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  • Thousands show support for Royal Naval Air Station

    People in Yeovil turned out in their thousands to show their support for sailors and Royal Marines from HMS Heron as they marched through the town last week.

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

  • Lance Corporal Michael Taylor killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Michael Taylor from Charlie Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, serving as part of Combined Force Sangin, was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday …

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  • British WWII veterans receive highest French honour

    Three British World War Two veterans were presented with the Légion d'Honneur, the highest decoration in France, by French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, during a state visit to the UK on Friday 18 June 2010.

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

  • Parade marks ARRC's departure from Germany

    The move of the Headquarters of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) from Germany to the UK was formally marked with a farewell parade in Germany on Friday 18 June 2010.

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

  • Flags raised across UK for Armed Forces Day

    Every local authority in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland simultaneously raised the Armed Forces Day flag at 1030hrs. They were…

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

  • 300th British fatality in Afghanistan

    Following the announcement today of the 300th member of the British Armed Forces to have been killed or have died as a result of operations in Afghanistan since 2001, the Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, and Chie…

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

  • Marine Paul Warren killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Marine Paul Warren from Charlie Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 21 June 2010.

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  • Marine Richard Hollington dies from wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Marine Richard Hollington, from Bravo Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, died from wounds sustained in Afghanistan in the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmin…

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  • Trooper Ashley David Smith killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Trooper Ashley David Smith from The Royal Dragoon Guards, Viking Group, D (The Green Horse) Squadron, was killed in Afghanistan on Friday, 18 June 2010.

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  • Culdrose personnel get improved accommodation

    Defence Estates (DE) has completed a £1.2M project to improve a Single Living Accommodation (SLA) block at Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall.

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

  • Policeman on patrol in Sangin

    Royal Military Policeman Corporal Mike Hansbury is currently deployed to Sangin providing front line policing and forensic assistance to the Royal Marine unit he is attached to.

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

  • Thousands cheer 4 RIFLES back from Afghanistan

    Thousands of well-wishers cheered, applauded and waved flags as soldiers from A Company, 4th Battalion The Rifles (4 RIFLES), recently returned from a tough deployment to Afghanistan, marched through the streets of Dorcheste…

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

  • Defence Secretary comments on Royal Anglian parades

    The soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have been parading through various town centres in South East England this week to mark their return home from Afghanistan.

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

  • Soldier from Royal Dragoon Guards killed in Helmand

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from The Royal Dragoon Guards has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, today, Friday 18 June 2010.

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

  • RAF Squadronaires swing at top of pop charts

    The Royal Air Force Squadronaires new album, 'In The Mood - The Glenn Miller Celebration', has reached No 7 in the UK pop charts, scoring the highest ever album chart position for a military band.

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

  • Scots soldiers mentor Afghan forces in Helmand's Green Zone

    Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) are partnering and mentoring the Afghan National Army (ANA) deep in the Green Zone near Nad 'Ali in Helmand province.

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

  • Former Army Chef keeps troops safe from her Apache

    Helicopter pilot Captain Joanna Gordon, who began her Army career as a caterer, has just returned from her second tour of Afghanistan where she supported operations from the cockpit of an Apache.

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

  • Fishing scheme is 'stress buster' for troops back from operations

    A new scheme to provide Service personnel who have recently been on operational deployments with a restful day fishing was launched yesterday, Wednesday 16 June 2010.

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

  • Lorraine Kelly launches Scotland's Armed Forces Day

    Lorraine was flown in by military helicopter, carried across the water by the Royal Navy’s finest, and drove an armoured vehicle to raise awareness…

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

  • IN PICTURES: Royal Navy's Amphibious Task Group heads for USA

    The Royal Navy's amphibious flagship HMS Albion, leading the UK's amphibious Task Group, left Devonport last week to meet up with the Auriga multinational Naval Task Group off the east coast of the USA.

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