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Rap star performs for troops home from Helmand

Rap star performs for troops home from Helmand

Friday, 25 November 2011

UK rap and hip-hop star Professor Green headlined a star-studded show this week to welcome military personnel from 7th Armoured Brigade home from thei...

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Defence Inquests Unit wins Civil Service Award

Defence Inquests Unit wins Civil Service Award

Friday, 25 November 2011

Now in their sixth year, these awards celebrate and recognise individuals and teams who have shown outstanding achievements in delivering excellence…...

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British soldiers help Afghan police build checkpoint

British soldiers help Afghan police build checkpoint

Friday, 25 November 2011

Soldiers from D Company, 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 RIFLES), supported the Afghan Uniform Police in the village of Khasar in the protected …...

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HMS Bangor home from Libya mission

HMS Bangor home from Libya mission

Friday, 25 November 2011

Royal Navy warship HMS Bangor returned home to Faslane today following 120 days of non-stop action supporting NATO operations off the coast of Libya....

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British Services Antarctic Team complete final training

British Services Antarctic Team complete final training

Friday, 25 November 2011

The first ever joint Services expedition to the mainland of Antarctica will begin on 27 December 2011 and last for just over two months. The…...

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CDS: We're en route to deliver Afghanistan strategy

CDS: We're en route to deliver Afghanistan strategy

Thursday, 24 November 2011

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Sir David Richards, has said in an interview that in ten years time we will all agree the war in Afghani...

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UK and Afghan soldiers launch Operation COURAGEOUS MOUNTAIN

UK and Afghan soldiers launch Operation COURAGEOUS MOUNTAIN

Thursday, 24 November 2011

British and Afghan soldiers launched an airborne operation into an isolated area of Helmand province which they then swept for any insurgent activity....

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HMS Montrose visits Ascension Island

HMS Montrose visits Ascension Island

Thursday, 24 November 2011

HMS Montrose has visited Ascension Island as part of her mission to promote British interests in the South Atlantic over the coming months....

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UK and Vietnam sign Defence Co operation Memorandum of Understanding

UK and Vietnam sign Defence Co operation Memorandum of Understanding

Thursday, 24 November 2011

A Defence Co-operation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed today between representatives of the UK and Vietnamese Governments....

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Duke of Edinburgh becomes Royal Navy Lord High Admiral

Duke of Edinburgh becomes Royal Navy Lord High Admiral

Thursday, 24 November 2011

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has formally received Letters Patent as the holder of the title and office of Lord High Admir...

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Commando Logistic Regiment receives Afghanistan medals

Commando Logistic Regiment receives Afghanistan medals

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Members of the Commando Logistic Regiment (CLR) Royal Marines have received their Afghanistan campaign medals from His Royal Highness The Duke of Edin...

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Wounded Armed Forces to perform on West End stage

Wounded Armed Forces to perform on West End stage

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

A group of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel are to write, produce and perform their own play for the West End thanks to a new project launc...

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Paratroopers train Sierra Leone soldiers for Somalia mission

Paratroopers train Sierra Leone soldiers for Somalia mission

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Four British paratroopers have been training Sierra Leonean troops in mortar firing in preparation for an African Union mission in Somalia next year....

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Military welcome Turkish President to London

Military welcome Turkish President to London

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Army personnel provided a large Guard of Honour and gun salutes yesterday to welcome the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, at the start of his three-...

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Duke of Edinburgh presents REME soldiers with Afghanistan campaign medals

Duke of Edinburgh presents REME soldiers with Afghanistan campaign medals

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has presented personnel from 2 Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engine...

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1 RIFLES receives Freedom of Chepstow and Afghanistan medals

1 RIFLES receives Freedom of Chepstow and Afghanistan medals

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Thousands of people lined the streets of Chepstow on Thursday 17 November as more than 500 members of 1st Battalion The Rifles (1 RIFLES) were granted...

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War grave thief convicted

War grave thief convicted

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

A Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) investigation has resulted in the successful conviction of a diver who removed items from the protected military wr...

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Cyber security in the UK

Cyber security in the UK

Monday, 21 November 2011

Speech by Sir Nick Harvey, Minister for the Armed Forces....

Army lawyers on the front line

Army lawyers on the front line

Monday, 21 November 2011

Since the conflict in Afghanistan began, operational lawyers from the Legal Services branch of the Army's Adjutant General's Corps have been travellin...

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Defender completes her first sea trials

Defender completes her first sea trials

Monday, 21 November 2011

The £1bn warship is the fifth of six built for the Royal Navy, and following the trials has now returned to the BAE Systems yard in Scotstoun…...

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Royal Navy medics honoured for work in Helmand

Royal Navy medics honoured for work in Helmand

Monday, 21 November 2011

A Royal Navy-led team of military medics and ambulance drivers have been honoured by the Ambulance Service Institute for their efforts in treating vic...

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Schoolchildren remember sacrifices of Korean War veterans

Schoolchildren remember sacrifices of Korean War veterans

Monday, 21 November 2011

The event, which took place on Armistice Day, Friday 11 November 2011, was held to help ensure that the sacrifice of those personnel who served…...

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Malaysian exercise resounding success for RAF Typhoon squadron

Malaysian exercise resounding success for RAF Typhoon squadron

Monday, 21 November 2011

Pilots and ground crew from Number 6 Squadron have gained priceless experience in operating the Tranche 2 Typhoon aircraft in unfamiliar conditions du...

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Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment sees Afghan Police progress

Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment sees Afghan Police progress

Friday, 18 November 2011

1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment have seen their first class of Afghan Uniform Police graduate recently while more experienced Afg...

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TV programme showcases military medics' work in Helmand

TV programme showcases military medics' work in Helmand

Friday, 18 November 2011

A new two-part TV series starts this weekend about front line medicine and looks at how UK military medics in Afghanistan have achieved the highest su...

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Navy Sea Kings making a big difference in Helmand

Navy Sea Kings making a big difference in Helmand

Friday, 18 November 2011

Royal Navy Sea Kings have over the last five months helped seize more than seven tonnes of drugs and stop insurgents in Afghanistan building over 1,50...

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Commandos complete epic Royal Marines charity challenge

Commandos complete epic Royal Marines charity challenge

Friday, 18 November 2011

Six Royal Marines Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) from the Commando Training Centre at Lympstone have raised £10,000 for Children in Need by comp...

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Army officer helps improve maternal healthcare in Helmand

Army officer helps improve maternal healthcare in Helmand

Thursday, 17 November 2011

On her recent deployment to Afghanistan, a Royal Army Medical Corps officer got involved in the drive to improve maternal healthcare in Helmand. Repor...

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Royal Military Police receive Afghanistan campaign medals

Royal Military Police receive Afghanistan campaign medals

Thursday, 17 November 2011

Personnel from 111 Provost Company, 1st Regiment Royal Military Police (1 RMP), have been presented with their campaign medals after returning from a ...

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Exeter honours 3 Commando Brigade after Helmand deployment

Exeter honours 3 Commando Brigade after Helmand deployment

Thursday, 17 November 2011

The parade commemorated the homecoming of 3 Commando Brigade from Operation HERRICK 14 and was followed by a service of Remembrance and thanksgiving…...

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