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Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Today the Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers attended the 25th Anniversary of the Enniskillen Poppy Day Bomb remembrance service at the Enniskillen Cenotaph.
Alan Lawson is a seasoned volunteer with MOD's civilian 'Support to Operations' programme. Here he talks to Shell Daruwala about his latest deployment as a Civil Secretary in Afghanistan.
Hundreds of people lined the streets of Romford yesterday, 6 November, to welcome home the soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment (1 R ANGLIAN).
Royal Engineers from 21 Engineer Regiment have replaced an important bridge to assist the local population of Nahr-e Saraj, in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
Essex's support for the Armed Forces has been confirmed in writing with the signing of one of the largest ever Armed Forces Community Covenant pledges made by the public, private and voluntary sectors.
Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds has unreservedly condemned today's bomb attack.
A hundred Army reservists from 6th Battalion The Rifles (6 RIFLES) recently spent two weeks in Germany training alongside their regular regimental colleagues from 5 RIFLES.
The Royal Engineers have been hard in training and have conducted their final practice session before attempting to reverse the loss suffered in the first FA Cup Final 140 years ago.
The largest section of future carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is now complete and on its way to join the rest of the ship.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has described how, through the Arab Partnership programme, the UK is supporting people in the Middle East to build a more stable and prosperous future.
Speech by Mark Francois, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans.
Minister Chloe Smith delivered a speech about the government's cyber security strategy.
Joint communique with UAE agreed during a visit to the Gulf by the Prime Minister to strengthen ties.
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 RIFLES), recently returned from Afghanistan, marched through Edinburgh on Saturday after becoming the first English battalion to be granted the Freedom of the City.
With 50 days to go until Christmas the Ministry of Defence is urging the public to consider Service charities as an alternative way of showing their support, rather than sending unsolicited parcels to personnel serving abroa…
During a break from patrolling the Indian Ocean, sailors from HMS Sutherland have helped redecorate and renovate certain areas of a Tanzanian orphanage.
A father and son, both of whom are in the Royal Air Force serving in the Middle East on operations, had an unexpected reunion at Kabul International Airport recently.
Overjoyed family and friends welcomed home 45 members of the Light Dragoons to Robertson Barracks in Norfolk last night as they returned from operations in Afghanistan.
UK and Israel discuss areas of shared concern including preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons and ending the violence in Syria.
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