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  • IN PICTURES: RAF celebrates Search and Rescue 70th anniversary

    The Royal Air Force has this month celebrated the 70th anniversary of its Search and Rescue Force (SARF).

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

  • Army builds new recovery centre for injured soldiers

    The Army started building work on a new residential recovery centre to help injured soldiers today, Friday 11 February 2011.

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

  • Prince William appointed Colonel of the Irish Guards

    Her Majesty The Queen has given her formal approval to the appointment of His Royal Highness Prince William as Colonel of the Irish Guards.

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

  • Royal Navy bomb squad recovers torpedo

    A team of Royal Navy explosive experts has recovered a 1954 Mark 9 torpedo off the coast of Beachy Head, Eastbourne, after a fishing boat spotted it floating in the sea.

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

  • Privates Lewis Hendry and Conrad Lewis killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Lewis Hendry, from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, and Private Conrad Lewis, from 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, were killed in Afg…

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  • Defence Secretary on the Military Covenant

    The Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, here explains what the MOD is doing to support our serving personnel and veterans and why rebuilding the Military Covenant is so important.

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

  • Irish Guardsman hunts down insurgent across minefield

    An insurgent bomber, caught red-handed laying deadly improvised explosive devices, is facing a life of imprisonment after a British soldier from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards gave chase across a minefield to catch him.

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

  • Defence Estates unveils new national military housing contract

    Defence Estates has announced its future commercial plans for UK military housing from 2013, unveiling a new single contract for the provision of all housing-related services to the Armed Forces and their families.

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

  • Crew bids farewell to HMS Chatham

    The crew of Plymouth-based Royal Naval warship HMS Chatham said goodbye to their ship this week at an official decommissioning ceremony.

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

  • HMS Iron Duke in medical mercy dash

    Royal Navy frigate HMS Iron Duke raced to the aid of a badly injured sailor in the Gulf of Oman after receiving an urgent distress call from a Korean fishing vessel.

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

  • MOD police officer discusses her role in Helmand

    A MOD police officer recently returned from a six-month mission to train Afghan National Police (ANP) recruits says she is optimistic about the future of the country.

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

  • Government's commitment to the Military Covenant

    There is widespread media coverage today reporting claims that Prime Minister David Cameron is reneging on his pledge to write into the law of the land the Military Covenant, the bond between the nation and her Armed Forces.

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

  • HMS Manchester visits Merseyside before decommissioning

    HMS Manchester has made a final visit to Liverpool, where her crew were met by dignitaries of the city of Manchester, before being cheered through the streets of her affiliated city.

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

  • Future provision of Search And Rescue Helicopters (SAR-H)

    The Ministry of Defence and Department for Transport (DfT) announced today that they will not proceed with the preferred bid or the current procurement process for this project.

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

  • Afghan Police plan and lead their first Helmand operation

    Security and governance have been brought to a previously contested area east of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, following the first operation in the district to have been entirely planned and led by the Afghan National Polic…

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

  • New portable system helps troops bridge gaps in Helmand

    A new portable bridging system procured by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is helping British troops on operations to more easily cross obstacles in their paths.

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

  • Work begins on essential Helmand road

    Work is underway to build a new road which will form an important transport link for locals in an area of Helmand province where security is provided by British troops.

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

  • MOD at forefront of National Apprenticeship Week

    As the largest provider of apprenticeships in the public sector the Ministry of Defence is at the forefront of National Apprenticeship Week.

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

  • Royal Navy warships work to disrupt piracy

    Two Royal Navy warships are continuing their operations in the Arabian Sea and Horn of Africa to deter piracy and build relations with nations in their respective regions.

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

  • Royal Navy Merlins fly to the Med

    A Royal Navy helicopter squadron is taking part in NATO's largest Mediterranean anti-submarine exercise, Proud Manta, for the first time.

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