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Royal Gibraltar Regiment soldiers guard the Crown Jewels

Royal Gibraltar Regiment soldiers guard the Crown Jewels

Friday, 27 April 2012

Soldiers from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) have been guarding the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London for the last ten days....

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Veterans remember World War Two Kohima battle

Veterans remember World War Two Kohima battle

Friday, 27 April 2012

Veterans of one of the most vital and hard-fought battles of the Second World War gathered in York yesterday to remember their fallen comrades....

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Army brothers united in Helmand

Army brothers united in Helmand

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Three Sunderland brothers, currently serving in Afghanistan's Helmand province, have been reunited for a short time on the front line....

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Foreign Secretary   we're on track to complete transition

Foreign Secretary we're on track to complete transition

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Mr Hague’s comments were made in his monthly Afghanistan progress report for March, in which he highlighted the Afghan National Security Forces…...

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Reduction of 500 Service personnel from Afghanistan explained

Reduction of 500 Service personnel from Afghanistan explained

Thursday, 26 April 2012

The Prime Minister announced last year that there would be a reduction of 500 UK personnel by the end of 2012. In a statement to the House of Commons ...

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Royal Military Police receive Afghanistan medals

Royal Military Police receive Afghanistan medals

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Personnel from 110 Provost Company, 1st Regiment Royal Military Police, were presented with Afghanistan operational medals yesterday following their r...

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RAF Reserves combine for major UK exercise

RAF Reserves combine for major UK exercise

Thursday, 26 April 2012

RAF reservists from squadrons across the country have taken part in a major exercise on Salisbury Plain....

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Welsh Cavalry return from Afghanistan

Welsh Cavalry return from Afghanistan

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Soldiers from the Welsh Cavalry received an emotional welcome home last week after completing a six-month deployment to Afghanistan....

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MOD and SEPA agree Dalgety Bay plan

MOD and SEPA agree Dalgety Bay plan

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

The MOD has been working with SEPA to develop the plan with a view to undertaking the work necessary to support the newly established Expert…...

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Parliament honours UK troops for Libya operations

Parliament honours UK troops for Libya operations

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

More than 100 Service personnel were publicly thanked by Parliament for their contribution to military operations over Libya at a reception at the Pal...

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Sappers help upgrade Helmand road

Sappers help upgrade Helmand road

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

The sappers worked tirelessly over four days to deliver a newer, safer and better road for the Afghan people, members of the 6th Kandak of the…...

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Hellfire first as Apaches exercise with Navy off Scotland

Hellfire first as Apaches exercise with Navy off Scotland

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Two Apache helicopters from 656 Squadron Army Air Corps (AAC) fired one Hellfire missile each at a training target positioned by HMS Illustrious…...

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Prince Philip honours REME soldiers for work in Afghanistan

Prince Philip honours REME soldiers for work in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh presented personnel of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) with their Afghanistan campaign m...

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Afghan police take control of new checkpoint

Afghan police take control of new checkpoint

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Afghan police have taken control of a newly-built checkpoint in Babaji, Helmand province....

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UK advisors support Afghan Army operation

UK advisors support Afghan Army operation

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

UK soldiers from the Brigade Advisory Group moved into position last week to support the start of the first major Afghan National Army (ANA) offensive...

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Airman claims marathon world record

Airman claims marathon world record

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Reservist Lance Corporal Andy MacMahon, aged 41, who lives in Inverness, is a gunner in 2622 (Highland) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force, …...

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Navy crew help farmer injured in tractor accident

Navy crew help farmer injured in tractor accident

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

HMS Gannet's duty Search and Rescue Sea King went to the aid of a farmer trapped beneath an overturned tractor last week....

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Sixth Armed Forces Sikh Conference begins

Sixth Armed Forces Sikh Conference begins

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Sikhs from all three Services gathered near Andover yesterday for the start of the sixth annual Armed Forces Sikh Conference....

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Wirral's volunteer soldiers honoured

Wirral's volunteer soldiers honoured

Monday, 23 April 2012

Soldiers from two Merseyside-based Territorial Army squadrons were honoured with the Freedom of Wirral on Saturday....

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Taliban bomb making equipment seized

Taliban bomb making equipment seized

Monday, 23 April 2012

Afghan National Army and UK soldiers have seized a substantial amount of explosives and other bomb-making equipment in Afghanistan....

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HMS Dragon joins the fleet

HMS Dragon joins the fleet

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....

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Grenadier Guards send birthday wishes to the Queen

Grenadier Guards send birthday wishes to the Queen

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...

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Soldier saved by body armour

Soldier saved by body armour

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…...

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3 SCOTS enjoy homecoming parade in Inverness

3 SCOTS enjoy homecoming parade in Inverness

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...

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RAF Tornados in seven hour mission to defend ISAF troops in Afghanistan

RAF Tornados in seven hour mission to defend ISAF troops in Afghanistan

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 ...

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50 years of Commando comics celebrated at National Army Museum

50 years of Commando comics celebrated at National Army Museum

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…...

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MOD industry event opens door to England and Wales regional primes

MOD industry event opens door to England and Wales regional primes

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 …...

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MOD Information Excellence Awards celebrate those who make a difference

MOD Information Excellence Awards celebrate those who make a difference

Friday, 20 April 2012

The best in inspiring leadership, innovation and exemplary practice have been recognised in the inaugural MOD Information Excellence Awards....

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Defence Secretary announces £70m for Afghan security forces

Defence Secretary announces £70m for Afghan security forces

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…...

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Wycombe Council signs Community Covenant with RAF station

Wycombe Council signs Community Covenant with RAF station

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...

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