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Tuesday, 07 December 2010
A valuable new community resource which balances the need for vital military training for troops going to Afghanistan with public access to an unspoil...
Tuesday, 07 December 2010
It is with mixed feelings that I look forward to the 4th Mechanized Brigade Memorial Service on Monday 6 December 2010. In many ways it will…...
Tuesday, 07 December 2010
The Prince of Wales has laid a wreath on behalf of the nation at a remembrance service at York Minster as 4th Mechanized Brigade (4 Mech Bde) honoured...
Monday, 06 December 2010
Speech delivered by Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans at the Royal United Services Institute, London on Monday 6 December 2010....
Monday, 06 December 2010
Dr Fox visited Bahrain this weekend where he gave a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue 2010 summit …...
Monday, 06 December 2010
Troops on the front line will be able to talk to friends and family for longer this Christmas with extra free phone minutes and a reduction in call pr...
Monday, 06 December 2010
The school in Kushal Kalay closed more than three years ago when insurgent fighters wreaked havoc in the area, killing and harassing locals.…...
Friday, 03 December 2010
The RAF's newest recruits have been putting their skills to the test during Exercise Blue Warrior whilst being observed by the Royal Australian Air Fo...
Friday, 03 December 2010
HMS Ark Royal has entered her home port of Portsmouth for the last time today, bringing her 25 years of service in the Royal Navy to a close....
Friday, 03 December 2010
The Band of The Parachute Regiment is heading out to Afghanistan for a morale-boosting tour over the Christmas and New Year period....
Friday, 03 December 2010
Two Search and Rescue helicopters have been sent from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to help battle the massive forest fire which has spread out of control in...
Thursday, 02 December 2010
Hundreds of well-wishers welcomed the ship home at HM Naval Base Devonport. Entertainment on the jetty-side included a Royal Marines Band, a…...
Thursday, 02 December 2010
Ursula Brennan, the new Permanent Secretary (PUS) at the Ministry of Defence, and General Sir David Richards, the new Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS)...
Thursday, 02 December 2010
Recently, the ‘Tankies’, as the 2 RTR soldiers are known, were ‘crashed out’ to assist with an explosion in the market area of Lashkar Gah -…...
Thursday, 02 December 2010
Prize-winning images of soldiers at work and play have been celebrated as the winners of this year's Army Photographic Competition were announced at t...
Wednesday, 01 December 2010
The RAF Merlin Helicopter Force has reached its first anniversary of operations in Afghanistan....
Wednesday, 01 December 2010
On 30 November RFA Fort Victoria’s helicopter identified a whaler-type vessel, fully loaded with fuel and carrying what appeared to be pirates…...
Wednesday, 01 December 2010
The uk4u Thanks! 2010 Christmas Box campaign was launched at St John's Wood Barracks in London, home of the famous King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery,...
Wednesday, 01 December 2010
Soldiers from 2 SCOTS have been working with members of the Afghan National Police to successfully clear an insurgent stronghold in the rural area of ...
Wednesday, 01 December 2010
Defence Estates has signed an agreement with Birmingham-based Lingfield Securities to undertake the development of the latest phase of a new town cent...
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Foxhound, the British Armed Forces’ name for the contract-winning FPE Ocelot vehicle, has been designed to provide unprecedented levels of blast…...
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Members of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), are currently deployed in southern…...
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
After three decades of war and violence, the quality of life for inhabitants in parts of Kabul is slowly improving thanks in part to the efforts of a ...
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
The tri-Service Military Stabilisation Support Group (MSSG) has been awarded the prestigious Firmin Sword of Peace in recognition of the unit's humani...
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
The first contingent of troops from the Tonga Defence Services who will soon join the RAF Regiment in Afghanistan are reaching the end of intensive pr...
Monday, 29 November 2010
What has been described as the most significant operation conducted yet by the Afghan National Army (ANA) in Helmand has now concluded, driving a wedg...
Monday, 29 November 2010
British soldiers and their partners in the Afghan National Police have re-established government control in an area of Helmand province previously und...
Monday, 29 November 2010
Since October last year, RAF Tornado GR4 squadrons have been flying over the landscape of Afghanistan providing support to troops on the ground. But i...
Monday, 29 November 2010
Members of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) have taken a short break from operations in Afghanistan to celebrate their main battle honour - Cambrai...
Monday, 29 November 2010
The Ministry of Defence review into the policy that excludes female members of the Armed Forces is to remain unchanged....
Cabinet Office All eyes on LA ahead of largest ever UK trade mission to the US
Security Industry Authority SIA begins process of gaining PIDA prescribed person status
Environment Agency Illegal waste site in Lancashire shut down
Serious Fraud Office SFO secures £10m from British defence supplier
Environment Agency Dorset farmers to pay £33,500 over slurry handling
Civil Nuclear Constabulary UK National Threat Level raised to SEVERE
Competition and Markets Authority CMA publishes latest monitoring report on road fuel market