK soldiers train Afghans

    Working with the British soldiers who run the Helmand Police Training Centre are a handful of MOD Police who are passing on their expertise to the fledgling Afghan force. Report by Ian Carr.

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

  • MOD Police help UK soldiers train Afghans

    HMS York left Portsmouth, bound for the South Atlantic, on Saturday where she will conduct maritime security patrols around the British South Atlantic Islands, including the Falklands and South Georgia.

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

  • RAF personnel welcomed home

    Thousands of people lined the streets of Elgin on Saturday to welcome home RAF servicemen and women from RAF Lossiemouth following operational deployments.

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

  • Engineers dismantle Cumbrian flood bridge

    Army Engineers have returned to Cumbria to dismantle the temporary military bridge that was erected over the River Derwent during the severe flooding of the area in 2009.

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

  • 2011/02/19 - Gulf Defence Conference

    Speech delivered by Minister for International Security Strategy at the Gulf Defence Conference, Armed Forces Officers’ Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday 19 February 2011.

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

  • Training Ugandans for Somalia deployment

    A British training team puts Ugandan troops through their paces on the eve of deployment to Somalia. Report by Sharon Kean.

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

  • Padre reflects on Paras' Afghan experiences

    The Reverend Robin Richardson, currently deployed to Afghanistan with 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, here reflects on some of the experiences his soldiers face on the battlefield and the benefits of talking.

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

  • IN PICTURES: Combat patrols - the biggest thing in Helmand

    Getting the bullets, beans and bandages, not to mention ballistic underpants and bulldozers, from Camp Bastion to the various Forward Operating Bases of Task Force Helmand is the work of 13 Close Support Logistic Regiment (1…

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

  • Final homecoming for HMS Manchester

    Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester, a veteran of the first Gulf War, returned to her Portsmouth home for the last time yesterday, 17 February 2011.

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

  • VC hero cruising on ice

    War hero Lance Corporal Johnson Beharry VC, who demonstrated ice-cool courage when he saved the lives of several members of his unit during ambushes in Iraq in 2004, has glided through to the final eight in ITV's popular…

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

  • Tornado foils Taliban ambush

    A RAF Tornado GR4 crew on a surveillance mission was diverted to launch an air assault on Taliban fighters who had ambushed UK troops on patrol in Helmand.

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

  • Spreading the British Army's influence in Africa

    A small unit in the Ugandan capital of Kampala is helping to spread the British Army's expertise across East Africa. Report by Sharon Kean.

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

  • Afghan Air Force reaches training milestone

    The nascent Afghan Air Force has reached a milestone in its capabilities by achieving 2,000 hours of flight time in the C-27 Spartan transport aircraft.

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

  • Sailors honour Falklands fallen

    Saluting their fallen forebears, four sailors from HMS Clyde recently honoured the crew of HMS Coventry, which was sunk in the Falklands campaign, after restoring their memorial in the South Atlantic islands.

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

  • Gibraltar Defence Police catch cigarette smugglers

    The vigilance of two sharp-eyed Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) officers recently led to the confiscation of 40,000 cigarettes and the arrest of two Spanish nationals.

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