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Prince William becomes a fully operational Search and Rescue pilot

Prince William becomes a fully operational Search and Rescue pilot

Friday, 17 September 2010

Prince William has today graduated from his Search and Rescue training course at Royal Air Force Valley in Anglesey, Wales....

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ANP take the lead on security for Afghan elections

ANP take the lead on security for Afghan elections

Friday, 17 September 2010

In a further sign of progress, when the Afghan parliamentary elections get underway tomorrow it will be the Afghan National Police (ANP) who have the ...

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Defence Minister signs cooperation treaty with Brazil

Defence Minister signs cooperation treaty with Brazil

Friday, 17 September 2010

Minister for International Security Strategy, Gerald Howarth, signed the treaty with the Commander of the Brazilian Navy, Admiral Moura Neto…...

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Soldiers show off best of British in Germany

Soldiers show off best of British in Germany

Friday, 17 September 2010

Officers and soldiers of 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist) who are based in Paderborn in north west Germany welcomed their hosts to a special…...

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Top British General speaks of progress in Kandahar

Top British General speaks of progress in Kandahar

Friday, 17 September 2010

Major General Nick Carter, the Commander of Regional Command (South) in Afghanistan, has given an update on the progress of operations in Kandahar - t...

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Royal Marine leads first landings with Brazilian Marines

Royal Marine leads first landings with Brazilian Marines

Thursday, 16 September 2010

Lieutenant Colonel Neil Wraith oversaw the dynamic drills that involved hundreds of Brazilian Marines and Royal Marines from the Royal Navy&…...

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Battle of Britain fighter chief honoured with permanent statue

Battle of Britain fighter chief honoured with permanent statue

Thursday, 16 September 2010

To mark the 70th anniversary of the day which saw the peak air activity of the Battle of Britain, a bronze statue of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park ...

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Public urged not to send unsolicited Christmas mail to troops

Public urged not to send unsolicited Christmas mail to troops

Thursday, 16 September 2010

The MOD expresses its gratitude for the support and generosity many members of the public show in this period but is reminding them that the…...

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Rt Hon Lord Philip to chair Mull of Kintyre crash review

Rt Hon Lord Philip to chair Mull of Kintyre crash review

Thursday, 16 September 2010

Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox announced today that the Rt Hon Lord Philip will chair the independent review of the evidence into the Mull of Kintyre C...

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British forces train Kazakh peacekeeping troops

British forces train Kazakh peacekeeping troops

Thursday, 16 September 2010

British soldiers have played a key role in a large-scale, multinational military exercise in Kazakhstan this August helping the Kazakh Ministry of Def...

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New head of the British Army takes up post

New head of the British Army takes up post

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

General Sir Peter Wall, whose appointment as Chief of the General Staff (CGS) was approved by Her Majesty The Queen in July, has taken up the post tod...

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TA soldiers take to the hills for Exercise Scottish Buzzard

TA soldiers take to the hills for Exercise Scottish Buzzard

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Known as ‘The Fighting 51st’, the brigade is the regional administrative formation responsible for all Territorial Army units based in Scotland…...

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Cavalry soldiers protect engineers building new Helmand road

Cavalry soldiers protect engineers building new Helmand road

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Cavalry soldiers from The Royal Dragoon Guards have been protecting British engineers and Afghan contractors as, over recent weeks, they have come und...

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IN PICTURES: Battle of Britain Day

IN PICTURES: Battle of Britain Day

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Today, 15 September 2010, marks the 70th anniversary of the day which saw the peak air activity of the Battle of Britain and was described by the wart...

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Defence Committee reports on the SDSR

Defence Committee reports on the SDSR

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

The responsibility of the HCDC is to monitor and to hold to account the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies, including the …...

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Royal College of Defence Studies course

Royal College of Defence Studies course

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

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

Ursula Brennan to be new Permanent Secretary of MOD

Ursula Brennan to be new Permanent Secretary of MOD

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

The Prime Minister, with the agreement of the Secretary of State for Defence, has approved the appointment of Ursula Brennan as the new Permanent Secr...

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PM unveils Spitfire in Whitehall marking Battle of Britain Week

PM unveils Spitfire in Whitehall marking Battle of Britain Week

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

The Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Defence have paid their respects to the veterans of the Battle of Britain by welcoming a full-size repli...

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Grob Tutor crash inquiry findings published

Grob Tutor crash inquiry findings published

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

The Service inquiry findings into the loss of the Grob Tutor aircraft, which resulted in the deaths of Flight Lieutenant Mike Blee and Cadet Nicholas ...

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MOD responds to Service Complaints Commissioner's second annual report

MOD responds to Service Complaints Commissioner's second annual report

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

The Ministry of Defence has published its formal response to the Service Complaints Commissioner's second annual report on the efficiency of the Servi...

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UK personnel to deploy to Afghanistan with HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

UK personnel to deploy to Afghanistan with HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

Monday, 13 September 2010

The deployment of British personnel to Afghanistan as part of NATO's Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) from January 2011 to January 2...

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Pop stars sing for wounded troops

Pop stars sing for wounded troops

Monday, 13 September 2010

A star-studded line-up of pop singers raised more than £500,000 for Help for Heroes in a spectacular charity concert held at Twickenham Stadium on Sun...

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Sir Jock Stirrup praises troops in Afghanistan

Sir Jock Stirrup praises troops in Afghanistan

Monday, 13 September 2010

Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup has praised the UK's Armed Forces for their progress in Afghanistan during his last visit to theatre before he step...

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16 Air Assault Brigade pre deployment church service

16 Air Assault Brigade pre deployment church service

Monday, 13 September 2010

Colchester-based elements of 16 Air Assault Brigade, due to deploy to Afghanistan in the coming weeks, have taken part in a pre-deployment church serv...

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New Land Forces HQ fully operational

New Land Forces HQ fully operational

Friday, 10 September 2010

The new headquarters for the British Army's Land Forces in Andover has been officially declared fully operational by Minister for the Armed Forces, Ni...

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RN divers swap wetsuits for body armour in Afghanistan

RN divers swap wetsuits for body armour in Afghanistan

Friday, 10 September 2010

It's a long way from the murky waters of the Defence Diving School at Horsea Island, but four Royal Navy mine clearance divers have, for the past six ...

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Tactical radio teams train for speedier battlefield extractions

Tactical radio teams train for speedier battlefield extractions

Friday, 10 September 2010

The introduction of Royal Signals Infantry Support Teams, which are being rolled out to all 37 infantry battalions over the next year, will …...

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Joint Support Chain Services wins at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Awards 2010

Joint Support Chain Services wins at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Awards 2010

Friday, 10 September 2010

A MOD team has won 'Best People Development Initiative' at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Awards....

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RAF wins the Inter Service Equitation Championships

RAF wins the Inter Service Equitation Championships

Friday, 10 September 2010

A team of Royal Air Force personnel recently took the title of Inter-Service Equitation Champions, defeating the Army and the Navy for the second year...

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HMS Ocean on amphibious exercise with Brazilian Marines

HMS Ocean on amphibious exercise with Brazilian Marines

Thursday, 09 September 2010

The Royal Navy's amphibious helicopter carrier HMS Ocean has arrived in Rio de Janeiro today, Thursday 9 September, to take part in an amphibious exer...

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