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The Sovereign’s Parade

The Sovereign’s Parade

Friday, 14 December 2012

Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence....

Launch of new single government website

Launch of new single government website

Thursday, 13 December 2012

The Government Digital Service formally launches GOV.UK (beta) today, 29 February 2012, the first step towards a new single domain that will bring all...

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Millies heroes honoured at awards

Millies heroes honoured at awards

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Last week, The Sun newspaper honoured courageous servicemen and women at their annual Military Awards. Here we feature two more winners....

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Soldiers offer ground expertise to aerial assets in Afghanistan

Soldiers offer ground expertise to aerial assets in Afghanistan

Thursday, 13 December 2012

When ground troops find themselves in trouble on the front line they have the reassurance of knowing that help is invariably close at hand....

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Meet the Millies heroes

Meet the Millies heroes

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Last week, The Sun newspaper honoured courageous servicemen and women at its fifth annual Military Awards ceremony....

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Royal Marines help train Afghan police

Royal Marines help train Afghan police

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Royal Marines have helped the latest batch of Afghan police officers complete their training in Helmand....

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£65 million contract to refit HMS Ocean

£65 million contract to refit HMS Ocean

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

HMS Ocean, the Royal Navy's largest warship, will receive a £65 million upgrade, securing more than 600 UK jobs....

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Irish Guards perform Guard of Honour for Amir of Kuwait

Irish Guards perform Guard of Honour for Amir of Kuwait

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

On a state visit to the UK, the Amir of Kuwait has reviewed a Guard of Honour in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle....

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MOD shines at the Civil Service Awards

MOD shines at the Civil Service Awards

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

The civilian Standing Joint Commander (UK) Olympics Team has won the Olympic Team Award at this year's Civil Service Awards....

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HMS Dragon prepares for civil emergency

HMS Dragon prepares for civil emergency

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

The crew of the latest of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships, HMS Dragon, have been rehearsing how to help in a civilian emergency....

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Apache crews receive Afghanistan and Libya campaign medals

Apache crews receive Afghanistan and Libya campaign medals

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Soldiers who fly and maintain the Apache attack helicopter have celebrated their achievements on operations in both Libya and Afghanistan....

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Tongan Defence Chief visits Camp Bastion

Tongan Defence Chief visits Camp Bastion

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

The Commander of the Tonga Defence Services, Brigadier General Tau'aika 'Uta'atu, has visited the RAF Force Protection Wing at Camp Bastion....

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Hospital leaders get taste of military medicine

Hospital leaders get taste of military medicine

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Airborne medics have shown senior NHS staff the unique capabilities they provide to the Army....

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Royal Naval survey ship discovers sunken dhows

Royal Naval survey ship discovers sunken dhows

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Royal Naval survey ship HMS Enterprise has discovered the previously uncharted wrecks of two dhows in Port Rashid Harbour, Dubai....

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Reservists take centre stage

Reservists take centre stage

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Reservist and regular soldiers pitted themselves against each other when they took part in this year's London District Operational Shooting Competitio...

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Light Dragoons receive Afghanistan medals

Light Dragoons receive Afghanistan medals

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Soldiers from The Light Dragoons received their Afghanistan campaign medals on Friday 7 December at Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley....

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York sends Christmas wishes to troops in Afghanistan

York sends Christmas wishes to troops in Afghanistan

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

A giant Christmas card to soldiers in Afghanistan will be available for people to sign at the Mansion House in York this week....

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The Defence Secretary on delivering value for money and innovation in Defence

The Defence Secretary on delivering value for money and innovation in Defence

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has outlined the vision for delivering value for money and innovation in Defence at the Reform Defence Conference in ...

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Thanksgiving service for Tankies' return from Afghanistan

Thanksgiving service for Tankies' return from Afghanistan

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Family and friends of soldiers from the 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) were joined by the local community of Bury St Edmunds yesterday at a thanksgiv...

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Royal Navy's 847 Squadron returns from USA trained and ready to fight

Royal Navy's 847 Squadron returns from USA trained and ready to fight

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

847 Naval Air Squadron personnel have returned to RNAS Yeovilton after a month-long training package in the deserts of California....

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Army and Navy bomb specialists tackle V2 rocket

Army and Navy bomb specialists tackle V2 rocket

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Royal Navy and Army bomb disposal experts have successfully removed the remnants of a German V2 rocket lodged in an Essex river bed since the Second W...

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1st Royal Tank Regiment takes part in homecoming parade in Glasgow

1st Royal Tank Regiment takes part in homecoming parade in Glasgow

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

The people of Glasgow turned out in force on Saturday to welcome home around 100 soldiers from the 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR)....

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£1.2 billion contract awarded for new attack submarine

£1.2 billion contract awarded for new attack submarine

Monday, 10 December 2012

The MOD has awarded a £1.2 billion contract for Audacious, the latest Astute Class attack submarine to be built for the Royal Navy....

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Prince of Wales welcomes homes Welsh Guards from Afghanistan

Prince of Wales welcomes homes Welsh Guards from Afghanistan

Monday, 10 December 2012

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has welcomed home members of 1st Battalion The Welsh Guards from their recent tour of Afghanistan....

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1 LANCS are first of 500 homecoming troops

1 LANCS are first of 500 homecoming troops

Monday, 10 December 2012

The first tranche of British troops to be sent home from Afghanistan, as announced by the Prime Minister last year, have returned to the UK....

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RAF's II (AC) Squadron returns from Afghanistan

RAF's II (AC) Squadron returns from Afghanistan

Sunday, 09 December 2012

The families of II (Army Cooperation) Squadron personnel gathered at RAF Marham recently to welcome their loved ones home from Afghanistan....

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HMS Blyth heads home after NATO deployment

HMS Blyth heads home after NATO deployment

Friday, 07 December 2012

HMS Blyth has begun her journey home to Scotland after a successful six-month deployment in the Mediterranean....

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Armed Forces honoured at 'night of heroes'

Armed Forces honoured at 'night of heroes'

Friday, 07 December 2012

The excellent work of the Armed Forces and the people who support them was recognised last night at the fifth annual Sun Military Awards....

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Afghans lead operation with 1 SCOTS to clear insurgents

Afghans lead operation with 1 SCOTS to clear insurgents

Friday, 07 December 2012

Troops from 1 SCOTS have supported the Afghan Army as they planned and led a large operation to clear an area of Afghanistan of insurgents....

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Royal Navy directs anti terror sweep

Royal Navy directs anti terror sweep

Thursday, 06 December 2012

Two dozen Royal Navy personnel have overseen a concerted effort to tackle terrorism and piracy in the seas east of Suez....

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