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2011/06/16   28th International Global Security Workshop

2011/06/16 28th International Global Security Workshop

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Speech delivered by Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology in Paris, France on Thursday 16 June 2011....

Defence Secretary sees progress towards transition in Helmand

Defence Secretary sees progress towards transition in Helmand

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has visited British forces in Helmand province as they prepare to begin the process of handing over substantive security...

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Paralympic legend backs troops on Armed Forces Day

Paralympic legend backs troops on Armed Forces Day

Thursday, 16 June 2011

One of Britain's most successful Paralympians of all time, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, is encouraging people to go and support troops on next week's...

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Gibraltar Regiment trains Gambians for Darfur deployment

Gibraltar Regiment trains Gambians for Darfur deployment

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Major Ivor Lopez and his instructors have just completed the first week of the three-week package which is designed to train Gambian troops …...

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Royal Marines work with Afghan Forces to protect their communities

Royal Marines work with Afghan Forces to protect their communities

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Until recently the area, where the Royal Marines from RM Condor in Arbroath have been patrolling alongside Afghan soldiers from 3 Brigade 215…...

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Navy divers get refurbished training home

Navy divers get refurbished training home

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Royal Navy Clearance Divers have a refurbished training centre on Scotland’s west Coast....

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Gunners swap sands of Afghanistan for the Atlantic Ocean

Gunners swap sands of Afghanistan for the Atlantic Ocean

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Soldiers from 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 PARA RHA) are swapping the dusty heat of landlocked Afghanistan for the cold waters of t...

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Olympic tickets offered to UK Armed Forces members

Olympic tickets offered to UK Armed Forces members

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Serving troops are being given the chance to win tickets for next year's Olympic Games, reports Lorraine McBride....

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Afghan helicopter pilots take to the skies over Kabul

Afghan helicopter pilots take to the skies over Kabul

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

The Afghan National Security Forces continue to develop thanks to the support and partnership of British Armed Forces. Their airborne capability…...

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Defence community warned of risks of social media

Defence community warned of risks of social media

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

A new MOD education campaign is warning Service personnel and civilian staff of the importance of guarding personal information when using social medi...

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Airborne supply experts receive Afghanistan medals

Airborne supply experts receive Afghanistan medals

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Following their recent six-month tour of Helmand province, soldiers from 13 Air Assault Support Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps (13 AA Sp Regt RLC)...

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Military hunters hit the target in search for ancient trees

Military hunters hit the target in search for ancient trees

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Staff from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) have joined forces with military colleagues and industry partners to unearth and record centu...

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Preparing injured soldiers for life after service

Preparing injured soldiers for life after service

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Thousands of sick and injured soldiers leave the Army every year, and Exercise Roebuck Accord is helping to ease what can be a difficult transition ba...

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British troops haul Ridgback in Helmand marathon

British troops haul Ridgback in Helmand marathon

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Soldiers from the General Service (GS) Squadron decided that running a marathon in the Afghan summer heat was just not original enough so they…...

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British soldiers use community engagement to beat insurgents in Afghanistan

British soldiers use community engagement to beat insurgents in Afghanistan

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

British troops distributing aid in Kabul say it's helping them to improve security in the Afghan capital....

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4 SCOTS educate Afghans in veterinary skills and personal safety

4 SCOTS educate Afghans in veterinary skills and personal safety

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

As part of the ongoing effort to improve the lives of people living in Helmand, British soldiers have held a shura to teach locals farming and veterin...

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Royal Navy takes part in largest submarine rescue exercise

Royal Navy takes part in largest submarine rescue exercise

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Royal Navy personnel have joined 2,000 sailors from 13 nations for the world's largest submarine rescue exercise, off the south-eastern tip of Spain....

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2011: Queen's Birthday Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians

2011: Queen's Birthday Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians

Monday, 13 June 2011

126 UK Service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual Birthday Honours list....

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Bright future for Afghan village liberated by British troops

Bright future for Afghan village liberated by British troops

Monday, 13 June 2011

More than a hundred local people attended a shura in the area of Loy Mandeh in Nad ‘Ali to discuss how to rebuild their livelihoods after British…...

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Flypast and Trooping the Colour mark Queen's birthday

Flypast and Trooping the Colour mark Queen's birthday

Monday, 13 June 2011

On Saturday 11 June 2011 soldiers of the Household Division had the honour of performing the famous Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark Her Majesty T...

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RAF brother and sister serve together in Bastion

RAF brother and sister serve together in Bastion

Friday, 10 June 2011

Corporals Mark and Lyndsay Roberts joined the RAF independently of each other and are now both involved in the air-side of the daily running…...

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ISAF plans for Afghanistan on course and unchanged

ISAF plans for Afghanistan on course and unchanged

Friday, 10 June 2011

Major General Nick Pope, who has recently taken over as the Chief of the Defence Staff's Strategic Communications Officer, briefed members of the medi...

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UK troops continue to destroy Gaddafi assets

UK troops continue to destroy Gaddafi assets

Friday, 10 June 2011

UK Armed Forces were again in action yesterday over Libya, with RAF Tornado and Typhoon aircraft destroying four of Colonel Gaddafi's main battle tank...

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HMS Enterprise home from 20 month deployment

HMS Enterprise home from 20 month deployment

Friday, 10 June 2011

After a mammoth 20-month deployment, Royal Naval survey ship HMS Enterprise today returns to her home port of Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport in Pl...

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Senior Army NCO gives action figures authentic voice

Senior Army NCO gives action figures authentic voice

Friday, 10 June 2011

Army Sergeant Majors are world famous for bawling orders that can be heard a mile away. Now, London District's Garrison Sergeant Major, WO1 Bill Mott,...

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Dr Fox on progress in Libya

Dr Fox on progress in Libya

Thursday, 09 June 2011

Dr Fox said: “Our objective when NATO took responsibility for enforcing UN Security Council Resolution [UNSCR] 1973 remains the same today…...

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A civilian's Afghan experience

A civilian's Afghan experience

Thursday, 09 June 2011

Deploying on operations is par for the course for the military, but for civilians it is a completely different ball game. Leigh Hamilton reports. ...

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HMS St Albans deploys to Indian Ocean and the Gulf

HMS St Albans deploys to Indian Ocean and the Gulf

Thursday, 09 June 2011

The 4,900-tonne Type 23 frigate will be taking over duties from HMS Iron Duke and will be patrolling busy shipping lanes and providing security…...

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CSA: Safety paramount for RN nuclear submarine reactors

CSA: Safety paramount for RN nuclear submarine reactors

Thursday, 09 June 2011

Through the Royal Navy’s nearly fifty years of operating nuclear submarines it has maintained an excellent nuclear safety record. Today, the…...

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Northwood to remain a NATO command HQ

Northwood to remain a NATO command HQ

Thursday, 09 June 2011

Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced that Northwood Headquarters in Middlesex will be retained as a key NATO command HQ....

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