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  • Her Majesty's Ship (HMS) Argyll visited Dakar

    HMS Argyll visited Dakar to participate in the SAHARAN EXPRESS Exercise aimed at developing interoperability across West Africa.

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

  • Queen's Dragoon Guards put to the test in Kenya

    Soldiers of the Queen's Dragoon Guards (QDG) have recently returned from 6 weeks' intense training in Kenya.

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

  • Press briefing: afternoon 19 March 2013

    The Prime Minister's Spokesperson answered questions on Cyprus, Syria, the Budget, Falklands, David Nicholson, nuclear power and Leveson.

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

  • Searching for the military engineers of the future

    Personnel from all 3 Services have been out in force searching for the military engineers of the future at this year's Big Bang Fair.

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

  • Fire Minister speaks to the Local Government Association fire conference

    Fire Minister Brandon Lewis has called for joint working across government to reduce the number of fire deaths among the over 65s.

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

  • Riflemen train for post-Afghanistan deployments

    Soldiers from 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 RIFLES) have spent 3 weeks training with Warrior infantry fighting vehicles on Sennelager Training Area as part of one of the largest armoured deployments in recent years.

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

  • Local Government Association conference: fire safety

    Speech by Fire Minister Brandon Lewis to the Local Government Association fire conference.

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

  • HMS Monmouth crew send Mother's Day wishes

    Despite being on operations in the Gulf, the crew of HMS Monmouth has ensured that Mother's Day isn't forgotten.

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

  • Letter to the Leader and Deputy Leader of Cumbria County Council

    Letter of March 2013 from Baroness Verma on Cumbria County Council’s decision not to proceed with Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) process.

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

  • First female RAF search and rescue commander

    In recognition of International Women's Day on 8 March, we are profiling women making their mark in the Armed Forces.

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

  • The Welsh Cavalry swap Scimitars for jungle boots

    B Squadron of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, 'The Welsh Cavalry', swapped their Scimitar vehicles for jungle boots to take part in warfare training in Brunei.

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

  • Military police ready for global operations

    Members of the Royal Military Police have swapped the armoured vehicles and patrol bases of Afghanistan for the boots and backpacks of contingency operations.

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

  • You can’t turn back time: will you promise to keep your family safe?

    Test your smoke alarm this clock change weekend (31 March 2013).

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

  • DIO supports troops' preparation for Afghanistan

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has been supporting a major exercise on Salisbury Plain helping to prepare soldiers who are deploying to Afghanistan.

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

  • Sale of the Fire Service College completed

    The future of the college is secured as Capita take over the world class training facility.

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

  • Reservist medics prepare for airborne operations

    Army reservists have put their medical skills to the test using the lightweight facilities that they would deploy with when supporting airborne operations.

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

  • Cold weather alert: lowered to level 1

    Following a Level 2 alert issued on 18 February 2013, temperatures have now risen across England and the Cold Weather Plan alert indicator has reverted to Level 1.

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

  • British and French forces work together on artillery exercise

    A live firing artillery exercise is preparing soldiers from regular, reserve and French units for contingency operations.

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

  • Queen's Royal Hussars on Hohne Ranges

    The British Army's senior light cavalry regiment have been getting recquainted with their Challenger 2 main battle tanks during a training exercise on Hohne Ranges in Germany.

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

  • Paratroopers endure attacks during exercise

    A group of paratroopers has been on the receiving end of verbal abuse and petrol bombs as part of their training as the Army's global rapid reaction force.

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