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16 Air Assault Brigade practises airborne skills

16 Air Assault Brigade practises airborne skills

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade are training to maintain their role as the British Army's Rapid Reaction Force....

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HMS Westminster visits Mombasa

HMS Westminster visits Mombasa

Monday, 16 April 2012

HMS Westminster recently visited Mombasa to train with her Kenyan counterparts and promote trade between the UK and East Africa....

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Air, land and sea forces combine for Exercise Joint Warrior

Air, land and sea forces combine for Exercise Joint Warrior

Monday, 16 April 2012

Exercise Joint Warrior is conducted in the spring and autumn of each year, and the first Joint Warrior of 2012 (JW 121) is taking place between…...

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IN PICTURES: Royal Anglians' final training stage in Afghanistan

IN PICTURES: Royal Anglians' final training stage in Afghanistan

Monday, 16 April 2012

Royal Anglian soldiers have completed RSOI (reception, staging, onward movement and integration) training after arriving in Afghanistan....

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DIO starts bidder discussions on Scotland and Northern Ireland estate

DIO starts bidder discussions on Scotland and Northern Ireland estate

Monday, 16 April 2012

The Regional Prime Scotland and Northern Ireland is estimated to be worth between £200m and £350m over a five-year period. It spans approximately…...

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Royal Engineers presented with Afghanistan medals

Royal Engineers presented with Afghanistan medals

Monday, 16 April 2012

The Royal Engineers have spent the last six months in Helmand helping with the mission to prepare the Afghans to fully take over the security…...

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HMS Daring stars in Middle East naval showcase

HMS Daring stars in Middle East naval showcase

Friday, 13 April 2012

HMS Daring has flown the flag for the Royal Navy - and UK industry - at the biggest naval showcase in the Middle East....

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Soldier receives medal after work with Afghan women

Soldier receives medal after work with Afghan women

Friday, 13 April 2012

A Private who worked to bridge the gap between ISAF troops and Afghan women in Helmand has received her Afghanistan campaign medal....

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RAF declared a top employer for women

RAF declared a top employer for women

Friday, 13 April 2012

The RAF's commitment to diversity and inclusivity has earned it a place in this year's 'Times Top 50 Employers for Women' list....

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RAF Typhoons scrambled over UK

RAF Typhoons scrambled over UK

Friday, 13 April 2012

Two RAF Typhoons were launched yesterday evening to intercept an aircraft that was transmitting an emergency signal and could not be identified via ra...

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Injured Royal Marines complete charity canoe challenge

Injured Royal Marines complete charity canoe challenge

Friday, 13 April 2012

Two Royal Marines who were injured in Afghanistan have paddled 125 miles (200km) in 28 hours for charity....

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MOD team to examine WWII wreck in South Atlantic

MOD team to examine WWII wreck in South Atlantic

Thursday, 12 April 2012

A Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) team is heading to the South Atlantic to survey a tanker sunk by a German U-boat in World War Two....

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Royal Engineers ready for Helmand

Royal Engineers ready for Helmand

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Royal Engineers who will help develop road networks and canal and irrigation systems in Afghanistan have finished their final training exercise....

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RAF Northolt   the place to be

RAF Northolt the place to be

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Fast approaching completion, the five years’ construction work at RAF Northolt has delivered hundreds of brand new accommodation spaces, a new…...

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MOD personnel help secure portable air defence systems

MOD personnel help secure portable air defence systems

Thursday, 12 April 2012

The military and civilian personnel, who worked alongside Libyan, American and French colleagues, first deployed to Benghazi in August last …...

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Navy minehunter in Gulf exercises with US Navy

Navy minehunter in Gulf exercises with US Navy

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Royal Navy minehunter HMS Middleton has recently flexed her hunting prowess during a recent exercise with the US Navy in the Gulf....

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Navy 'Junglies' reunite with US crews from Libya ops

Navy 'Junglies' reunite with US crews from Libya ops

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

UK and US helicopter crews who flew together in support of NATO operations in Libya last year have reunited briefly at RNAS Yeovilton in preparation f...

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12 Mechanized Brigade takes command of Task Force Helmand

12 Mechanized Brigade takes command of Task Force Helmand

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

12 Mechanized Brigade has taken command of Task Force Helmand in Afghanistan, officially marking the start of Operation HERRICK 16...

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Huge sections of new Navy carrier joined together

Huge sections of new Navy carrier joined together

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

One of the two biggest warships ever built for the Royal Navy has taken another step towards completion with the joining of two huge sections....

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IN PICTURES: Military dogs at work in Helmand

IN PICTURES: Military dogs at work in Helmand

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Lance Corporal Sophie Mitchell, aged 27, and Private Kathleen Griffiths, 21, are working with search dogs Flake and Trough, and protection dog…...

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UK and Japan develop defence relationship

UK and Japan develop defence relationship

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Prime Minister David Cameron has renewed the UK's commitment to signing a Defence Cooperation Memorandum with Japan in the near future...

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Scheme connects politicians with military life

Scheme connects politicians with military life

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

For many, the machinations of the Westminster village may seem a world away. But, like it or not, the decisions made there affect us all. So…...

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Army's rapid reaction force takes to the air

Army's rapid reaction force takes to the air

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

From parachuting to helicopter assaults and Rapid Air Landing (RAL), Exercise EAGLES FLIGHT 12 has seen 16 Air Assault Brigade soldiers working…...

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HMS Defender sails through second sea trials

HMS Defender sails through second sea trials

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

The fifth of Britain's Type 45 destroyers is getting closer to being taken into operational service after completing her second period of sea trials o...

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Royal Navy blows up WW2 German mine in Thames Estuary

Royal Navy blows up WW2 German mine in Thames Estuary

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Royal Navy divers destroyed a Second World War German mine in the Thames Estuary off the Kent coast on Sunday 8 April....

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UK Battle Backers invited to US Warrior Games

UK Battle Backers invited to US Warrior Games

Thursday, 05 April 2012

After an invitation as special guests, a team of British servicemen and women will represent the UK Armed Forces at the 2012 Warrior Games in the USA....

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Royal Gibraltar soldiers receive Afghanistan medals

Royal Gibraltar soldiers receive Afghanistan medals

Thursday, 05 April 2012

Members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment have received Operational Service Medals for Afghanistan at a ceremony on the Rock on Tuesday, 3 April 2012....

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Wilton war photographer receives MBE

Wilton war photographer receives MBE

Thursday, 05 April 2012

British Army photographer Kevin Capon has been made an MBE for his work over 15 years covering every major conflict the Army has been involved with in...

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Army chef ends career with banquet for The Queen

Army chef ends career with banquet for The Queen

Thursday, 05 April 2012

An Army chef who has cooked on the front line will end his career in style today when he cooks for Her Majesty The Queen in York....

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TA soldiers get operational training boost

TA soldiers get operational training boost

Thursday, 05 April 2012

A fresh approach to training is ensuring that part-time soldiers are equipped with the same skills as their Regular colleagues....

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