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The Invictus legacy for rehabilitation of service personnel

The Invictus legacy for rehabilitation of service personnel

Monday, 15 September 2014

The Games provided an opportunity to learn how best to support wounded warriors through the power of sport....

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Concert spectacular tops off Invictus Games

Concert spectacular tops off Invictus Games

Monday, 15 September 2014

The Invictus Games ended with a spectacular 5-hour concert headlined by the Foo Fighters at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. ...

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Armed forces support Invictus Games

Armed forces support Invictus Games

Friday, 12 September 2014

Serving members of the armed forces are on hand to support their injured comrades, helping to make Invictus Games an international success....

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Golden start for British troops at Invictus Games

Golden start for British troops at Invictus Games

Friday, 12 September 2014

Team GB begin with a win on the opening day of the Games which highlight the importance of sport for recovering service personnel....

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Prince Harry opens Invictus Games

Prince Harry opens Invictus Games

Thursday, 11 September 2014

Four days of international competition started with a glittering tri-service ceremony at the Olympic Park....

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EU ministers discuss security and defence

EU ministers discuss security and defence

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

The Defence Secretary has called on European nations to focus on enhancing EU NATO complementarity and on delivering smarter missions....

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UK gifts arms and ammunition to Kurdish regional government

UK gifts arms and ammunition to Kurdish regional government

Tuesday, 09 September 2014

UK provides further support to Kurdish regional forces battling ISIL insurgents in northern Iraq....

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Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2015: new video launched

Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2015: new video launched

Monday, 08 September 2014

A new video has been launched which explains what the new armed forces pension scheme (AFPS 15) means for service personnel. ...

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Typhoon aircraft relocate to RAF Lossiemouth

Typhoon aircraft relocate to RAF Lossiemouth

Monday, 08 September 2014

Number 1 (Fighter) Squadron marks relocation with a special 8-ship formation in the shape of a number 1....

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Welsh army reservist teaches president a lesson

Welsh army reservist teaches president a lesson

Friday, 05 September 2014

Two of the world's most powerful men dropped in on a lieutenant's lesson about NATO yesterday....

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Meet the team

Meet the team

Friday, 05 September 2014

Invictus Games competitors talk about the influence of sport on their recovery....

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International partners sign Joint Expeditionary Force agreement

International partners sign Joint Expeditionary Force agreement

Friday, 05 September 2014

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has signed a letter of intent with international partners to develop the Joint Expeditionary Force....

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Positive feedback on recruit training

Positive feedback on recruit training

Thursday, 04 September 2014

Annual recruit trainee tri-service survey reveals highest ever levels of positive attitudes towards training in the UK armed forces....

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Daring helicopter assaults end NATO exercise

Daring helicopter assaults end NATO exercise

Thursday, 04 September 2014

Eighty British troops have combined forces with other NATO allies in a daring night assault....

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Latvian army purchases UK armoured combat vehicles

Latvian army purchases UK armoured combat vehicles

Thursday, 04 September 2014

NATO partnership strengthened as UK sells 123 surplus combat reconnaissance armoured vehicles to Latvia. ...

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'NATO: coming home?'

'NATO: coming home?'

Wednesday, 03 September 2014

Defence Secretary makes a speech ahead of the NATO Summit tomorrow....

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NATO: coming home?

NATO: coming home?

Wednesday, 03 September 2014

Michael Fallon, Secretary of State for Defence. ...

UK jobs secured by £3.5 billion contract for new fighting vehicle

UK jobs secured by £3.5 billion contract for new fighting vehicle

Wednesday, 03 September 2014

More than 1,300 jobs across the UK will be secured thanks to a contract worth £3.5 billion placed by the Ministry of Defence....

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Reserves minister visits British troops on exercise in Poland

Reserves minister visits British troops on exercise in Poland

Tuesday, 02 September 2014

The Minister for Reserves, Julian Brazier, has today, 2 September, visited British troops taking part in Exercise Sabre Junction in Poland....

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Armed forces learning

Armed forces learning

Tuesday, 02 September 2014

A resource for key stages 1 to 4 has been launched to educate children about the work of the UK armed forces....

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RAF passes on Baltic air policing role

RAF passes on Baltic air policing role

Monday, 01 September 2014

The handover marks the conclusion of a 4-month NATO deployment to secure NATO's airspace over Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania....

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How do you float a 65,000 tonne ship?

How do you float a 65,000 tonne ship?

Friday, 29 August 2014

HMS Queen Elizabeth undergoes inclining test to find out her exact weight and centre of gravity....

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NATO: one week to go

NATO: one week to go

Thursday, 28 August 2014

Defence will play an important role at the NATO Summit next week....

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Guildford to host Armed Forces Day 2015

Guildford to host Armed Forces Day 2015

Thursday, 28 August 2014

Next year's Armed Forces Day celebrations will take place in the historic town of Guildford....

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HMS Illustrious takes final bow

HMS Illustrious takes final bow

Thursday, 28 August 2014

After a 32-year career, the last of the Royal Navy's Invincible Class aircraft carriers decommissions in Portsmouth....

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Royal Navy drugs bust in Caribbean

Royal Navy drugs bust in Caribbean

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

A Royal Navy warship has seized £21 million worth of cocaine after a 12-hour pursuit across the Caribbean....

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Ministerial visit to reserve unit

Ministerial visit to reserve unit

Thursday, 21 August 2014

Minister for Reserves finds out about the Army's recruitment efforts during his visit to Wiltshire....

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58 new apprentices to work on naval ships

58 new apprentices to work on naval ships

Thursday, 21 August 2014

Launch of new apprenticeship campaign celebrates benefits of being an apprentice at British companies like BAE Systems....

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Personnel in Cyprus assist in aid air drops

Personnel in Cyprus assist in aid air drops

Saturday, 16 August 2014

The Defence Secretary has thanked British service personnel and civilians in Cyprus for their efforts in the humanitarian mission in Iraq....

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Battle rhythm

Battle rhythm

Friday, 15 August 2014

UK armed forces in documentary looking at the importance of music to personnel now and 100 years ago....

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