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Hero dog Theo receives animals' Victoria Cross

Hero dog Theo receives animals' Victoria Cross

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Military working dog Theo has been awarded a posthumous Dickin Medal for saving countless soldiers' lives in Afghanistan....

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MOD policeman pioneers Afghan 'Crime Stoppers'

MOD policeman pioneers Afghan 'Crime Stoppers'

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

A Ministry of Defence policeman is helping to pioneer a 'Crime Stoppers' style freephone facility which offers local Afghans the opportunity to report...

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Exhibition spotlights Female Engagement Officers in Afghanistan

Exhibition spotlights Female Engagement Officers in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

A series of images of Army Female Engagement Officers (FEOs) and their work in Afghanistan is being displayed in London's Oxo Tower....

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Royal Marines Reserves guard Edinburgh Castle

Royal Marines Reserves guard Edinburgh Castle

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Members of the Royal Marines Reserves Scotland have formed the Guard at Edinburgh Castle for the first time....

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Pop stars launch Poppy Appeal 2012

Pop stars launch Poppy Appeal 2012

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

This year's Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal was launched today in London's Trafalgar Square where passers-by were treated to a pop-up concert perfor...

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Royal Marine and a soldier from 3 Medical Regiment killed in Afghanistan

Royal Marine and a soldier from 3 Medical Regiment killed in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a Royal Marine from 40 Commando and a soldier from 3 Medical Regiment have be...

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140/2012   Model warship creates perfect Bond with Westminster

140/2012 Model warship creates perfect Bond with Westminster

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

When the world premiere of James Bond film ‘Skyfall’ opened its doors, sailors from HMS Westminster spied the perfect opportunity to pay tribute to on...

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Commander Task Force Helmand reports on HERRICK 16 progress

Commander Task Force Helmand reports on HERRICK 16 progress

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Brigadier Doug Chalmers, having recently completed his six-month tour as Commander Task Force Helmand, gave a briefing to media in the MOD's Main Buil...

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Defence facilities bidders set to tender for England and Wales

Defence facilities bidders set to tender for England and Wales

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Private sector bidders are set to start tendering for three major MOD facilities management contracts across England and Wales worth up to £4.35bn, fo...

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More Phalanx systems for Royal Navy

More Phalanx systems for Royal Navy

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

The Royal Navy is to receive a further five highly-advanced, radar-controlled defence systems to protect Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships....

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Royal Marines face French counterparts in Exercise Corsican Lion

Royal Marines face French counterparts in Exercise Corsican Lion

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Royal Marines are further strengthening ties between the militaries of the UK and France as they take part in Exercise Corsican Lion in the Mediterran...

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RAF station supports electronic warfare exercise

RAF station supports electronic warfare exercise

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

RAF Leeming has acted as host to personnel from Poland and Turkey who joined British airmen to take part in Exercise Trial Mace XIV....

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Royal Navy commemorates Trafalgar Day

Royal Navy commemorates Trafalgar Day

Monday, 22 October 2012

The Royal Navy's most important anniversary has been marked for the 207th year by a ceremony on board HMS Victory and a parade by cadets through Trafa...

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King's Royal Hussars return home from Afghanistan

King's Royal Hussars return home from Afghanistan

Monday, 22 October 2012

Soldiers from C Squadron of the King's Royal Hussars (KRH) have returned home from a demanding but successful deployment as part of 12th Mechanized Br...

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MOD supports 'Get Safe Online Week'

MOD supports 'Get Safe Online Week'

Monday, 22 October 2012

The MOD is backing 'Get Safe Online Week' in a bid to encourage both civilian and Service personnel to guard their personal information when using soc...

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MOD consults public on countryside access

MOD consults public on countryside access

Monday, 22 October 2012

The MOD has launched a formal consultation on the five-year review of 21 sets of access arrangements, set up in 2007, relating to Open Access on milit...

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BT recruits 250 Service leavers

BT recruits 250 Service leavers

Monday, 22 October 2012

BT is set to bolster its current workforce by recruiting up to 250 Armed Forces personnel who are already committed to leaving the military....

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Army Reserves provide relief at Camp Bastion Hospital

Army Reserves provide relief at Camp Bastion Hospital

Friday, 19 October 2012

Army reservists are arriving in Afghanistan to begin a three-month deployment running the British field hospital at Camp Bastion....

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Royal Air Force officer honoured for work with Afghan locals

Royal Air Force officer honoured for work with Afghan locals

Friday, 19 October 2012

Flight Lieutenant Sttevei Atalla has been awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List for ...

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UK and French troops increase interoperability

UK and French troops increase interoperability

Friday, 19 October 2012

British and French airborne forces took part this week in an exercise to simulate how they would plan and execute a joint mission....

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Arrest of Royal Marines   anonymity order

Arrest of Royal Marines anonymity order

Friday, 19 October 2012

At a hearing on Monday, the Judge Advocate made an order prohibiting the identification of the five Royal Marines who have been charged and remanded i...

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Soldier risked own life to save colleague under fire

Soldier risked own life to save colleague under fire

Thursday, 18 October 2012

A soldier who saved a colleague whilst under fire in Afghanistan has had his heroism recognised in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List....

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Protector remembers wartime tanker with service in St Helena

Protector remembers wartime tanker with service in St Helena

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Ice patrol ship HMS Protector has produced stunning sonar imagery of the wreck of a wartime tanker to help salvage experts study the state of it....

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IN PICTURES: 5 RIFLES win 'Countess of Wessex Cup'

IN PICTURES: 5 RIFLES win 'Countess of Wessex Cup'

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Armed Forces personnel from all three Services have pitted themselves against each other in the annual 'Countess of Wessex Cup' which this year took p...

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British general reports on Afghanistan progress

British general reports on Afghanistan progress

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Lieutenant General Adrian Bradshaw, having recently completed his 12-month tour in Kabul as the Deputy Commander ISAF and UK National Component Comman...

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HMS Monmouth deploys to the Gulf

HMS Monmouth deploys to the Gulf

Thursday, 18 October 2012

The Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth left Plymouth yesterday on a seven-month maritime security deployment to the Gulf....

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Lynx Flight honoured for Libya actions

Lynx Flight honoured for Libya actions

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Naval aviators from Lynx 217 Flight based on recently-retired HMS Liverpool have been awarded a prestigious Fleet Air Arm trophy for their part in the...

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Contract awarded for new DIO Infrastructure Management Solution

Contract awarded for new DIO Infrastructure Management Solution

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), the MOD’s property and services provider, has awarded a contract to IBM (NYSE: IBM) for the implementat...

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IN PICTURES: RAF Photographic Competition 2012

IN PICTURES: RAF Photographic Competition 2012

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

The Royal Air Force has celebrated the production of some of its finest imagery for the annual photographic competition, culminating in an awards cere...

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RAF wins equality and diversity award

RAF wins equality and diversity award

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

The RAF has scooped a top accolade in the Race for Opportunity Awards 2012....

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