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  • Private Thomas Sephton dies of wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Private Thomas Sephton, 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, who died in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, on Monday 5 July 2010, of wounds sus…

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  • Review into costs of Trident

    Dr Fox said during a defence debate in the House of Commons yesterday that the Government has committed to maintaining Britain’s nuclear deterrent…

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

  • Gurkhas help Royal Engineers continue Babaji regeneration

    Route Trident links the Helmand capital of Lashkar Gah to the economic hub of Gereshk. Its upgrade, which should help improve the lives of the…

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

  • HMS Ark Royal celebrates Silver Jubilee

    The flagship of the Royal Navy, HMS Ark Royal, currently deployed in the western Atlantic Ocean, celebrated her 25th birthday last week.

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

  • Single living accommodation improved at Bergen-Hohne

    Soldiers stationed at Bergen-Hohne Garrison in Germany have benefited from a programme of improvements to their Single Living Accommodation (SLA), carried out by Defence Estates (DE) through the Soldier First initiative.

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

  • Queen's Royal Lancers train new generation of Afghan police

    Thanks to the training they have received from ISAF soldiers, 90 more recruits have just qualified as fully-trained Afghan National Police (ANP) officers.

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

  • Army doctors row around Britain in record time

    After 50 days at sea and 2,100 miles (3,380km), two Army doctors finished their record-breaking row around Great Britain last week.

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

  • General Petraeus assumes command of ISAF forces

    General Petraeus emphasised the continuity of the counter-insurgency strategy as he assumed command, and NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh…

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

  • Defence Training Estate changing to meet operational demand

    Originally Iraq-centred, but now focused on the requirements of operations in Afghanistan, training estate improvements include the 2009 developments…

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

  • Perth hosts Scotland's biggest Armed Forces Day parade

    The marchers were joined by four pipe bands and two military bands, as well as a variety of military vehicles from Word War Two. The parade…

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

  • Trooper James Anthony Leverett killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Trooper James Anthony Leverett of D (The Green Horse) Squadron, The Viking Group, The Royal Dragoon Guards, was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 5 July 2010.

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  • Defence Secretary urges US to ratify defence trade treaty

    Dr Fox robustly called for the US to ratify the treaty between Britain and the Americans. Both governments signed the treaty three years ago…

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

  • First LGBT conference held in MOD Main Building

    Formerly separate events, the Civil Service LGBT Summer Forum and the Tri-Service Annual LGBT Conference have been combined into today&rsquo…

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

  • Countering Taliban IEDs with intelligence, training and equipment

    Major General Gordon Messenger, the Chief of the Defence Staff’s Strategic Communications Officer, and Colonel Peter Smith, Assistant Director…

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

  • Wimbledon fans show pride in Armed Forces

    Continuing a tradition that stretches back to the Second World War, members of the UK's Armed Forces have again been in attendance at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships this year where the general public have been expre…

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

  • Royal Marines clear IEDS

    The Marines, from Charlie Company, 40 Commando Group, working in conjunction with colleagues from the Counter-IED Task Force, put in place a…

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

  • Gurkhas and ANA bring life back to the village of Piand Kalay

    Joint patrols between members of 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR) and Afghan National Army (ANA) troops have seen the pernicious influence of insurgents in the village of Piand Kalay diminish and a new level of …

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

  • Operation LION'S GAP helps villagers intimidated by insurgents

    British and Afghan soldiers recently deployed on an operation to the south of Nad 'Ali after they heard that local villagers were being terrorised by insurgents.

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

  • Defence scientists honoured

    The MOD's Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) recognised excellence within the Defence Science and Technology community recently at the London awards ceremony of the CSA Commendation Scheme.

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

  • British forces are blogging from Afghanistan

    British forces in Afghanistan have launched a mass blogging initiative involving dozens of personnel writing regular posts from the front line on the Army, Navy and RAF websites.

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