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Royal Navy air squadron reformed to fly new jets

Royal Navy air squadron reformed to fly new jets

Monday, 09 September 2013

A historic naval air squadron is to be resurrected as the first Royal Navy formation to fly the Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft....

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More than 1,000 vehicles return from Afghanistan

More than 1,000 vehicles return from Afghanistan

Monday, 09 September 2013

The delivery of nearly 100 vehicles to the UK from Afghanistan today brings the total number redeployed from theatre to more than 1,000....

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UK forces leave transformed Afghan district

UK forces leave transformed Afghan district

Friday, 06 September 2013

UK troops no longer have a routine presence in the Nad 'Ali district of Helmand as Afghan forces have assumed full security control....

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Reserve soldiers train in Croatia

Reserve soldiers train in Croatia

Friday, 06 September 2013

Army Reserve soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have been taking part in Exercise Sava Star in Croatia....

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Last chance to nominate Millies heroes

Last chance to nominate Millies heroes

Friday, 06 September 2013

Nominations for this year's Sun Military Awards close on Monday 9 September, so make sure you put your heroes forward for consideration....

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Royal Marines launch amphibious raid on abandoned submarine base

Royal Marines launch amphibious raid on abandoned submarine base

Thursday, 05 September 2013

Royal Marines of 42 Commando have been hard at work in Albania training in amphibious assault at a former Cold War submarine base....

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Battle of Britain Spitfire unearthed on Salisbury Plain

Battle of Britain Spitfire unearthed on Salisbury Plain

Thursday, 05 September 2013

An award-winning project which uses archaeology to aid the recovery of injured soldiers has uncovered a crashed Spitfire on Salisbury Plain....

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Keeping Service personnel healthy in Afghanistan

Keeping Service personnel healthy in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 04 September 2013

A small team in Afghanistan is dedicated to reducing the risks of disease and injury amongst the UK's deployed Service personnel....

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HMS Westminster tests sub hunting skills

HMS Westminster tests sub hunting skills

Tuesday, 03 September 2013

A Royal Navy warship deployed in the Mediterranean has been testing her skills in an anti-submarine warfare exercise with the Italian Navy....

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Just one week left to nominate Millies heroes

Just one week left to nominate Millies heroes

Monday, 02 September 2013

Nominations are still open for the Sun Military Awards 2013, but there is just 1 week left before this year's deadline....

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Desert Rats prepare for Afghanistan

Desert Rats prepare for Afghanistan

Friday, 30 August 2013

7th Armoured Brigade personnel have displayed their skills on Salisbury Plain prior to deploying to Afghanistan later this year....

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HMS Dragon proves versatile in the Gulf

HMS Dragon proves versatile in the Gulf

Friday, 30 August 2013

In the space of just 7 days Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon has hosted 4 different types of aircraft during her ongoing operations in the Gulf....

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Royal Engineers repair key Helmand bridge

Royal Engineers repair key Helmand bridge

Thursday, 29 August 2013

Sappers from 22 Engineer Regiment have repaired a key bridge in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand province....

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Typhoons deploying to Cyprus

Typhoons deploying to Cyprus

Thursday, 29 August 2013

6 RAF Typhoon interceptor fast jets are being deployed to Akrotiri in Cyprus this morning....

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Chief of Defence Staff meets Lebanese Army Commander

Chief of Defence Staff meets Lebanese Army Commander

Thursday, 29 August 2013

British Chief of Defence Staff held his first meeting with Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Kahwaji...

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Royal Marines begin Exercise Albanian Lion

Royal Marines begin Exercise Albanian Lion

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

A large-scale exercise which will see more than 600 Royal Marines hone their skills alongside their Albanian counterparts is now underway....

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Royal Navy takes part in counter drugs operations

Royal Navy takes part in counter drugs operations

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Royal Navy warship HMS Argyll has just completed an intense period of counter-narcotics operations in the eastern Pacific Ocean....

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British and Portuguese marines train together

British and Portuguese marines train together

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Marines from the UK and Portugal have taken part in a training exercise on HMS Bulwark to share knowledge of amphibious operations....

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Nominate now for the Millies 2013

Nominate now for the Millies 2013

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Nominations are still open for the Sun Military Awards 2013 but there are less than 2 weeks left before this year's deadline....

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Stirling to host Armed Forces Day 2014

Stirling to host Armed Forces Day 2014

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

The city of Stirling in Scotland has been announced as the host of next year's Armed Forces Day....

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Sailors sit GCSEs at sea

Sailors sit GCSEs at sea

Friday, 23 August 2013

Several sailors on board HMS Dragon have sat their GCSEs and A-levels while on operations....

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New accommodation for Scottish naval base

New accommodation for Scottish naval base

Friday, 23 August 2013

£31.5 million is to be invested in improving facilities for Service personnel at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde....

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The RAF's first female Air Vice Marshal

The RAF's first female Air Vice Marshal

Friday, 23 August 2013

Elaine West has become the first woman to be promoted to Air Vice-Marshal within the RAF....

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Nominations welcome for the Millies 2013

Nominations welcome for the Millies 2013

Thursday, 22 August 2013

MOD personnel are being reminded to get in their nominations for this year's Sun Military Awards before the deadline next month....

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Royal Navy and RAF join forces in the Gulf

Royal Navy and RAF join forces in the Gulf

Wednesday, 21 August 2013

A Royal Navy warship and RAF Typhoons have put their skills and technology to the test during a joint exercise....

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Commando Helicopter Force on exercise in Jordan

Commando Helicopter Force on exercise in Jordan

Tuesday, 20 August 2013

Personnel from 845 Naval Air Squadron have decamped from their UK base to the Jordanian desert to take part in Exercise Pashtun Commando....

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MOD to sell iconic Whitehall property

MOD to sell iconic Whitehall property

Tuesday, 20 August 2013

The MOD's Old War Office building in Whitehall is now surplus to requirements and is to be sold in order to invest in Defence priorities....

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Nominate now for the Sun Military Awards 2013

Nominate now for the Sun Military Awards 2013

Tuesday, 20 August 2013

There are now less than 3 weeks until nominations for this year's Sun Military Awards close....

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Task Force Helmand HQ leaves Lashkar Gah

Task Force Helmand HQ leaves Lashkar Gah

Monday, 19 August 2013

The headquarters of UK military forces in Afghanistan has moved from Lashkar Gah to Camp Bastion in an early morning helicopter operation....

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UK hosts largest European military graduation parade

UK hosts largest European military graduation parade

Monday, 19 August 2013

The largest military graduation parade in Europe has taken place at the Army Foundation College (AFC) in Harrogate....

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