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  • G8 Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague, Angelina Jolie and Zainab Hawa Bangura launch G8 Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict.

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

  • UK forces put to the test in largest European exercise

    Nearly 13,000 military personnel from 9 countries, including 5,250 from the UK, set to take part in largest military exercise in Europe.

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

  • HMS Kent helps strengthen Libya-UK relations

    Royal Navy frigate HMS Kent has visited Tripoli to enhance relations between Libya and the UK.

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

  • RAF develops Typhoon multi-role capability

    The RAF's 6 Squadron have dropped inert Paveway II bombs from a Tranche 2 Typhoon aircraft for the first time.

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

  • How the armed forces covenant can support serving personnel

    Case studies about serving personnel who have been assisted by the armed forces covenant.

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  • How the armed forces covenant can support service families

    Case studies about service personnel families who have been assisted by the armed forces covenant.

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  • How the Armed Forces Covenant can support veterans

    Case studies about veterans who have been assisted by the Armed Forces Covenant.

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  • How the armed forces covenant can support wounded, injured or sick personnel

    Case studies about wounded, injured or sick service personnel who have been assisted by the armed forces covenant.

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  • EU responds to DPRK Vienna Convention request

    EU Member States have today responded to the DPRK’s question on assistance in case of conflict.

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

  • Admiral Zambellas new First Sea Lord

    Admiral Sir George Zambellas has today superseded Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope as the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister represents the UK at the OPCW´s third Review Conference

    Statement by Mr Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the third Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention

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

  • US Air Force award for MOD employee

    A MOD employee was recently announced as the 2012 United States Air Force Transportation Civilian Technician of the Year.

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

  • Royal Navy reservists taste life at sea

    The Pride of Bristol training vessel has given young Royal Naval Reserve ratings experience of life at sea in the Bristol Channel.

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

  • HMS Scott returns to Plymouth

    Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott has returned to Plymouth from operating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

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

  • NATO praises Royal Navy's dedication to delivering security

    The Royal Navy's contribution to the alliance has been praised as it approaches 45 years of continuous submarine nuclear deterrent patrols.

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

  • Clearing land mines in South Sudan with MAG

    How UK aid is helping remove the threat of land mines after two decades of conflict

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  • UK aid to ensure that Afghanistan's Herat Province is landmine free by 2018

    International Development Secretary Justine Greening pledges new British support for mine clearance charity The HALO Trust

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

  • Fort Victoria leads task force in war on piracy

    A Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment ship is heading up an international task force hunting pirates in the Indian Ocean.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes agreement on an Arms Trade Treaty

    Foreign Secretary welcomes agreement on robust & legally-binding Arms Trade Treaty to regulate international trade in conventional arms.

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

  • RAF Reaper pilots gain wings

    The UK's first airmen officially qualified to fly remotely-piloted air systems have graduated in the USA.

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