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HMS Somerset awarded trophy for counter piracy work

HMS Somerset awarded trophy for counter piracy work

Thursday, 17 March 2011

The Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset has been recognised for her excellent work policing international waters....

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RAF's new C 17 makes its first delivery to Helmand

RAF's new C 17 makes its first delivery to Helmand

Thursday, 17 March 2011

The RAF's newest C-17 aircraft has completed its first operational mission to Afghanistan, delivering essential supplies to the front line....

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Sailors prepare for Afghanistan at HMS Raleigh

Sailors prepare for Afghanistan at HMS Raleigh

Thursday, 17 March 2011

Royal Navy personnel are being trained in weapon-handling skills at HMS Raleigh ahead of deploying to Afghanistan and on other land operations....

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Brit medic trains Afghans on Artillery Hill

Brit medic trains Afghans on Artillery Hill

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

The only medic stationed at the small camp of Tapa Topche, more commonly known as Artillery Hill, outside Gereshk in southern Helmand, is providing es...

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Foreign Secretary updates Parliament on response to Libya crisis

Foreign Secretary updates Parliament on response to Libya crisis

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on the response to the situation in Libya following the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in Paris....

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Repatriation ceremonies to be relocated

Repatriation ceremonies to be relocated

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Repatriation ceremonies for those killed in operational theatres will move to RAF Brize Norton by 1 September 2011 the Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox h...

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Continuous and unrelenting progress in Helmand

Continuous and unrelenting progress in Helmand

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

The Commanders of ISAF troops in Helmand province, where the vast majority of UK personnel deployed to Afghanistan are working, gave a briefing yester...

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Hampshire helps armed service leavers find employment

Hampshire helps armed service leavers find employment

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Hampshire County Council helped organise an event this week aimed at offering people leaving the Armed Forces advice on future careers....

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RUSI/Cranfield University: acquisition reform conference

RUSI/Cranfield University: acquisition reform conference

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Speech by Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Materiel....

Biggest British IED clearance transforms Helmand village

Biggest British IED clearance transforms Helmand village

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

A village previously seen as a failure in the eyes of Helmand's people has been retaken, regenerated and repopulated in an ongoing operation led by Br...

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Hulks cleared from Helmand highway

Hulks cleared from Helmand highway

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

British soldiers and their Afghan National Army counterparts have overseen the clearance of numerous wrecked vehicles from a major route in Afghanista...

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Armed Forces Minister visits families of soldiers in Helmand

Armed Forces Minister visits families of soldiers in Helmand

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

The importance of looking after the families of soldiers serving on operations was the focus of a recent visit to Colchester Garrison by the Minister ...

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HMS Campbeltown leaves affiliated town for final time

HMS Campbeltown leaves affiliated town for final time

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

The Royal Navy frigate HMS Campbeltown has marked her final sailing from her affiliated town of Campbeltown with an eleven-gun salute, prior to her de...

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Signallers supported at Swindon Town

Signallers supported at Swindon Town

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Soldiers and their families received a standing ovation from thousands of football fans in Swindon at the weekend....

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Royal Navy rescues Cornish fishermen

Royal Navy rescues Cornish fishermen

Monday, 14 March 2011

A Royal Navy Search and Rescue Squadron airlifted five Newlyn fishermen from their sinking vessel to safety last week....

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Royal Irish Regiment mounts its largest air assault since 1945

Royal Irish Regiment mounts its largest air assault since 1945

Monday, 14 March 2011

1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) has conducted a huge air assault operation in Helmand province, overwhelming an insurgent safe have...

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HQ staff in Helmand run half marathon for charity

HQ staff in Helmand run half marathon for charity

Monday, 14 March 2011

Service personnel based at Headquarters Task Force Helmand (HQ TFH) in Lashkar Gah have taken part in a half-marathon relay race around their small ba...

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Dr Fox thanks Malta for assistance with Libya evacuations

Dr Fox thanks Malta for assistance with Libya evacuations

Monday, 14 March 2011

Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox has paid tribute to the Maltese Government and its people for their assistance in evacuating stranded Briti...

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Defence project managers' excellence recognised

Defence project managers' excellence recognised

Monday, 14 March 2011

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) programme and project managers are performing near the top of a wide field of international blue chip companies a...

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Breakdown recovery Helmand style

Breakdown recovery Helmand style

Friday, 11 March 2011

A major multinational exercise held at Camp Bastion has demonstrated how International Security Assistance Force combat vehicles are recovered in the ...

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Signallers receive Afghanistan medals

Signallers receive Afghanistan medals

Friday, 11 March 2011

Soldiers from Alpha Troop, 244 Signal Squadron, 21 Signal Regiment (Air Support) received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals...

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Commander briefs Royal Marines' families ahead of Helmand deployment

Commander briefs Royal Marines' families ahead of Helmand deployment

Friday, 11 March 2011

Families and friends of Royal Marines deploying to Afghanistan have been briefed on what to expect when they are separated for the duration of a six-m...

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Veterans' mental health helpline launched

Veterans' mental health helpline launched

Friday, 11 March 2011

Veterans with mental health problems will get targeted support from today with the launch of the Combat Stress Support Helpline, delivered by Rethink ...

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2011/03/10   Sandhurst Foundation Dinner

2011/03/10 Sandhurst Foundation Dinner

Thursday, 10 March 2011

Speech delivered by Under Secretary of State at the Sandhurst Foundation Dinner, Goodenough College, London on Thursday 10 March 2011....

Fox and Hague respond to Iranian weapons seizure in Afghanistan

Fox and Hague respond to Iranian weapons seizure in Afghanistan

Thursday, 10 March 2011

Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox and Foreign Secretary William Hague have issued statements following media reporting that Iranian-made weapons destined ...

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Afghan Army's 'honorary Para' keeps on fighting

Afghan Army's 'honorary Para' keeps on fighting

Thursday, 10 March 2011

A British-trained hero of the Afghan National Army (ANA) showed the true grit and courage of the Paras who coached him when he shrugged and carried on...

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Dr Fox discusses Libya no fly zone possibility

Dr Fox discusses Libya no fly zone possibility

Thursday, 10 March 2011

Ahead of the NATO Defence Ministers meeting commencing in Brussels today, UK Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has spoken to the BBC about the issue of im...

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Royal Navy opens new rehabilitation centre

Royal Navy opens new rehabilitation centre

Thursday, 10 March 2011

The Royal Navy officially opened a new rehabilitation centre at HM Naval Base Devonport yesterday for Armed Forces personnel recovering from long-term...

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2011/03/09   Green Paper Consultation Event (Exports)

2011/03/09 Green Paper Consultation Event (Exports)

Wednesday, 09 March 2011

Speech delivered by Minister for International Security Strategy at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London on Wednesday 9 March 2011. Ministe...

MOD increases compensation for injured personnel

MOD increases compensation for injured personnel

Wednesday, 09 March 2011

Changes to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme that will mean significant increases to the awards paid to injured personnel have been published in a ...

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