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Monday, 06 February 2012
Various artillery regiments have been firing salutes across the country today to mark the 60th anniversary of the accession of Her Majesty The Queen t...
Monday, 06 February 2012
The ship arrived in Antarctica for the first time two weeks ago after her long sail south from Portsmouth and is following up important survey…...
Monday, 06 February 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron visited Royal Marines Commandos, who have recently returned from spearheading Operation HERRICK 14 in Afghanistan, at the...
Friday, 03 February 2012
RAF personnel conducted numerous missions across southern Afghanistan from 22 to 28 January 2012. Here follows an operational update....
Friday, 03 February 2012
More than 300 soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh have recently been put through some final battlefield training scenarios in preparation for ...
Friday, 03 February 2012
Her Majesty The Queen, in her role as Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Marham, visited the station and its personnel this week to discover more about the...
Friday, 03 February 2012
There has been various media speculation that British troops face only one more summer of major combat operations in Afghanistan after reports of comm...
Friday, 03 February 2012
HMS Lancaster has returned to sea for the first time in 16 months following a major upgrade....
Thursday, 02 February 2012
Mr Robathan met with and listened to the concerns of representatives from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the local community…...
Thursday, 02 February 2012
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has published details of the four bidders shortlisted for a new national contract to manage its UK train...
Thursday, 02 February 2012
HMS Brocklesby has been awarded the accolade of Britain's best minehunter for its work in the waters off Libya last year....
Thursday, 02 February 2012
HMS Cumberland's ship's company received a rapturous welcome home to the UK as she returned from six-and-a-half months of operations, including high-p...
Thursday, 02 February 2012
The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has welcomed the New Zealand Minister of Defence Dr Jonathan Coleman to the UK....
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Snipers from the RAF Regiment used their skills and training to protect an Afghan family caught up in an attack by insurgents in Helmand province....
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
In addition to being close to the start point of the Torch Relay at Land’s End, the arrival of the Flame at RNAS Culdrose acknowledges the vital…...
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
The Government has set out its plans to prioritise investment in Science and Technology, in order to ensure the UK's Armed Forces continue to have sta...
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Youngsters in Kopak, in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, were presented with the traditional symbol of Afghanistan's culture thanks to a...
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Royal Navy aircraft engineers got a shock recently when they started maintenance on a Sea King helicopter and came across a Black Widow spider inside....
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Territorial Army (TA) soldiers returned home at the weekend from a demanding tour in Afghanistan running the busiest trauma hospital in the world....
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
In two separate signing ceremonies local members of the Armed Forces, both past and present, together with their families, have received a public prom...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Troops from B Company, 1 YORKS, took the fight to the insurgents during a recent patrol with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the Nahr…...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, has presented personnel from 2 Logistic Support Regiment (2 LSR) with campaign medals following ...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
A group of suspected pirates caught by a Royal Navy operation in the Indian Ocean will face justice in the Seychelles....
Monday, 30 January 2012
The Duchess, who is Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Naval Medical Services, presented Afghanistan medals to more than 200 men and women from all three...
Monday, 30 January 2012
The MOD has confirmed the development of a new Royal Navy missile defence system which will be able to intercept and destroy enemy missiles travelling...
Monday, 30 January 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met at Chequers, Mr Cameron's country residence, where they signed an enduring strategi...
Monday, 30 January 2012
Soldiers from the Queen's Royal Hussars Battle Group and Afghan police joined forces recently to launch their first joint airborne operation in Helman...
Monday, 30 January 2012
Troops from C Company, 2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 RIFLES), were on a routine patrol with Afghan National Army (ANA) warriors when they were…...
Friday, 27 January 2012
A group of 68 recruits have become the newest airmen and women of the Royal Air Force this year....
Friday, 27 January 2012
Taliban leader Mullah Omar's grip on the insurgency is loosening as coalition battlefield successes in southern Afghanistan help sow discord among the...
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