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Soldier who saved Afghan child's life receives bravery award

Soldier who saved Afghan child's life receives bravery award

Tuesday, 09 October 2012

An Army engineer who risked his life to help the casualties after an Afghan minibus hit a roadside bomb, saving a child who lost a leg in the explosio...

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HMS Northumberland sails for Middle East deployment

HMS Northumberland sails for Middle East deployment

Tuesday, 09 October 2012

Royal Navy warship HMS Northumberland has sailed from Plymouth for an eight-month deployment to keep shipping lanes open east of Suez....

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Commandos practise beach assaults ahead of Cougar 12

Commandos practise beach assaults ahead of Cougar 12

Tuesday, 09 October 2012

Royal Navy and British Army air and sea power combined on the sands of Cornwall at the weekend as a large scale beach landing was played out in Carlyo...

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Civil servants to receive 10 days' paid leave for Reserves training

Civil servants to receive 10 days' paid leave for Reserves training

Monday, 08 October 2012

The Defence Secretary has announced that, from December, civil servants in central government departments who volunteer as reservists will receive a m...

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Dstl awarded for excellent financial reporting

Dstl awarded for excellent financial reporting

Monday, 08 October 2012

The MOD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has won the 2012 Building Public Trust Award for 'Excellence in Reporting' in the public se...

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MOD launches new Defence Discount Service

MOD launches new Defence Discount Service

Monday, 08 October 2012

The MOD has launched a new Defence Discount Service, as part of the Armed Forces Covenant, in recognition of service in the Armed Forces....

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26 Engineer Regiment receive Afghanistan operational medals

26 Engineer Regiment receive Afghanistan operational medals

Monday, 08 October 2012

Soldiers from 26 Engineer Regiment, who returned home from Afghanistan at the end of September, received their Operational Service Medals on Friday 5 ...

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MOD increases support for children of Armed Forces personnel

MOD increases support for children of Armed Forces personnel

Monday, 08 October 2012

The MOD has announced that the Government is extending the scheme which provides financial support for the children of Armed Forces personnel....

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Financial boost to Reserves and injured Service personnel

Financial boost to Reserves and injured Service personnel

Sunday, 07 October 2012

The Government is showing its commitment to Armed Forces personnel by giving extra financial support to Reserves and injured Service personnel....

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Soldier honoured for storming insurgent position at 'Devil's Doorstep'

Soldier honoured for storming insurgent position at 'Devil's Doorstep'

Friday, 05 October 2012

A soldier who led his men in a daring counter attack on an insurgent position that ultimately transformed the entire security situation in the area ha...

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How the Royal Military Police support operations

How the Royal Military Police support operations

Friday, 05 October 2012

Half-soldier, half-police, wholly committed, Ian Carr writes from Camp Bastion about the work of the Royal Military Police....

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DSO for Army Major who charged enemy lines

DSO for Army Major who charged enemy lines

Friday, 05 October 2012

An Army Major who threw himself into the line of fire to save the lives of his elite Army unit in Afghanistan has been awarded the Distinguished Servi...

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RAF transfers critically ill patient to specialist unit

RAF transfers critically ill patient to specialist unit

Friday, 05 October 2012

Last night members of 30 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton, operating C-130 Hercules aircraft, were called upon to assist the NHS with the transfer of a pa...

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MOD brews up for SSAFA Forces Help

MOD brews up for SSAFA Forces Help

Thursday, 04 October 2012

The annual SSAFA Big Brew Up has, once again, attracted huge support around the world....

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Sailors train to save lives at HMS Raleigh

Sailors train to save lives at HMS Raleigh

Thursday, 04 October 2012

In a unique mock-up of the lower decks of a warship, 17 sailors have played victims and rescuers as a week-long first aid training course reaches its ...

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Helmand heroism earns DFC for selfless Chinook pilot

Helmand heroism earns DFC for selfless Chinook pilot

Thursday, 04 October 2012

An RAF Chinook helicopter captain has been honoured for his 'outstanding bravery and airmanship' evacuating battlefield casualties while under heavy f...

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Royal Marine awarded QCVS for counter piracy operations

Royal Marine awarded QCVS for counter piracy operations

Thursday, 04 October 2012

A Birstall-born Royal Marine whose ship chased down a pirate mothership in the Gulf and captured more than 30 pirates has been awarded a Queen's Comme...

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Defence Geographic Centre receives GIS award

Defence Geographic Centre receives GIS award

Thursday, 04 October 2012

A team of geospatial analysts within the Foundation Division at the Defence Geographic Centre (DGC) has received the Esri Special Achievement in GIS (...

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Green light for £37m Viking regeneration

Green light for £37m Viking regeneration

Wednesday, 03 October 2012

The Royal Navy’s fleet of amphibious all-terrain vehicles – Vikings – are to be regenerated under a new £37m contract with BAE Systems, the MoD has an...

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Science and Technology showcased for the Army

Science and Technology showcased for the Army

Wednesday, 03 October 2012

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) demonstrated its land environment Science and Technology (S&T) capability to Army Headquarters in...

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First Royal Navy crew join HMS Queen Elizabeth

First Royal Navy crew join HMS Queen Elizabeth

Wednesday, 03 October 2012

The first sailors to join the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth have arrived in Rosyth to become the key members of the team build...

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Private Lewis Curtis, 5th Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment

Private Lewis Curtis, 5th Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment

Wednesday, 03 October 2012

Nearly seventy years after he was killed in action, the remains of Private Lewis Curtis of 5th Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment have been reinterred a...

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Mystery of young WWII soldier's remains finally solved

Mystery of young WWII soldier's remains finally solved

Wednesday, 03 October 2012

A young Second World War British Army soldier, whose remains took five years to forensically identify after being discovered in an unmarked field grav...

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Bayonet charge foils enemy ambush

Bayonet charge foils enemy ambush

Wednesday, 03 October 2012

A soldier who led a bayonet charge over 80 metres of open ground through enemy fire has been awarded the Military Cross....

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Green light for £37m Viking regeneration

Green light for £37m Viking regeneration

Wednesday, 03 October 2012

The Royal Navy's fleet of Viking amphibious all-terrain vehicles is to be regenerated under a new £37m contract with BAE Systems the MOD has announced...

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Tankies home from Helmand

Tankies home from Helmand

Tuesday, 02 October 2012

Thirty-nine soldiers from G Squadron of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) were welcomed home by loved ones when they returned to their base at RAF H...

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Countess unveils memorial to wartime secret heroes

Countess unveils memorial to wartime secret heroes

Tuesday, 02 October 2012

An elite group of men who paved the way for success on D-Day have been honoured with an imposing monument on Hayling Island in Hampshire....

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IN PICTURES: Royal Navy takes key role in international minehunting exercise

IN PICTURES: Royal Navy takes key role in international minehunting exercise

Tuesday, 02 October 2012

Four British warships and more than 400 sailors and Royal Marines have played a key role in one of the biggest minehunting exercises ever staged in th...

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Royal Air Force officer recognised for improving Afghan Police training

Royal Air Force officer recognised for improving Afghan Police training

Tuesday, 02 October 2012

32 Royal Air Force personnel have been honoured in the latest Armed Forces Operational Awards for their bravery and service....

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Royal flies with naval reserves

Royal flies with naval reserves

Tuesday, 02 October 2012

His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent visited the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) Air Branch on Thursday 27 September to see the role of the reserves in...

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