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NATO flagship HMS Chatham made a dramatic rescue of 23 seamen from a merchant vessel off the coast of Somalia on Friday 21 May 2010.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Royal Military Police (RMP) are being put through an arduous Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) course to prepare them not only for domestic investigations but also for the increased likelihood of them being deployed to Afghani…
To help bring local government to the people of Sangin district, Royal Marines from 40 Commando Group have, at the request of the District Governor, been distributing 'wind-up' and rechargeable radios.
Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, visited troops in Lashkar Gah in Helmand province yesterday in his first visit since taking up his Cabinet post.
Two British female soldiers serving in Helmand have become the first to complete the United States Marine Corps' Female Engagement Team course.
The project aims to recycle 85% of the materials from the old southern taxiway for use on the new surface, with the surplus to be used for other…
English football star David Beckham arrived at Camp Bastion, the main British base in Afghanistan, last night for a goodwill visit to meet British and US Armed Forces.
The Secretaries of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, and International Development are today visiting Afghanistan.
It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must announce that Corporal Stephen Walker from 40 Commando Royal Marines, serving as part of Combined Force Sangin, was killed in Afghanistan, yesterday, Friday 21 May 2010.
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers showed their increasing capability to operate independently when 2-3-215 Kandak recently planned and executed two highly successful raids in the Sangin Valley to apprehend eight suspected …
British military personnel in Afghanistan have started wearing uniforms bearing the first new camouflage design in over 40 years.
Changes to the command and control of ISAF forces in southern Afghanistan, that will see the current Regional Command (South) split in two to better reflect the significant changes on the ground in recent months, have been a…
A group of six servicemen from the Battle Back scheme have spent a week in Gibraltar honing their skills at the Army Swimming Team's training camp.
As an Afghan Media Officer for Task Force Helmand, Army Captain Niall Taylor helps Afghan journalists tell Afghan people about the work of British and ISAF personnel. Report by Sharon Kean.
A number of Royal Navy vessels are currently deployed to the eastern seaboard of the USA as part of the AURIGA multinational Naval Task Group.
Royal Marines of 40 Commando and their Afghan Army colleagues have stormed an insurgent compound in Helmand, seizing 40kg of homemade explosives and equipment for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Defence Estates (DE) has completed two significant projects to improve the living accommodation for British soldiers based in Germany.
Cadets marched on the deck of HMS Trincomalee, based in Hartlepool, in celebration of one of the oldest and most successful voluntary youth …
A Royal Navy diver who battled a major flood for more than 45 minutes in the submerged and darkened engine room of HMS Endurance has received a top honour.
Working as some of the myriad 'backroom' specialists that allow Marines operating out of Forward Operating Base Jackson in Sangin, Afghanistan, to get on with their daily work are a team of Commando chefs.
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