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The outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), which sets out how the Government will deliver the priorities identified in the National Security Strategy, has been published today, Tuesday 19 October 2010.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Personnel from 854 and 857 Naval Air Squadrons have been serving at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan since June 2009 where they have been providing…
Helmand villagers recently told British soldiers who stopped by to hold a shura that a school built by ISAF forces three years ago is now thriving.
The termination of the Defence Training Rationalisation (DTR) project and the Metrix Consortium's appointment as preferred bidder has been announced by Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox today, 19 October 2010.
Group Captain van den Berg, formerly Commanding Officer of 903 Expeditionary Air Wing, took over the role of Commander Bastion on Wednesday …
In 2000, HMS Ocean played a pivotal role in Operation PALLISER, mounted to provide salvation for the beleaguered Freetowners when rebel forces…
The six-wheeled Wolfhound joins Coyote and Husky as the biggest of the tactical support vehicle family. Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox said:…
The Government has published its National Security Strategy, 'A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty', today, which outlines our reappraisal of Britain's role in the world, the risks to our security and the…
RAF Lyneham's Corporal Gareth Scutt and his patrol dog, air dog Argin, were last week crowned the winners of the Royal Air Force Police UK Military Working Dog Trials 2010.
An ex-Para who was involved in the capture of Goose Green during the Falklands conflict has rejoined the military as a RAF paramedic and has just returned from his first deployment to Afghanistan.
Prime Minister David Cameron met International Security Assistance Force Commander General David Petraeus at 10 Downing Street in London yesterday, Thursday 14 October 2010.
Royal Marines descended on the Tower of London this week to launch a major fundraising campaign for serving and retired Royal Marines and their families.
Medics in Camp Bastion, along with a few colleagues, have recently completed a gruelling 24-hour stretcher-carry around the base in Afghanistan to raise money for charity.
The Royal Navy warship HMS Manchester stalked a trio of drug traffickers through the Caribbean night and literally caught them napping!
Speech by Lord Astor of Hever DL, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State.
Lindy Cameron, who has recently returned from Afghanistan where she headed up the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team, spoke yesterday about recent improved governance and its positive impacts on the Afghan population.
The UK is boosting the number of personnel dedicated to developing the Afghan National Security Forces by more than 320, Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox said today, Thursday 14 October 2010.
Volunteer medics from 207 Field Hospital have been conducting their final pre-deployment assessment before they take over the British military hospital at Camp Bastion for the winter period.
Prime Minister David Cameron announced the appointment of Colonel Jim Morris of the Royal Marines as his new military assistant yesterday, Wednesday 13 October 2010.
The Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose prevented a gang of suspected pirates from entering the Indian Ocean to attack merchant ships yesterday, Wednesday 14 October 2010.
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