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Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Sikhs from all three Services gathered near Andover yesterday for the start of the sixth annual Armed Forces Sikh Conference....
Monday, 23 April 2012
Soldiers from two Merseyside-based Territorial Army squadrons were honoured with the Freedom of Wirral on Saturday....
Monday, 23 April 2012
Afghan National Army and UK soldiers have seized a substantial amount of explosives and other bomb-making equipment in Afghanistan....
Monday, 23 April 2012
HMS Dragon, the fourth of the Royal Navy's new powerful Type 45 destroyers, was formally commissioned into the fleet on Friday....
Monday, 23 April 2012
Grenadier Guards deployed to Afghanistan passed on their personal birthday congratulations to their Colonel-in-Chief, Her Majesty The Queen, this week...
Monday, 23 April 2012
Trooper Tom Thorne, aged 20, from the Queen’s Royal Hussars, was shot in the side by an enemy fighter while on operations in Helmand province…...
Friday, 20 April 2012
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) received a rapturous reception as they took part in a homecoming parade in Invern...
Friday, 20 April 2012
RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft from 617 'The Dambusters' Squadron have helped to defend US and Afghan forces from an insurgent attack as part of a marathon ...
Friday, 20 April 2012
For the last five decades, the storybook heroes in DC Thomson’s Commando comics have been locked in mortal combat with the ‘Hun’ or fighting…...
Friday, 20 April 2012
The event was held in the Defence Capability Centre at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham, and focused on three new regional prime contracts …...
Friday, 20 April 2012
The best in inspiring leadership, innovation and exemplary practice have been recognised in the inaugural MOD Information Excellence Awards....
Thursday, 19 April 2012
He made the announcement at a meeting of NATO Foreign and Defence Ministers in Brussels. The funding will be kept under review and will come…...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Wycombe District Councillors and the Executive Officers of RAF High Wycombe came together on Monday 16 April to sign an Armed Forces Community Covenan...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
The MOD, British Forces Post Office (BFPO) and Royal Mail have worked together to introduce UK-style postcodes for the 100,000 personnel and…...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Today the city of Plymouth officially accepted the honour of hosting the Armed Forces Day national celebrations for 2012 as the official flag was deli...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Combat medics from 1 Medical Regiment have been presented with their Operational Service Medals after returning from a demanding tour in Afghanistan....
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
British Forces News is currently transmitted in 17 countries every weeknight at 1830hrs CET (Central European Time) on BFBS1 and to Royal Navy…...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
As the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games hits 100 days it has been announced that the Red Arrows will perform throughout the UK as part of the openi...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) died today,...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Members of 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR) have staged an open day for diplomats and New Zealand Defence Force personnel....
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Speech by Gerald Howarth, Minister for International Security Strategy....
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
The Portsmouth-based warship intercepted a suspicious dhow in the Indian Ocean, seizing over 70 bales containing more than 180kg of pure heroin…...
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Members of 132 Battery, 39 Regiment Royal Artillery, recently received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals at their Albemarle Barracks home i...
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment has left its base on the Rock to take up ceremonial duties in London....
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade are training to maintain their role as the British Army's Rapid Reaction Force....
Monday, 16 April 2012
HMS Westminster recently visited Mombasa to train with her Kenyan counterparts and promote trade between the UK and East Africa....
Monday, 16 April 2012
Exercise Joint Warrior is conducted in the spring and autumn of each year, and the first Joint Warrior of 2012 (JW 121) is taking place between…...
Monday, 16 April 2012
Royal Anglian soldiers have completed RSOI (reception, staging, onward movement and integration) training after arriving in Afghanistan....
Monday, 16 April 2012
The Regional Prime Scotland and Northern Ireland is estimated to be worth between £200m and £350m over a five-year period. It spans approximately…...
Monday, 16 April 2012
The Royal Engineers have spent the last six months in Helmand helping with the mission to prepare the Afghans to fully take over the security…...
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