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  • Sir Chris Hoy becomes Air Cadets ambassador

    The Royal Air Force Air Cadets organisation has announced that Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy has agreed to become their ambassador.

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

  • Royal Marines push through the enemy on Joint Warrior

    200 Royal Marines commandos have attacked 4 'enemy' positions near Cape Wrath in Scotland as part of Exercise Joint Warrior.

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

  • RAF named in Top 50 Employers for Women list

    The Royal Air Force has been awarded exemplary status by The Times in its 'Top 50 Employers for Women' list for the third consecutive year.

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

  • Army apprenticeships impress Ofsted

    Ofsted has graded the British Army apprenticeship programme as Good, with the hospitality and catering element being graded as Outstanding.

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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

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    Admiral Sir George Zambellas has today superseded Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope as the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff.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

  • 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

  • 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

  • UK Forces broadcasting contract begins

    The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has started a new contract to deliver television and radio programmes to the UK Armed Forces.

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

  • Joint Forces Command reaches full operating capability

    A new military command, established to improve the way MOD prepares for and conducts operations, reaches full operating capability today.

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

  • Last Type 42 destroyer returns from final deployment

    HMS Edinburgh, the Royal Navy's last remaining Type 42 destroyer, returned to Portsmouth from her final deployment last week.

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

  • New facilities for soldiers build opportunity for civilian homes

    The MOD has announced that it will invest in better facilities for service men and women in Kent, as a result of freeing up surplus Defence land to create up to 1,200 new homes.

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  • UK and US service chiefs discuss future strategic challenges

    This week, Britain's most senior military chiefs met with their US counterparts as a group, bringing them together as a Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee for the first time since 1948.

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

  • UK and Italian recon forces train together

    The eyes and ears of the British Army's rapid reaction force have been tested on a tough training exercise with their Italian counterparts.

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

  • UK stealth fighters base announced

    The UK's Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft will be based at RAF Marham in Norfolk, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced today.

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

  • HMS Duncan enters home port for 1st time

    Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan has arrived in Portsmouth to commence sea trials ahead of her entering service.

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

  • Scotland leads support for UK Armed Forces

    Scotland has become the first UK country to unite behind the Armed Forces Covenant.

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

  • More Armed Forces charities to benefit from banking fines

    More causes and charities supporting the Armed Forces community are to benefit from fines levied on banks.

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