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As Energy Saving Week begins, staff at the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency headquarters have been leaving their cars at home and getting on their bikes to help save energy.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
HMS Astute was unable to free herself at first but refloated on the first high tide on Friday night. This was a non-nuclear incident and there…
The 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment Battle Group recently deployed to Helmand as part of 16 Air Assault Brigade and is forward mounted…
A young Afghan girl who was shot by Taliban insurgents as they attacked a British patrol in Helmand has been given lifesaving treatment by soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment.
Sea Cadets led 550 young people from across the Cadet Forces as they celebrated the historic 205th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar with a spectacular show in Trafalgar Square on Sunday 24 October 2010
Camp Bastion is at the heart of British operations in Afghanistan - the logistics hub that keeps operations flowing - and it is RAF force protection that makes sure this vital asset remains secure.
One of Britain's newest warships HMS Daring has spent most of October working with the US aircraft carrier USS Enterprise off the Eastern Seaboard of the USA - demonstrating her powerful capabilities.
The crisp autumnal morning chill is punctuated by the dull crump of tank shells hitting their distant targets. Precise instructions ensure that weapons' systems are swiftly recalibrated to land every round as close to t…
Almost 1,000 personnel from the HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) and other agencies linked up in Cornwall last week for a key NATO training exercise at RAF St Mawgan.
A team from 2 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) has won 7th Armoured Brigade's annual regatta in one of the closest fought contests in years
Various media outlets have reported that HMS Astute appears to have grounded off the Isle of Skye.
Over 500 soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) were preparing to leave Merville Barracks in Colchester last week for a six-month tour of Afghanistan.
As a ceremony took place this morning on HMS Victory to mark the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the most important day in the Royal Navy's calendar, thoughts were spared for the modern day descendants of …
HMS Ocean assisted the Italian-registered 'Grand Guinea' last week when one of the crew members was struck down with an acute case of suspected appendicitis.
Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, and Foreign Secretary William Hague met with their Polish counterparts today, Defence Minister Bogdan Klich and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, to discuss Britain's endur…
Check Point Kartelegan is a key base for the Afghan National Police in Helmand’s provincial capital of Lashkar Gah. It has been extended and…
Members of the Afghan National Army in Helmand have launched Operation OMID CHAR, described as their most significant operation yet.
The Reception, Staging and Onward Integration (RSOI) training is mandatory for all soldiers entering Afghanistan. It is their last chance…
The government has today agreed funding for Defence of £33.8bn in 2011-12, £34.4bn in 2012-13, £34.1bn in 2013-14 and £33.5bn in 2014-15. This settlement represents an eight per cent reduction in real terms.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal David Barnsdale, from 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Tuesday 19 October 2010.
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