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Navy submariners help marine life research in Indian Ocean

Navy submariners help marine life research in Indian Ocean

Friday, 02 November 2012

Royal Naval submariners from nuclear-powered HMS Trenchant recently gave marine life experts a helping hand with an environmental project on the India...

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Afghanistan medal parade for Royal Anglian soldiers

Afghanistan medal parade for Royal Anglian soldiers

Friday, 02 November 2012

Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment (1 R ANGLIAN) have received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals....

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London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m

London Poppy Day aims to raise £1m

Thursday, 01 November 2012

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has been joined by some of London's most famous faces, including the Mayor of London and Barbara Windsor, to su...

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Fleet Air Arm squadron celebrates diamond jubilee

Fleet Air Arm squadron celebrates diamond jubilee

Thursday, 01 November 2012

The Fleet Air Arm's airborne early warning squadron are celebrating six decades of acting as the Royal Navy's 'eyes in the sky'....

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Guard of Honour welcomes Indonesian President to UK

Guard of Honour welcomes Indonesian President to UK

Thursday, 01 November 2012

The President of the Republic of Indonesia has been welcomed to Britain on the first day of a three-day state visit by a Guard of Honour consisting of...

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2012/11/01   Air Power: Partnership in the 21st Century

2012/11/01 Air Power: Partnership in the 21st Century

Thursday, 01 November 2012

Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at the Royal United Services Institute Air Power Conference, Church House, Dean's Yard, Westminster...

Army Corporal honoured at Pride of Britain Awards

Army Corporal honoured at Pride of Britain Awards

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

The bravery of an Army Corporal has been recognised at the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards. Report by Leigh Hamilton....

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HMS Dauntless returns from maiden deployment

HMS Dauntless returns from maiden deployment

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

HMS Dauntless returned home to Portsmouth yesterday, Tuesday 30 October, from her maiden deployment circumnavigating the Atlantic Ocean....

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RAF Leuchars pilots train in Tay Estuary

RAF Leuchars pilots train in Tay Estuary

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Typhoon pilots from No 1 (Fighter) Squadron and No 6 Squadron based at RAF Leuchars took to the icy waters of the Tay Estuary to complete essential tr...

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Final group of 3 YORKS soldiers returns from Afghanistan

Final group of 3 YORKS soldiers returns from Afghanistan

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

The last group of soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (3 YORKS) has returned home from their deployment as part of 12th Mechanized Brig...

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The Confederation of Service Charities (Cobseo) annual general meeting

The Confederation of Service Charities (Cobseo) annual general meeting

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Speech by Mark Francois, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans....

Edinburgh based soldiers return from Afghanistan

Edinburgh based soldiers return from Afghanistan

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 RIFLES) returned to their base in Edinburgh over the weekend following a demanding six-month operational tou...

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RAF reservists' bravery and sacrifices remembered

RAF reservists' bravery and sacrifices remembered

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

A Roll of Honour which lists all those members of the Auxiliary Air Force and Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) who died in service has been dedicate...

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Zimbabwean brothers serve with RAF in Afghanistan

Zimbabwean brothers serve with RAF in Afghanistan

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Two brothers, both originally from Zimbabwe and serving in the RAF, are providing crucial medical services in Afghanistan....

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Two soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles killed in Afghanistan

Two soldiers from the Royal Gurkha Rifles killed in Afghanistan

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles have been killed in A...

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Longest serving female sailor retires from Royal Navy

Longest serving female sailor retires from Royal Navy

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

The longest-serving woman in the history of the Royal Navy has retired from active service following a 34-year career....

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Helicopter masterclass for airborne medics

Helicopter masterclass for airborne medics

Monday, 29 October 2012

Airborne medics have trained with an RAF Chinook helicopter to refresh the specialist air skills that make them unique....

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Navy's first female flier to 3,000 hours

Navy's first female flier to 3,000 hours

Monday, 29 October 2012

The Royal Navy's first female Senior Observer recently achieved another aviation milestone when she reached 3,000 flying hours....

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IN PICTURES: Hundreds of military chefs square up in battle of the dishes

IN PICTURES: Hundreds of military chefs square up in battle of the dishes

Monday, 29 October 2012

The Army and the RAF have proved their appetite for success by jointly winning one of the military's biggest culinary challenges....

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Defence Secretary announces further £350m for Successor submarines

Defence Secretary announces further £350m for Successor submarines

Monday, 29 October 2012

The Defence Secretary has today announced an additional £350m worth of funding for the next stage of design work for Successor, the future generation ...

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Westminster Abbey service commemorates Battle of El Alamein

Westminster Abbey service commemorates Battle of El Alamein

Monday, 29 October 2012

To mark the 70th anniversary of the famous Battle of El Alamein, hundreds of people attended an evensong service at Westminster Abbey to remember the ...

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142/2012   Major Anglo French exercise gets underway in the Mediterranean

142/2012 Major Anglo French exercise gets underway in the Mediterranean

Friday, 26 October 2012

The Defence Secretary and his French counterpart today witnessed first hand a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean aimed at further developing th...

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141/2012   The Firmin Sword of Peace awarded to 15 (Uk) Psychological Operations Group

141/2012 The Firmin Sword of Peace awarded to 15 (Uk) Psychological Operations Group

Friday, 26 October 2012

15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group (15 POG) have been awarded the Firmin Sword of Peace in recognition of their work in Afghanistan. The award is ...

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Major Anglo French exercise gets underway in the Mediterranean

Major Anglo French exercise gets underway in the Mediterranean

Friday, 26 October 2012

The Defence Secretary and his French counterpart today witnessed first-hand a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean aimed at further developing th...

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MOD fuel depot emergency exercise declared success

MOD fuel depot emergency exercise declared success

Friday, 26 October 2012

The River Tamar in Cornwall was busier than normal recently, with tugs, barges and other vessels simulating an oil spill from a fuel depot....

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IN PICTURES: International soldiers take on NATO's toughest patrolling test

IN PICTURES: International soldiers take on NATO's toughest patrolling test

Friday, 26 October 2012

Soldiers from across the world have descended on the Welsh Black Mountains to face up to a gruelling two-day patrolling exercise....

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Firmin Sword of Peace awarded to 15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group

Firmin Sword of Peace awarded to 15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group

Friday, 26 October 2012

15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group (15 POG) have been awarded the Firmin Sword of Peace in recognition of their work in Afghanistan....

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Royal approval for Military Provost Staff

Royal approval for Military Provost Staff

Thursday, 25 October 2012

A Royal visitor has praised 'the hard and challenging work' of Military Provost Staff (MPS) soldiers who run the British Army's custodial facilities i...

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Mention in Despatches for decorated sergeant who ran through a wall of bullets to save stranded soldiers

Mention in Despatches for decorated sergeant who ran through a wall of bullets to save stranded soldiers

Thursday, 25 October 2012

An Army sergeant who risked his own life to save two soldiers stranded in an enemy attack has been awarded a Mention in Despatches....

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Gurkhas deploy for first time on Exercise Southern Cross

Gurkhas deploy for first time on Exercise Southern Cross

Thursday, 25 October 2012

A group of 40 officers and soldiers from British Forces Brunei (BFB) recently deployed on the multinational exercise Southern Cross....

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