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RFA Fort Rosalie visits Cuba

RFA Fort Rosalie visits Cuba

Friday, 15 June 2012

Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort Rosalie has made a rare visit to Cuba for a British ship to strengthen counter-narcotics collaboration work between U...

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RFA Argus joins bicentennial celebrations in USA

RFA Argus joins bicentennial celebrations in USA

Thursday, 14 June 2012

RFA Argus has sailed into the biggest naval base in the world to take part in events marking the last time Britain and the USA went to war....

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30th anniversary of Falklands liberation marked

30th anniversary of Falklands liberation marked

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Service personnel from all three Services are today commemorating 30 years since the liberation of the Falkland Islands....

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Firearms training centre opens at Clyde

Firearms training centre opens at Clyde

Thursday, 14 June 2012

A £3.8m firearms training facility was opened at HM Naval Base Clyde yesterday, 13 June, for use by military personnel and Ministry of Defence Police....

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Soldier serving with 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards killed in Afghanistan

Soldier serving with 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards killed in Afghanistan

Thursday, 14 June 2012

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards was killed in Afghanistan on Wedn...

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Reservist helps train Afghan Police

Reservist helps train Afghan Police

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Territorial Army soldier Lance Corporal Aiden Cooper is currently working with the Afghan Uniform Police to help nurture an efficient police force who...

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British forces help Afghans repair roads in Nad 'Ali

British forces help Afghans repair roads in Nad 'Ali

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

British forces have been assisting Afghans in Nad 'Ali to repair local roads that are vital to local commerce, helping to build confidence in the Afgh...

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Life after leaving the UK's Armed Forces

Life after leaving the UK's Armed Forces

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Leaving the Armed Forces can be a daunting prospect. After years of living a structured lifestyle which could involve fighting on the front line, ente...

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HMS Ledbury destroys mine in Mediterranean

HMS Ledbury destroys mine in Mediterranean

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Royal Navy divers from HMS Ledbury have helped to blow up a Second World War mine found off Sardinia's busiest port....

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HMS Diamond sets sail on maiden deployment

HMS Diamond sets sail on maiden deployment

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

HMS Diamond set sail from Portsmouth for the Middle East today on her maiden operational deployment....

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Prince honours RAF children

Prince honours RAF children

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Children of Service personnel from RAF Lossiemouth received a surprise on Saturday when The Duke of York, Honorary Air Commodore of the station, atten...

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078/2012   Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary moves on

078/2012 Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary moves on

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

The Secretary of State for Defence has today announced that Permanent Under Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Ursula Brennan is to move to ta...

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077/2012   Star of Jubilee celebrations deploys to Gulf

077/2012 Star of Jubilee celebrations deploys to Gulf

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

HMS Diamond, which played a starring role in Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations earlier this month, sails from Portsmouth on Wednesday (June 1...

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Jubilee River Pageant gets a helping hand from London's cadets

Jubilee River Pageant gets a helping hand from London's cadets

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

London's Armed Forces cadets helped play a key role in the success of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on Sunday 3 June 2012....

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Service personnel selected for Tranche 2 Redundancy Programme

Service personnel selected for Tranche 2 Redundancy Programme

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Personnel from all three Services will today be notified if they have been selected for redundancy in the second tranche of the Armed Forces Redundanc...

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Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary moves on

Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary moves on

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

The Secretary of State for Defence has today announced that the Permanent Under Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Ursula Brennan is to move to take...

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Soldiers of North West Army HQ receive Jubilee Medals

Soldiers of North West Army HQ receive Jubilee Medals

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

More than 160 soldiers from 42 (North West) Brigade have received their Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medals at a rain-soaked ceremony held in Fulwood Barra...

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Top international awards for RAF aerospace doctors

Top international awards for RAF aerospace doctors

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Two RAF doctors have received international accolades for their work, at the Aerospace Medical Association's annual scientific conference and awards....

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TA soldiers and civil servants receive Afghanistan campaign medals

TA soldiers and civil servants receive Afghanistan campaign medals

Monday, 11 June 2012

Army reservists were welcomed home from Afghanistan by cheering crowds in Liverpool on Saturday, before receiving their campaign medals outside the ci...

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UK soldiers hand over Nad 'Ali patrol base to Afghan Police

UK soldiers hand over Nad 'Ali patrol base to Afghan Police

Monday, 11 June 2012

Members of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment ('The Vikings') have handed over control of Patrol Base Silab in Nad 'Ali to the Afghan security f...

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Gibraltar Regiment soldier provides medical training to Afghans

Gibraltar Regiment soldier provides medical training to Afghans

Monday, 11 June 2012

A Royal Gibraltar Regiment soldier is currently working with an advisory team in Helmand to provide lifesaving medical training to Afghan soldiers....

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MOD explores future for London barracks to improve soldier accommodation

MOD explores future for London barracks to improve soldier accommodation

Monday, 11 June 2012

The Ministry of Defence is seeking the views of industry on how to improve facilities for soldiers based in central London....

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RAF SAR team rescues flood victims in Wales

RAF SAR team rescues flood victims in Wales

Monday, 11 June 2012

An RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) crew has assisted lifeboat volunteers to rescue hundreds from floodwaters in Wales after two months' rain fell in just ...

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Army launches phase two of mental health awareness campaign

Army launches phase two of mental health awareness campaign

Monday, 11 June 2012

The Army has launched phase two of its 'Don't Bottle It Up' campaign which focuses on reducing the stigma surrounding mental health....

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Multinational headquarters prepares for global mission

Multinational headquarters prepares for global mission

Friday, 08 June 2012

Personnel from the Gloucestershire-based Allied Rapid Reaction Corps headquarters have been preparing for a 12-month posting as NATO's Response Force....

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Royal Navy helicopter crew plucks yachtsman from stormy seas

Royal Navy helicopter crew plucks yachtsman from stormy seas

Friday, 08 June 2012

A yachtsman, overcome by stormy weather in the Atlantic, has been rescued by the Royal Navy's Cornwall-based Search and Rescue squadron....

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Armed Forces praised for literacy and numeracy training

Armed Forces praised for literacy and numeracy training

Friday, 08 June 2012

A report out this week shows that the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force have put numeracy and literacy skills at the heart of their development pro...

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Training estate bidders begin site visits

Training estate bidders begin site visits

Friday, 08 June 2012

Private sector bidders for the largest-ever UK military training estate contract have begun a nationwide tour of key training areas and facilities und...

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British soldier to represent Ghana at 2012 Olympics

British soldier to represent Ghana at 2012 Olympics

Friday, 08 June 2012

Trooper Emmanuel Nartey, from the First Royal Tank Regiment, has been selected to represent Ghana in judo at the London Olympics....

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On the cusp of durable success in Helmand

On the cusp of durable success in Helmand

Friday, 08 June 2012

Recently returned from Helmand, Brigadier Patrick Sanders says the years of effort and sacrifice are producing results....

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