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  • PM - combat troops will withdraw from Afghanistan by 2015

    Prime Minister David Cameron has said the withdrawal of British combat troops from Afghanistan by 2015 was a 'firm deadline' that would be met.

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

  • First female graduates from Defence Diving School

    The first female to train as a Royal Navy Minewarfare and Clearance Diving Officer (MCDO) has graduated from the Defence Diving School.

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

  • MOD Police initiative helps reduce crime

    An initiative by MOD Police at HM Naval Base Clyde has led to a more than 80 per cent reduction in anti-social behaviour amongst youngsters in the local area over the last year.

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

  • British Imam leads Eid celebrations in Kandahar

    Imam Asim Hafiz led a 600-strong congregation on Tuesday morning, 16 November, comprising ISAF Muslim troops from a host of nations, including…

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

  • Lions of England' welcomed home from Afghanistan

    Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (2 LANCS), known as the 'Lions of England', were given a rousing welcome during a parade at their home base in Episkopi, Cyprus.

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

  • Guardsman Christopher Davies killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Guardsman Christopher Davies, from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, serving with Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (North), was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 17…

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  • Royal Marines receive campaign medals and exercise Freedom of Taunton

    Crowds braved the wind and rain to line the streets of Taunton yesterday for an emotional welcome home for 700 members of 40 Commando Royal Marines (40 Cdo RM) after a challenging deployment on Operation HERRICK in Afghanist…

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

  • Royal Navy helicopters assist response to Cornwall flooding

    Due to heavy rainfall on Tuesday night, parts of mid and eastern Cornwall have been affected by serious flooding. Some areas are impassable…

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

  • Royal Navy warship in first Cuba visit for 50 years

    HMS Manchester has become the first Royal Navy warship to visit Havana, Cuba, in more than 50 years.

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

  • ARRC prepares in Norway for deployment to Afghanistan

    As part of their preparations for their deployment to Afghanistan next year personnel from Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) recently participated in two weeks of high intensity, comprehensive training at NA…

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

  • Brothers service Apache helicopters in Helmand

    Two brothers are serving together in Afghanistan for the first time, servicing the Apache gunships of 654 Squadron Army Air Corps.

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

  • HMS Portland returns home from Atlantic and Pacific patrols

    Friends and family welcome home HMS Portland as she returns from a successful seven-month deployment to the South Atlantic, eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea.

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

  • Latest Type 45 destroyer enters service with the Royal Navy

    The latest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dauntless, has entered service with the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence announced today.

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

  • Defence Secretary welcomes Canadian commitment to Afghan mission

    Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has welcomed the news that 950 Canadian troops will remain in Afghanistan in a training capacity when their combat mission comes to an end in 2011.

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

  • Defence Minister meets Army's next generation

    The Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, Andrew Robathan, has inspected the next generation of soldiers at a passing out parade at the Army Training Regiment (ATR) Bassingbourn.

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

  • ISAF troops play top Afghan women footballers

    Women's football is a growing sport in Afghanistan and the top female players recently played a match with British and other ISAF female troops based in Kabul.

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

  • RLC soldiers receive Afghanistan campaign medals

    The Regiment deployed to a variety of locations across Afghanistan, including Camp Bastion, Kandahar, Kabul, and bases around Helmand province…

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

  • RAF Air Commodore hands over command of Kandahar Airfield

    The transfer of authority involved a ceremony inside an Afghan Air Force hangar at the base where the British Commander of Kandahar Airfield…

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

  • 90th anniversary of the Association of Wrens celebrated

    A service of commemoration and rededication for the Association of Wrens was held in this, their 90th anniversary year, at the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square, London, at the weekend.

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

  • Royal Navy explodes World War Two bomb in Plymouth

    A Second World War bomb that caused disruption when it was discovered during excavation work in Plymouth city centre last week was dealt with by the Royal Navy's Devonport-based bomb disposal unit.

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