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MSSG: Building bridges in Afghanistan

MSSG: Building bridges in Afghanistan

Thursday, 12 August 2010

Key to success in Afghanistan is improving security through stabilisation and reducing the influence of insurgents, and at the hard end of this strate...

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HMS Albion arrives back after major US exercise

HMS Albion arrives back after major US exercise

Thursday, 12 August 2010

The ship’s crew and Royal Marines from 42 Commando, based at Bickleigh Barracks in Plymouth, have been away from the UK since early June, taking…...

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RAF test pilot on Lightning II

RAF test pilot on Lightning II

Thursday, 12 August 2010

The radical F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is set to become the future of air combat according to the RAF test pilot putting the groundbreakin...

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New depot smoothes the way to Afghanistan

New depot smoothes the way to Afghanistan

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

A new storage depot has been completed at Royal Marines Barracks (RMB) Chivenor, which will allow military vehicles to be despatched quickly and effic...

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Extra RAF jets being sent to Afghanistan

Extra RAF jets being sent to Afghanistan

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Two additional Royal Air Force Tornado jets are being sent to Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced today while visiting British fo...

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Flexibility key to future forces' kit

Flexibility key to future forces' kit

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Experts from Defence Equipment and Support’s Personal Combat Equipment (PCE) Team have been working hard to create a fully-integrated line-up…...

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'Flying Robot' pilot helps find IEDs in Helmand

'Flying Robot' pilot helps find IEDs in Helmand

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

The 'Flying Robot' is part of the Talisman counter-IED system. Lance Corporal Rob McInerney pilots one in Afghanistan....

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Scots Guards guide Afghan troops in clearance operation

Scots Guards guide Afghan troops in clearance operation

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

The operation was jointly planned by the Afghan security forces with guidance from the 1 SG advisors who are acting as part of the 2nd Battalion…...

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HMS Montrose deploys on counter piracy operations

HMS Montrose deploys on counter piracy operations

Wednesday, 11 August 2010

The Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose set sail from Her Majesty's Naval Base in Devonport, Plymouth, this week for the Horn of Africa and the Somali Bas...

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Afghan flag raised over Sayedabad

Afghan flag raised over Sayedabad

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Members of the Afghan National Army have raised their country's flag above the town of Sayedabad, the focus of Operation TOR SHEZADA and once a safe h...

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Hollywood stars meet British soldiers

Hollywood stars meet British soldiers

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Stallone and other members of the cast and crew of the film visited the soldiers at Wellington Barracks in central London to show their support…...

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Injured Service personnel sail at Cowes Week

Injured Service personnel sail at Cowes Week

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

As part of their treatment, severely injured troops from the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court have crewed a boat at this year's ...

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Tornado squadron welcomed home from Afghanistan

Tornado squadron welcomed home from Afghanistan

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Over 2,000 well-wishers welcomed RAF Tornado crews and engineers home from Afghanistan on Friday when they paraded through the streets of their local ...

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Royal Navy cyclists take second national title

Royal Navy cyclists take second national title

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

A team from HMS Raleigh has cycled a combined distance of 1,341 miles (2,158km) to earn the Royal Navy the title of UK national 24-hour time trial cha...

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British troops' Black Bag of kit

British troops' Black Bag of kit

Monday, 09 August 2010

The Black Bag, a giant holdall issued to all theatre-bound troops, contains a wardrobe's-worth of clothing and top notch kit....

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Royal Navy officer rises up the Pink List

Royal Navy officer rises up the Pink List

Monday, 09 August 2010

A Royal Navy officer has been voted the 51st most influential figure in the UK gay and lesbian community, eclipsing such household figures as Lord Man...

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RAF paramedic undertakes fundraiser while in Afghanistan

RAF paramedic undertakes fundraiser while in Afghanistan

Monday, 09 August 2010

A paramedic serving on the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, is using his spare time to undertake 20,000 press-ups ...

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New feathers for new Scottish troops

New feathers for new Scottish troops

Monday, 09 August 2010

Scottish Army recruits who marched off the square at their passing out parade this weekend to thunderous applause from family and friends will also be...

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Royal Air Force supports UK's flood relief effort in Pakistan

Royal Air Force supports UK's flood relief effort in Pakistan

Monday, 09 August 2010

A Royal Air Force C-17 aircraft has been called in by the Department for International Development (DFID) to assist the flood relief effort in Pakista...

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Green light for sustainable MOD estate

Green light for sustainable MOD estate

Friday, 06 August 2010

It is vital that the defence estate - which includes military training facilities across the UK and beyond - is managed in a way that combines…...

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All woman team keeps helicopters flying in Afghanistan

All woman team keeps helicopters flying in Afghanistan

Friday, 06 August 2010

The airframes of the Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan), or JHF(A), are currently being kept airworthy thanks to a tri-Service group of five female ...

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New RAF units to provide force protection in Afghanistan

New RAF units to provide force protection in Afghanistan

Friday, 06 August 2010

Two new RAF units have been recently formed to provide specialist force protection capabilities at Bastion and Kandahar Airfields, giving other RAF Re...

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HMS St Albans returns from Gulf deployment

HMS St Albans returns from Gulf deployment

Friday, 06 August 2010

The Type 23 frigate sailed from Portsmouth on 1 February 2010 for an action-packed deployment in the Gulf which included providing maritime …...

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The police dogs of the future

The police dogs of the future

Friday, 06 August 2010

The first MOD Police Service dogs to be born to the police dog unit at Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth are learning to walk and eat sol...

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The fittest ships in the Royal Navy

The fittest ships in the Royal Navy

Friday, 06 August 2010

The status of fittest ship in the Royal Navy is somewhat in dispute after HMS Ark Royal's and HMS Lancaster's physical trainers have set impressive st...

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New Commander in Chief of Air Command visits RAF personnel in Afghanistan

New Commander in Chief of Air Command visits RAF personnel in Afghanistan

Thursday, 05 August 2010

Air Chief Marshal Simon Bryant has met with Royal Air Force personnel during his first visit to Afghanistan as the newly-appointed Commander-in-Chief ...

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Defence Secretary meets combat surveillance teams at RAF Waddington

Defence Secretary meets combat surveillance teams at RAF Waddington

Thursday, 05 August 2010

Dr Liam Fox met the crews and support personnel behind the RAF’s combat intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR…...

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Sibling soldiers under fire on the front line

Sibling soldiers under fire on the front line

Thursday, 05 August 2010

Two brothers, serving side by side as soldiers in 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (2 PWRR), have been recalling some of the hairi...

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UK and US navies compare training for Afghanistan

UK and US navies compare training for Afghanistan

Thursday, 05 August 2010

As British and US troops are increasingly working side by side in Afghanistan, a group of Royal Navy personnel recently crossed the Atlantic to compar...

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Armed Forces Minister on covenant, kit and commitment

Armed Forces Minister on covenant, kit and commitment

Thursday, 05 August 2010

Recently back from a visit to southern Afghanistan, Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey speaks about his commitment to those in uniform...

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