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II Squadron RAF Regiment homecoming parade

II Squadron RAF Regiment homecoming parade

Friday, 06 July 2012

Members of II Squadron RAF Regiment marched through the streets of Bury St Edmunds on Armed Forces Day, 30 June 2012, in a homecoming parade to mark t...

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Afghan Army step up in the fight against IEDs

Afghan Army step up in the fight against IEDs

Friday, 06 July 2012

Afghan National Army warriors are taking the lead role in the battle against improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Report by Richard Long....

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093/2012    ARMY 2020: DEFINING THE FUTURE OF THE BRITISH ARMY

093/2012 ARMY 2020: DEFINING THE FUTURE OF THE BRITISH ARMY

Thursday, 05 July 2012

Plans to redesign the Army into an agile, capable, formidable force for the future have been announced today by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond a...

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CGS outlines rationale behind today's Army 2020 announcement

CGS outlines rationale behind today's Army 2020 announcement

Thursday, 05 July 2012

Writing in The Times newspaper, Chief of the General Staff General Sir Peter Wall has outlined the thinking behind the changes to be made to the Army ...

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Forces flag raisers prepare for Olympics duties

Forces flag raisers prepare for Olympics duties

Thursday, 05 July 2012

Personnel from all three Services are preparing for their duties as flag-raisers during the 100 Team Welcome and 805 Victory Ceremonies due to take pl...

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Future Reserve Forces 2020

Future Reserve Forces 2020

Thursday, 05 July 2012

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced that the Government accepts the broad thrust of the six recommendations made in the review of the Unite...

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Army 2020: transforming the British Army for the future

Army 2020: transforming the British Army for the future

Thursday, 05 July 2012

Today the Secretary of State announced the outcome of the Army 2020 review setting out how the Army will transform to become a smaller, integrated and...

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090/2012   Members of the Armed Forces train to raise the flags at London 2012

090/2012 Members of the Armed Forces train to raise the flags at London 2012

Wednesday, 04 July 2012

Service personnel from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force will be raising flags at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Individuals fro...

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British Gunners train with US Marines in Arizona desert

British Gunners train with US Marines in Arizona desert

Wednesday, 04 July 2012

Gunners from 148 Battery, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, have been training with US Marines in the dusty heat of the Arizona desert....

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Army's Foxhounds prepare to be unleashed in Helmand

Army's Foxhounds prepare to be unleashed in Helmand

Wednesday, 04 July 2012

British Army crews and commanders are training with the new Foxhound vehicles at Camp Bastion before the platform heads outside the wire. Report by Ri...

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RAF Tornado incident

RAF Tornado incident

Wednesday, 04 July 2012

The RAF has confirmed that one crew member has died and two remain unaccounted for following an incident in the Moray Firth area involving two Tornado...

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Nottingham cheers home 2 MERCIAN from Afghanistan

Nottingham cheers home 2 MERCIAN from Afghanistan

Wednesday, 04 July 2012

Hundreds of people lined the streets of Nottingham and Derby last week to welcome home the soldiers of 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (2 MERCIAN)....

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RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference 2012

RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference 2012

Wednesday, 04 July 2012

Speech by Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, First Sea Lord....

089/2012   Ground Based Air Defence Systems to protect Olympic sites

089/2012 Ground Based Air Defence Systems to protect Olympic sites

Tuesday, 03 July 2012

The Government has today confirmed that ground based air defence systems will be deployed at six sites in and around London for the duration of the 20...

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Ground based air defence systems to protect Olympic sites

Ground based air defence systems to protect Olympic sites

Tuesday, 03 July 2012

The Government has today confirmed that ground-based air defence systems will be deployed at six sites in and around London for the duration of the 20...

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Royal Marine makes judo squad for London 2012

Royal Marine makes judo squad for London 2012

Tuesday, 03 July 2012

Royal Marine Chris Sherrington has been named in Team GB's judo squad for the London 2012 Olympics but, as Lorraine McBride reports, he's taking nothi...

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HMS Diamond exercises with her French counterpart

HMS Diamond exercises with her French counterpart

Tuesday, 03 July 2012

One of the Royal Navy's newest warships HMS Diamond has been working with one of her French counterpart near-identical twin ships in the Mediterranean...

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088/2012   More Cadets for our communities

088/2012 More Cadets for our communities

Monday, 02 July 2012

New Cadet Units across England will be given a £10.85 million boost so that more young people can join up and take pride in their community, the Gover...

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One in, one out for Royal Navy minehunters

One in, one out for Royal Navy minehunters

Monday, 02 July 2012

Royal Navy minehunter HMS Blyth left on a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean on Friday 29 June while HMS Ledbury returned from the region to Po...

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RAF Club hosts royal reception

RAF Club hosts royal reception

Monday, 02 July 2012

The Royal Air Force Club in London's Piccadilly has hosted a gathering of Royal Honorary Air Commodores to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond J...

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Army archaeology project uncovers sixth century burial

Army archaeology project uncovers sixth century burial

Monday, 02 July 2012

Injured soldiers have helped uncover the remains of a sixth century Anglo-Saxon female in a project to preserve a scheduled burial site on Salisbury P...

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IN PICTURES: Armed Forces Day 2012

IN PICTURES: Armed Forces Day 2012

Monday, 02 July 2012

People united across Britain to support Armed Forces Day over the weekend reports Lorraine McBride....

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Three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Monday, 02 July 2012

It is with the deepest sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that three soldiers were killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Sunday 1 July 2012...

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Motorsport Industry Association

Motorsport Industry Association

Monday, 02 July 2012

Speech by Peter Luff, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology....

Public shows support on Armed Forces Day

Public shows support on Armed Forces Day

Saturday, 30 June 2012

Thousands of people have shown their support for Service personnel at the Armed Forces Day 2012 national event in Plymouth today....

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More cadets for our communities

More cadets for our communities

Saturday, 30 June 2012

New cadet units across England will be given a £10.85m boost so that more young people can join up and take pride in their community, the Government a...

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Veteran urges traumatised troops: 'don't brush it off'

Veteran urges traumatised troops: 'don't brush it off'

Friday, 29 June 2012

A Falklands conflict veteran is urging troops who experience trauma whilst on operation, to seek psychological help sooner rather than later. Report b...

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Military bands to entertain crowds at London 2012 venues

Military bands to entertain crowds at London 2012 venues

Friday, 29 June 2012

Military musicians from the Royal Marines, British Army and Royal Air Force are to provide musical entertainment at London 2012 venues....

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Soldiers march through Worcester on return from Afghanistan

Soldiers march through Worcester on return from Afghanistan

Friday, 29 June 2012

Over 800 soldiers paraded through the streets of Worcester on Wednesday morning to mark their return from Afghanistan in the run up to Armed Forces Da...

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Navy family support network praised

Navy family support network praised

Friday, 29 June 2012

Royal Naval community workers who support military families while spouses are away from home on combat missions to Afghanistan have been presented wit...

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