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  • Family affair - father and son's paths cross in Helmand

    The paths of a father and his son have crossed in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, as one tour ends and another begins.

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

  • RAF Search and Rescue team rescues fisherman off the Falklands

    A Falklands-based RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) team battled storm-force conditions recently to airlift a critically-ill man from a fishing trawler, after the ship's captain made an SOS call, more than 200 miles (320km) f…

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

  • Akrotiri medical centre a 'step change' for healthcare

    Service families based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus will soon be accessing medical and dental services in a newly-constructed integrated treatment facility.

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

  • General Richards visits HMS Albion

    The visit was part of General Richards’ Royal Navy briefing day to familiarise him with the role of the Royal Navy before he takes up his next…

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

  • Gibraltar Air Cadets fly over UK

    This year, the Gibraltar Cadets spent their first week at RAF Shawbury in the north of Shropshire. Training at RAF Shawbury is conducted by …

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

  • RAF pilot honoured for saving colleagues after shot to the face

    Flt Lt Fortune was nominated for the award after showing courage under fire and great skill in handling a badly damaged Chinook helicopter during…

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

  • Brits and Estonians establish new Combined Force in northern Nad 'Ali

    The ‘Lions of England’, 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (2 LANCS), deployed to Afghanistan on 8 July 2010 from their base in …

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

  • Secretary of State for Defence visits Saudi Arabia

    The Secretary of State for Defence is the first Cabinet Minister of the new Coalition Government to visit the Kingdom and his programme included…

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

  • Corporal Matthew Thomas killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Matthew Thomas, from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, was killed in the Garmsir district of Helmand province on Saturday 25 September 2…

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  • Realistic casualty drills prepare helicopter force for Afghanistan

    To prepare for operations in Afghanistan the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) have been conducting battlefield casualty drills using state-of-the-art special effects to make the training as realistic as possible.

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

  • HMS Manchester crew assess hurricane damage in Bermuda

    The crew of HMS Manchester has played a vital role in assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Igor after it passed over the British overseas territory of Bermuda.

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

  • Pride of the Armed Forces recognised for outstanding gallantry

    131 Service personnel have been recognised for gallantry in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List.

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

  • Operational Honours and Awards List: 24 September 2010

    A total of 130 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 24 September 2010.

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

  • Army dominates Inter Services Rugby League

    For the first time in the history of Inter Services Rugby League, one Service has claimed a Grand Slam, with the Army emerging unbeaten against the RAF.

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

  • New school opens near Lashkar Gah

    A new school which will educate hundreds of Afghan youngsters has been opened in Spina Kota, a village in the Bolan desert five kilometres from Lashkar Gah.

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

  • Diamond set to begin next stage of sea trials

    Diamond’s captain and crew sailed past the Round Tower and into their home port for the first time yesterday morning, Wednesday 22 September…

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

  • Army's spy museum revealed

    Here’s a pub quiz question for you. What was the first example of aerial reconnaissance? Was it in the First World War perhaps? It’s true …

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

  • Multinational force leads helicopter operations in Afghanistan

    The ISAF mission in Afghanistan is, by its very nature, a multinational, multi-Service one. However, there are few units that embody this international partnership better than the Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan) [JHF(A)…

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

  • Defence personnel make the Civil Service Awards shortlist

    Ministry of Defence personnel have been shortlisted for this year's Civil Service Awards, which recognise the very best practice across the Civil Service.

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

  • US-UK defence treaty takes important step towards ratification

    The US-UK defence treaty has taken a key step towards ratification, following its approval by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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