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HMS Liverpool escorts Free Libya Forces flagship into Tripoli

HMS Liverpool escorts Free Libya Forces flagship into Tripoli

Thursday, 01 September 2011

HMS Liverpool has escorted the Al Hani - flagship of the Free Libya Forces - into Tripoli harbour now the capital is no longer in the hands of Gaddafi...

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Wootton Bassett marks end of repatriations through the town

Wootton Bassett marks end of repatriations through the town

Thursday, 01 September 2011

The town of Wootton Bassett held a sunset ceremony last night to mark the end of repatriations of British Service personnel killed on operations passi...

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RFA Wave Ruler delivers aid following Hurricane Irene

RFA Wave Ruler delivers aid following Hurricane Irene

Thursday, 01 September 2011

RFA Wave Ruler sailed from Curacao on 23 August to deliver the disaster relief on behalf of the British Government. The ship arrived off Grand…...

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RAF delivers cash to Libya

RAF delivers cash to Libya

Thursday, 01 September 2011

The newly-minted banknotes, printed in the UK, were part of a stock of 1.86bn Libyan dinars frozen under United Nations Security Council Resolution…...

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Army and RAF personnel notified of redundancies

Army and RAF personnel notified of redundancies

Thursday, 01 September 2011

Army and RAF personnel will today be notified if they have been selected for redundancy in the first tranche of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme....

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RAF destroys Gaddafi Scud missile launchers

RAF destroys Gaddafi Scud missile launchers

Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Early on Tuesday morning, 30 August 2011, RAF Tornado and Typhoon aircraft used Paveway bombs to destroy a military command and control site…...

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Royal Marines band tours Helmand

Royal Marines band tours Helmand

Wednesday, 31 August 2011

The 15-piece show band, comprising a rhythm section, two vocalists and a host of instruments, has provided a welcome distraction for the troops…...

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Dragon enters her new home of Portsmouth

Dragon enters her new home of Portsmouth

Wednesday, 31 August 2011

The 7,500-tonne vessel has today been formally accepted from shipbuilder BAE Systems and will now undergo a series of tests before being declared…...

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HMS Bangor continues work off Libya

HMS Bangor continues work off Libya

Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Royal Navy minehunter HMS Bangor has been stationed off the coast of Libya for the last two months, ensuring that vital humanitarian aid reaches the L...

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2011/08/30   Partnership with Purpose: Multi Layered Security in the 21st Century

2011/08/30 Partnership with Purpose: Multi Layered Security in the 21st Century

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at the Baltic Defence College, Tartu, Estonia, on Tuesday 30 August 2011....

ISAF Commander visits British troops in Afghanistan

ISAF Commander visits British troops in Afghanistan

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

The Commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF), General John Allen, visited British troops working in Task Force Helmand la...

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First HERRICK 14 unit leaves Afghanistan

First HERRICK 14 unit leaves Afghanistan

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Soldiers from B Company, 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (3 MERCIAN), have finished their six-month deployment to Afghanistan, becoming the first m...

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New satellite improves communications in Afghanistan

New satellite improves communications in Afghanistan

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

UK troops in Afghanistan have begun operating a satellite secured from NATO at no extra cost to the MOD which is providing extra communications channe...

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UK forces continue action against Gaddafi former regime

UK forces continue action against Gaddafi former regime

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

UK forces, as part of NATO's Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, taking further action against elements of Colonel Gaddafi's former regime in Libya....

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RAF officer first woman to complete Enduroman event

RAF officer first woman to complete Enduroman event

Friday, 26 August 2011

Flight Lieutenant Cadman is a training officer with HQ Air Cadets at RAF Cranwell. She has just completed the Enduroman Arch2Arc Challenge, …...

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31 Squadron take on 31,000 mile Afghan challenge

31 Squadron take on 31,000 mile Afghan challenge

Friday, 26 August 2011

During their current deployment to Afghanistan, the RAF's 31 Squadron are aiming to raise £31,000 for charity by running, cycling or rowing 31,000 mil...

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New repatriation centre at RAF Brize Norton

New repatriation centre at RAF Brize Norton

Friday, 26 August 2011

The facilities include a £1.9m repatriation centre and the newly-named ‘Britannia Gate’ through which the corteges of fallen Service personnel…...

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Tri Service team prepares for Antarctic expedition

Tri Service team prepares for Antarctic expedition

Friday, 26 August 2011

The first mission rehearsal exercise for the 24 men and women who will take part in the British Services Antarctic Expedition (BSAE) 2012 took place i...

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RAF strikes Gaddafi hometown

RAF strikes Gaddafi hometown

Friday, 26 August 2011

British aircraft have again been in action over Libya, as part of NATO's mission to enforce UNSCR 1973, including an attack on a headquarters bunker i...

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MOD civil servant keeps eye on purse strings in Helmand

MOD civil servant keeps eye on purse strings in Helmand

Thursday, 25 August 2011

Money and information are two things that matter a lot to the military commanders in charge Operation HERRICK, and it's the job of MOD civil servants ...

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TA soldier helps make front line base more homely

TA soldier helps make front line base more homely

Thursday, 25 August 2011

Rifleman Richie Wall is a Territorial Army reservist with 6th Battalion The Rifles. Last November, the 24-year-old was mobilised to join the…...

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RAF strikes targets near Tripoli and Sirte

RAF strikes targets near Tripoli and Sirte

Thursday, 25 August 2011

RAF Tornado GR4s struck a military facility located on the southern outskirts of Tripoli yesterday morning, as UK Armed Forces continue to contribute ...

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HMS Edinburgh on patrol in Southern Ocean

HMS Edinburgh on patrol in Southern Ocean

Thursday, 25 August 2011

HMS Edinburgh is currently on a six-month stint in the Southern Ocean, providing reassurance to the people of the Falkland Islands and flying the flag...

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Hundreds graduate from Army college

Hundreds graduate from Army college

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Hundreds of young soldiers took part in a massive military graduation parade last week as they marked the end of their year's training at the Army Fou...

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Navy medics on patrol in Helmand

Navy medics on patrol in Helmand

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

75 members of the Royal Navy are currently providing nearly 80 per cent of the front line medical cover in Helmand province in support of 3 Commando B...

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RAF Search and Rescue teams honoured

RAF Search and Rescue teams honoured

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

32 Royal Air Force personnel have been honoured in the latest Armed Forces Operational Awards for their bravery and service....

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RAF Hercules engineers honoured for work in Kandahar

RAF Hercules engineers honoured for work in Kandahar

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

The small detachment of deployed engineers is responsible for the maintenance of all RAF C-130J Hercules aircraft operating in Afghanistan and…...

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NATO mission not over yet in Libya

NATO mission not over yet in Libya

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

UK forces and NATO are ready to take further action if necessary under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, and yesterday evening…...

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RAF ready for further action over Tripoli

RAF ready for further action over Tripoli

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

As street fighting continues in Tripoli between Free Libya Forces and members of Colonel Gaddafi's former regime, British and NATO military aircraft a...

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Indian troops complete joint training exercise on Salisbury Plain

Indian troops complete joint training exercise on Salisbury Plain

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Assisted by British Chinook helicopters, Warrior armoured fighting vehicles and Challenger battle tanks, soldiers from the Indian Army's 3rd Battalion...

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