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  • RAF Regiment leads operation against Taliban bomb-makers

    Members of the RAF Regiment have found and destroyed a large cache of Taliban IED-making equipment in an operation conducted alongside Afghan and US forces.

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

  • HMS Somerset's marines train with Saudi Arabian troops

    Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset is currently on maritime security operations in the Middle East working alongside Saudi Arabian authorities to …

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

  • Prince Harry visits RAF Honington

    Prince Harry recently visited RAF Honington in Suffolk and met station personnel and their families as well as being shown a selection of the unit's state-of-the-art military equipment.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes "Friends of Syria" meeting

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed Tunisia's offer to host a "Friends of Syria" meeting on 24 February.

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

  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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

  • British soldiers help Afghan police colleagues stay warm

    The Police Mentoring and Advisory Group (PMAG), which is led by 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1 PWRR), has been assisting…

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

  • Royal Anglians train near home for Afghanistan

    The soldiers, who are based in Wiltshire, undertook exercises at the Stanford Training Area (STANTA) in Norfolk last month. Norfolk is one of…

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

  • Army and Navy support National Apprenticeship Week

    A soldier has been talking this week about how his apprenticeship has helped him keep Apaches flying over Afghanistan, while HMS Raleigh has been showcasing their apprenticeship training to local schools and colleges.

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

  • Royal Navy Club Founder's Day dinner

    Speech by Sir Nick Harvey, Minister for the Armed Forces.

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

  • Afghanistan: 2012 will be an important year

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated Parliament on the quarterly review of progress in Afghanistan.

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

  • UK-Afghanistan Enduring Strategic Partnership

    Foreign Secretary William Hague made a statement on the Enduring Strategic Partnership between the UK and Afghanistan.

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

  • UK policy on the export of Taser stun guns

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has made a statement to Parliament on the government's policy of preventing British companies from manufacturing, selling or procuring Taser stun guns.

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

  • 2 MERCIAN help Afghan Government reach out in Upper Gereshk Valley

    British soldiers have been helping to spread the influence of the Afghan Government in Helmand province by bringing its representatives together with local Afghan elders.

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

  • IN PICTURES: British soldiers fight Taliban in two-day battle

    A ferocious two-day-long battle between the Taliban and British troops with their Afghan police partners has taken place following a dawn airborne raid to destroy insurgent improvised explosive devices.

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

  • 12th Mechanized Brigade to replace 20th Armoured Brigade in Helmand

    12th Mechanized Brigade will replace 20th Armoured Brigade in April 2012 as the lead formation of British troops in Helmand province, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced on Tuesday 7 February 2012.

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

  • Royal Navy issues record fine for illegal fishing

    A Royal Navy patrol ship has issued a record on-the-spot fine to fishermen using undersized nets after sailors boarded a Dutch fishing vessel in the North Sea.

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

  • Public consultation on Community Resilience guidance

    This consultation is now closed. The Civil Contingencies Secretariat have developed a package of documents about community resilience.

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

  • Search and rescue helicopters: 8 February 2012

    Contracts awarded to Stornoway and Shetland with Bristow Helicopters Ltd and CHC Scotia Ltd to run search and rescue services.

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

  • Foreign Secretary discusses Syria with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

    Foreign Secretary William Hague spoke by telephone for half an hour this morning to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after the latter’s visit to Syria.

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

  • Defence Committee commends Armed Forces for Libya mission

    The UK's contribution to the NATO mission in Libya has been commended by the House of Commons Defence Select Committee in its report on the operation.

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