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RMP soldier takes policing skills to Afghanistan

RMP soldier takes policing skills to Afghanistan

Monday, 23 August 2010

As the 1st Battalion Scots Guards work to keep traffic flowing on the strategically important Route 601 in Helmand, Lance Corporal Matthew Ellis of 15...

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Upgraded surveillance aircraft arrive in Afghanistan

Upgraded surveillance aircraft arrive in Afghanistan

Monday, 23 August 2010

Upgraded Desert Hawks - hand-launched, remote-controlled surveillance aircraft which can record video footage day and night, sending it directly to tr...

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New tool improving MOD weather resistance

New tool improving MOD weather resistance

Friday, 20 August 2010

The MOD is developing plans to defend its establishments from an increasing threat – the changing environment around us....

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British Gunners work with Aussie colleagues in Helmand

British Gunners work with Aussie colleagues in Helmand

Friday, 20 August 2010

Lance Bombardier Mark Hope, aged 25, and Gunner Michael Morritt, aged 21, are both currently deployed to Forward Operating Base Budwan in the…...

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Jackal keeps proving its worth in Afghanistan

Jackal keeps proving its worth in Afghanistan

Friday, 20 August 2010

The number of Jackal vehicles procured for UK forces has passed the 500 mark....

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Major exercise sees UK and NATO forces refine land air coordination for Afghanistan

Major exercise sees UK and NATO forces refine land air coordination for Afghanistan

Friday, 20 August 2010

The role of the Forward Air Controller (FAC) in coordinating such precise integration between air and land forces is vital and requires intensive…...

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HMS Gloucester sets sail for South Atlantic

HMS Gloucester sets sail for South Atlantic

Friday, 20 August 2010

HMS Gloucester set sail for the South Atlantic this morning where for the next seven months she will take part in maritime security patrols and exerci...

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Kent cadets celebrate 100th anniversary on the Rock

Kent cadets celebrate 100th anniversary on the Rock

Friday, 20 August 2010

Over twenty Army cadets from various towns in Kent visited the Rock of Gibraltar recently as part of the Army Cadet Force's 150th anniversary celebrat...

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Royal Navy trains refurbished Iraqi ship's crew

Royal Navy trains refurbished Iraqi ship's crew

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Now repair work on the Iraqi Navy Ship (INS) Nasser has come to an end, Royal Navy personnel have been training the ship's crew so they can take her o...

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RAF continues to support Pakistan flood relief effort

RAF continues to support Pakistan flood relief effort

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Britain is supporting the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to provide safe drinking water, hygiene kits, toilets, sewage clearance and waste…...

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Royal Marines protect Afghan people from Taliban intimidation

Royal Marines protect Afghan people from Taliban intimidation

Thursday, 19 August 2010

As the Royal Marines of 40 Commando work hard to bring security to the population of Sangin in Helmand province they are often tasked to protect resid...

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Female forces personnel face the 'Freedom Trail' in honour of WWII veteran

Female forces personnel face the 'Freedom Trail' in honour of WWII veteran

Thursday, 19 August 2010

In 1943 the most decorated woman of the Second World War made her escape from the Gestapo through the Pyrenees. Now female Armed Forces personnel will...

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Joint Helicopter Force keeps things moving in Afghanistan

Joint Helicopter Force keeps things moving in Afghanistan

Thursday, 19 August 2010

From medical evacuation and troop movements to resupply and ground attack, the men and women of the Joint Helicopter Force do it all....

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Lessons from Helmand are honing skills of Army's top shots

Lessons from Helmand are honing skills of Army's top shots

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Up-to-the-minute lessons being brought back from southern Afghanistan's front lines are redefining marksmanship within the Army; changes brought into ...

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Reservist RAF nurse completes first tour of Afghanistan

Reservist RAF nurse completes first tour of Afghanistan

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

A Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) nurse has returned to the UK after completing her first tour of Afghanistan where she managed several of the ward...

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Veterans of Iraq operations invited to give views to inquiry

Veterans of Iraq operations invited to give views to inquiry

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Retired or serving Armed Forces personnel who deployed to Iraq have been invited to feed their views into the Iraq Inquiry by its Chairman, Sir John C...

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British and Afghan troops keep Helmand highway open

British and Afghan troops keep Helmand highway open

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

The key access road Route 601 is an important communications route that connects Lashkar Gah in Helmand with the city of Kandahar to the east…...

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Royal Navy staff help Afghan dogs

Royal Navy staff help Afghan dogs

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Staff at HMS Raleigh's Triumph Squadron have recently donated money to help care for stray dogs and other animals in Afghanistan....

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2 LANCS take over new battle group area of operations

2 LANCS take over new battle group area of operations

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (2 LANCS) officially took control of a new battle group area of operations in Helmand province, Afghani...

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Aircraftman George the goat makes his debut

Aircraftman George the goat makes his debut

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Aircraftman George, a two-year-old Golden Guernsey-Boer goat, made his first appearance as the mascot of the Recruit Training Squadron at RAF Halton l...

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Jersey reservists swap island life for Helmand

Jersey reservists swap island life for Helmand

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Two Territorial Army volunteers from Jersey Field Squadron have swapped civilian life on the channel island for the heat and dust of Helmand province,...

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Troops enjoy new facilities at RAF air passenger terminal

Troops enjoy new facilities at RAF air passenger terminal

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

RAF Brize Norton, the principal airbase for transporting troops to and from operations, has now finished £186,000 worth of improvements to its air pas...

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Royal Navy's Sea Viper missile system hits its target

Royal Navy's Sea Viper missile system hits its target

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Sea Viper, the groundbreaking missile system previously called PAAMS until it was renamed by the Royal Navy, will set new standards in air defence…...

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ANA lead Operation OMID SEY to clear roads in Gereshk

ANA lead Operation OMID SEY to clear roads in Gereshk

Monday, 16 August 2010

Following the success of Operation TOR SHEZADA in southern Nad 'Ali, where ISAF forces cleared numerous IEDs from key routes and installed new checkpo...

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RAF supports UK's flood relief effort in Pakistan

RAF supports UK's flood relief effort in Pakistan

Monday, 16 August 2010

The Royal Air Force continues to provide air support to the Department for International Development (DFID), assisting the flood relief effort in Paki...

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65th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day

65th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day

Monday, 16 August 2010

Services to commemorate the 65th anniversry of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day took place at the Cenotaph in London and at the National Memorial Arboretum...

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Royal Navy warships return home from major US exercise

Royal Navy warships return home from major US exercise

Monday, 16 August 2010

The ships were the latest of the task force to return to the UK following the return of HMS Sutherland and HMS Albion to Devonport last week…...

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2010/08/13   The Need for Defence Reform

2010/08/13 The Need for Defence Reform

Friday, 13 August 2010

Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors on Friday, 13 August 2010....

RAF motorbike safety plan to cut road deaths

RAF motorbike safety plan to cut road deaths

Friday, 13 August 2010

In 2009 the Royal Air Force lost more people to motorcycle accidents than it did on front line operations in Afghanistan - the worst casualty level in...

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Corsham project will make Defence connections more efficient

Corsham project will make Defence connections more efficient

Friday, 13 August 2010

A major construction project to provide new facilities for the team that keep people across Defence connected is nearing completion....

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