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Minister visits futuristic jet pilot training facility

Minister visits futuristic jet pilot training facility

Friday, 16 August 2013

Defence minister Philip Dunne has visited RAF Valley in Anglesey to see how military fast jet pilots of the future are being trained....

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Film strengthens ties with Bradford's Armed Forces community

Film strengthens ties with Bradford's Armed Forces community

Thursday, 15 August 2013

The Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant Scheme has funded a short film entitled 'Bradford's Armed Forces Past and Present'....

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Royal Navy seizes multi million pound cocaine haul

Royal Navy seizes multi million pound cocaine haul

Thursday, 15 August 2013

The crew of a Royal Navy warship has seized a massive 680-kilogram stash of cocaine with an estimated street value of £100 million....

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UK Defence Equipment Minister visits North East Asia

UK Defence Equipment Minister visits North East Asia

Thursday, 15 August 2013

Philip Dunne has visited North East Asia to review growing equipment cooperation relationships with both Japan and the Republic of Korea....

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Soldiers rise to financial fitness challenge

Soldiers rise to financial fitness challenge

Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Some 30 soldiers were put through their paces in Edinburgh earlier today at the launch of a new 'MoneyForce' training programme....

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Army Reserves on exercise in Germany

Army Reserves on exercise in Germany

Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Nearly 200 reservists of the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) travelled to Germany for an action packed annual exercise....

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MOD secures trio of planning approvals

MOD secures trio of planning approvals

Tuesday, 13 August 2013

MOD has secured 3 major planning approvals that will allow the sale of surplus military facilities in the south of England....

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Reserves in FA Community Shield ceremony

Reserves in FA Community Shield ceremony

Monday, 12 August 2013

Armed Forces reservists took part in match ceremonies for the Football Association (FA) Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on Sunday....

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The Sun Military Awards open for nominations

The Sun Military Awards open for nominations

Monday, 12 August 2013

His Royal Highness Prince Charles has launched the 2013 Sun Military Awards to salute the bravery of the Armed Forces....

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Royal Navy set for Cougar 13

Royal Navy set for Cougar 13

Thursday, 08 August 2013

A potent maritime force is ready to sail from the UK on Monday 12 August for an annual deployment to the Mediterranean and Gulf region....

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Army Reserve cadets graduate from new Sandhurst course

Army Reserve cadets graduate from new Sandhurst course

Thursday, 08 August 2013

The first reservist Officer Cadets on a new 8-week commissioning course being piloted at Sandhurst have graduated from the military academy....

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RAF personnel and veterans receive medals

RAF personnel and veterans receive medals

Thursday, 08 August 2013

RAF personnel serving at Linton-on-Ouse and several Bomber Command veterans have been honoured in a medal presentation....

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Inside MOD's tube station

Inside MOD's tube station

Wednesday, 07 August 2013

With the historic property going up for sale next month, we take a last look around MOD's Brompton Road site....

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HMS Richmond sets sail for the Atlantic

HMS Richmond sets sail for the Atlantic

Tuesday, 06 August 2013

Portsmouth-based warship HMS Richmond has sailed for a routine 7-month Atlantic Patrol Tasking....

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Prince Harry opens new navy training facility

Prince Harry opens new navy training facility

Tuesday, 06 August 2013

His Royal Highness Prince Harry today opened the Royal Navy's newly-built £30 million centre of amphibious excellence in Plymouth....

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Wartime craft gets soldiers to scouts' island

Wartime craft gets soldiers to scouts' island

Tuesday, 06 August 2013

Nottingham army reserves have used a D-Day landing craft to transport their equipment across a river to upgrade a scout group's island base....

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Tributes paid to Admiral Woodward

Tributes paid to Admiral Woodward

Monday, 05 August 2013

Tributes have been paid to Sir John 'Sandy' Woodward, who has died aged 81....

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Bereaved military families given a FAB time

Bereaved military families given a FAB time

Monday, 05 August 2013

The Ravens parachute display team joined bereaved Service families in Scarborough recently to offer them a heroes' welcome. ...

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New granite memorial for UK's remotest war grave

New granite memorial for UK's remotest war grave

Friday, 02 August 2013

A memorial marking the crash site of an RAF aircrew has been flown onto a remote mountainside in the Highlands by an RAF Chinook helicopter....

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60 years of search and rescue

60 years of search and rescue

Thursday, 01 August 2013

The Fleet Air Arm Museum in Somerset is celebrating 60 years of Royal Navy helicopter search and rescue with a fabulous summer exhibition....

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Reserve soldiers recognised for Afghan tour

Reserve soldiers recognised for Afghan tour

Thursday, 01 August 2013

Soldiers from the Army Reserve in the West Midlands have been formally recognised for their service in Afghanistan....

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HMS Dragon works with US carrier group

HMS Dragon works with US carrier group

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

A Royal Navy warship has been working alongside one of the US Navy's mighty aircraft carriers in the Gulf of Oman....

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RAF dentist treats military working dog

RAF dentist treats military working dog

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

An RAF dentist in Afghanistan has successfully operated on a military working dog at Kandahar Air Field....

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New Chief of the Air Staff takes up post

New Chief of the Air Staff takes up post

Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford, a former Wessex and Chinook helicopter pilot, has taken up post as the new Chief of the Air Staff....

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MOD Police dog scoops top canine award

MOD Police dog scoops top canine award

Tuesday, 30 July 2013

A Ministry of Defence Police dog and his handler have scooped a top award at the British Police and Services Canine Association Dog Trials....

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Welcome home parade for bomb disposal team

Welcome home parade for bomb disposal team

Tuesday, 30 July 2013

Soldiers who trained the Afghan Army in bomb disposal have paraded through Saffron Walden in Essex to mark their return from Afghanistan....

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RAF rescues stranded family

RAF rescues stranded family

Tuesday, 30 July 2013

An RAF search and rescue crew have carried out a daring mission to save a mother and her 2 young daughters trapped by a fast-rising river....

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Kinloss soldiers enjoy upgraded accommodation

Kinloss soldiers enjoy upgraded accommodation

Monday, 29 July 2013

Some 140 soldiers at Kinloss Barracks are enjoying improved accommodation after the complete refurbishment of their living quarters....

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Injured troops embark on the road to glory in Rio

Injured troops embark on the road to glory in Rio

Monday, 29 July 2013

Wounded soldiers have tried out for a place in the Rio 2016 Team GB Paralympics squad as part of the 'Front Line to Start Line' programme.??...

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Hot summer deals for forces' families

Hot summer deals for forces' families

Monday, 29 July 2013

Armed Forces members and their families can benefit this summer from generous discounts available through the Defence Discount Service. ...

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