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HMS Daring stars in Middle East naval showcase

HMS Daring stars in Middle East naval showcase

Friday, 13 April 2012

HMS Daring has flown the flag for the Royal Navy - and UK industry - at the biggest naval showcase in the Middle East....

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Soldier receives medal after work with Afghan women

Soldier receives medal after work with Afghan women

Friday, 13 April 2012

A Private who worked to bridge the gap between ISAF troops and Afghan women in Helmand has received her Afghanistan campaign medal....

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RAF declared a top employer for women

RAF declared a top employer for women

Friday, 13 April 2012

The RAF's commitment to diversity and inclusivity has earned it a place in this year's 'Times Top 50 Employers for Women' list....

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RAF Typhoons scrambled over UK

RAF Typhoons scrambled over UK

Friday, 13 April 2012

Two RAF Typhoons were launched yesterday evening to intercept an aircraft that was transmitting an emergency signal and could not be identified via ra...

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Injured Royal Marines complete charity canoe challenge

Injured Royal Marines complete charity canoe challenge

Friday, 13 April 2012

Two Royal Marines who were injured in Afghanistan have paddled 125 miles (200km) in 28 hours for charity....

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MOD team to examine WWII wreck in South Atlantic

MOD team to examine WWII wreck in South Atlantic

Thursday, 12 April 2012

A Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) team is heading to the South Atlantic to survey a tanker sunk by a German U-boat in World War Two....

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Royal Engineers ready for Helmand

Royal Engineers ready for Helmand

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Royal Engineers who will help develop road networks and canal and irrigation systems in Afghanistan have finished their final training exercise....

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RAF Northolt   the place to be

RAF Northolt the place to be

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Fast approaching completion, the five years’ construction work at RAF Northolt has delivered hundreds of brand new accommodation spaces, a new…...

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MOD personnel help secure portable air defence systems

MOD personnel help secure portable air defence systems

Thursday, 12 April 2012

The military and civilian personnel, who worked alongside Libyan, American and French colleagues, first deployed to Benghazi in August last …...

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Navy minehunter in Gulf exercises with US Navy

Navy minehunter in Gulf exercises with US Navy

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Royal Navy minehunter HMS Middleton has recently flexed her hunting prowess during a recent exercise with the US Navy in the Gulf....

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Navy 'Junglies' reunite with US crews from Libya ops

Navy 'Junglies' reunite with US crews from Libya ops

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

UK and US helicopter crews who flew together in support of NATO operations in Libya last year have reunited briefly at RNAS Yeovilton in preparation f...

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12 Mechanized Brigade takes command of Task Force Helmand

12 Mechanized Brigade takes command of Task Force Helmand

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

12 Mechanized Brigade has taken command of Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan, officially marking the start of Operation HERRICK 16...

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Huge sections of new Navy carrier joined together

Huge sections of new Navy carrier joined together

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

One of the two biggest warships ever built for the Royal Navy has taken another step towards completion with the joining of two huge sections....

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IN PICTURES: Military dogs at work in Helmand

IN PICTURES: Military dogs at work in Helmand

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Lance Corporal Sophie Mitchell, aged 27, and Private Kathleen Griffiths, 21, are working with search dogs Flake and Trough, and protection dog…...

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UK and Japan develop defence relationship

UK and Japan develop defence relationship

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Prime Minister David Cameron has renewed the UK's commitment to signing a Defence Cooperation Memorandum with Japan in the near future...

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Scheme connects politicians with military life

Scheme connects politicians with military life

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

For many, the machinations of the Westminster village may seem a world away. But, like it or not, the decisions made there affect us all. So…...

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Army's rapid reaction force takes to the air

Army's rapid reaction force takes to the air

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

From parachuting to helicopter assaults and Rapid Air Landing (RAL), Exercise EAGLES FLIGHT 12 has seen 16 Air Assault Brigade soldiers working…...

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HMS Defender sails through second sea trials

HMS Defender sails through second sea trials

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

The fifth of Britain's Type 45 destroyers is getting closer to being taken into operational service after completing her second period of sea trials o...

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Royal Navy blows up WW2 German mine in Thames Estuary

Royal Navy blows up WW2 German mine in Thames Estuary

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Royal Navy divers destroyed a Second World War German mine in the Thames Estuary off the Kent coast on Sunday 8 April....

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UK Battle Backers invited to US Warrior Games

UK Battle Backers invited to US Warrior Games

Thursday, 05 April 2012

After an invitation as special guests, a team of British servicemen and women will represent the UK Armed Forces at the 2012 Warrior Games in the USA....

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Royal Gibraltar soldiers receive Afghanistan medals

Royal Gibraltar soldiers receive Afghanistan medals

Thursday, 05 April 2012

Members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment have received Operational Service Medals for Afghanistan at a ceremony on the Rock on Tuesday, 3 April 2012....

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Wilton war photographer receives MBE

Wilton war photographer receives MBE

Thursday, 05 April 2012

British Army photographer Kevin Capon has been made an MBE for his work over 15 years covering every major conflict the Army has been involved with in...

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Army chef ends career with banquet for The Queen

Army chef ends career with banquet for The Queen

Thursday, 05 April 2012

An Army chef who has cooked on the front line will end his career in style today when he cooks for Her Majesty The Queen in York....

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TA soldiers get operational training boost

TA soldiers get operational training boost

Thursday, 05 April 2012

A fresh approach to training is ensuring that part-time soldiers are equipped with the same skills as their Regular colleagues....

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Search and Rescue crews save seven sailors from stricken ship

Search and Rescue crews save seven sailors from stricken ship

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

Search and Rescue helicopter crews from the Royal Navy and the RAF rescue seven people from a cargo vessel which ran aground in stormy weather in Nort...

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Services for personnel and veterans with mental health problems

Services for personnel and veterans with mental health problems

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

Further funding for the Combat Stress helpline and changes to the Defence Medical Assessment Programme have recently been announced....

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New Royal Marines unit stands up in Scotland

New Royal Marines unit stands up in Scotland

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

Three-hundred Clyde-based Royal Marines were joined by family members and friends yesterday, 3 April, to mark the official formation of 43 Commando....

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Transition in Afghanistan explained

Transition in Afghanistan explained

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

With 50 per cent of the Afghan population living in areas of transition, it's all change. But what exactly is 'transition'?...

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RAF laser guided bomb contract secures hundreds of UK jobs

RAF laser guided bomb contract secures hundreds of UK jobs

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

A £60m deal announced today for extra RAF precision munitions will help sustain hundreds of UK jobs....

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Royal Navy helicopter rescues nine walkers from Scottish mountain

Royal Navy helicopter rescues nine walkers from Scottish mountain

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

The group of walkers - three adults and six teenagers - were caught in the heavy snow and freezing conditions on Ben Macdui, the highest mountain…...

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