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  • British and Albanian navies work together in the Adriatic

    A major two-week exercise involving British and Albanian naval forces in the western Balkans ended with Albania's President, His Excellency Mr Bujar Nishani, visiting HMS Illustrious.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on Gaza, the Middle East Peace Process and Syria

    Foreign Secretary William Hague updated the House of Commons on the latest situation on Gaza, the Middle East Peace Process and Syria.

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

  • Science and technology in optimising security, defence and security

    Speech delivered by Philip Dunne, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology.

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

  • HMS Blyth leads NATO exercise in Turkey

    Sandown Class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Blyth recently took part in a NATO exercise in the Bay of Izmir in Turkey, successfully locating dummy mines while coming under simulated attack.

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

  • Medics test battlefield skills in Californian desert

    In the searing heat of the Californian desert, which best mimics the conditions faced by Royal Marines in Afghanistan, medics have been putting their battlefield casualty skills to the test.

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

  • Kosovo offered membership to European Bank of Reconstruction and Development

    Minister for Europe welcomes Kosovo’s successful application for European Bank of Reconstruction and Development membership.

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

  • Hot competition at Army curry fundraiser

    A lamb biryani has helped secure the title of 'Best Curry' at an annual charity curry lunch held at the Army's headquarters in Andover.

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

  • Royal Marines stateside for live firing exercise

    Despite the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Sandy, 42 Commando Royal Marines have commenced training in Twentynine Palms, California.

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

  • Royal Marines storm former Cold War base

    Royal Marines and Albanian forces recently joined together for an assault on an abandoned Soviet submarine base as part of Exercise Albanian Lion.

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

  • Call me Padre' - meet the Army's head chaplain

    Chaplain-General the Reverend Jonathan Woodhouse talks to Lorraine McBride about issues of faith and his role as head of the British Army Chaplaincy.

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

  • Bagger meets Type 45 for first time

    A Royal Navy airborne surveillance Sea King helicopter has worked together with a Type 45 destroyer for the first time.

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

  • Army soldiers support Defence Exports

    A group of 30 Army personnel are part way through a secondment with the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation where they are supporting UK businesses exporting defence products to foreign investors. Repor…

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

  • One hundred objects to symbolise First World War in the air

    With the centenary of the First World War just 18 months away, the RAF Museum is asking members of the public what objects from its archives they would like to see on display to explain the role of aviation in this momentous…

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

  • Royal Navy Lynx joins French frigate for counter-piracy ops

    The first Royal Navy Lynx helicopter to join a French frigate for a full counter-piracy deployment has arrived on board the ship in Toulon, on France's south coast.

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

  • Brunei-based British forces remember the fallen

    Soldiers from British Forces Brunei (BFB) have paid their respects to fallen Service personnel by laying wreaths at several sites across Borneo, including a sunken ship.

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

  • Hundreds gather in Barnsley to welcome home the Light Dragoons

    Hundreds of people lined the streets of Barnsley yesterday to welcome home soldiers of the Light Dragoons from Afghanistan.

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

  • New fleet of RFA tankers named

    Four new Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) tankers, which will be bought as part of the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) programme, will be called the Tide Class.

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

  • Wilton Park conference on preventing sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations

    Speaking before the conference Foreign Secretary William Hague said: "Shattering the culture of impunity for those who use rape as a weapon of war is the next great global challenge of our generation."

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

  • From stabilisation to transition in Afghanistan

    Transition means a new role for stabilisation writes Ian Carr from Nad 'Ali (South).

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

  • RAF catering squadron sustains charity Sleep Out

    Fresh from feeding Armed Forces personnel during the Olympics, No 3 Mobile Catering Squadron (3 MCS) were back in action in London last week, playing their part in the first ever UK-wide 'Sleep Out' in support of C…

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