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Commandos descend on Tower of London

Commandos descend on Tower of London

Friday, 15 October 2010

Royal Marines descended on the Tower of London this week to launch a major fundraising campaign for serving and retired Royal Marines and their famili...

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UK medics complete stretcher challenge in Helmand

UK medics complete stretcher challenge in Helmand

Friday, 15 October 2010

Medics in Camp Bastion, along with a few colleagues, have recently completed a gruelling 24-hour stretcher-carry around the base in Afghanistan to rai...

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HMS Manchester catches Caribbean drug runners

HMS Manchester catches Caribbean drug runners

Friday, 15 October 2010

The Royal Navy warship HMS Manchester stalked a trio of drug traffickers through the Caribbean night and literally caught them napping!...

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Anglo Omani Society

Anglo Omani Society

Thursday, 14 October 2010

Speech by Lord Astor of Hever DL, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State....

Improved governance in Helmand

Improved governance in Helmand

Thursday, 14 October 2010

Lindy Cameron, who has recently returned from Afghanistan where she headed up the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team, spoke yesterday about recent...

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Increase in UK contribution to Afghan National Security Forces development

Increase in UK contribution to Afghan National Security Forces development

Thursday, 14 October 2010

The UK is boosting the number of personnel dedicated to developing the Afghan National Security Forces by more than 320, Secretary of State for Defenc...

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Volunteer medics ready to run Camp Bastion hospital

Volunteer medics ready to run Camp Bastion hospital

Thursday, 14 October 2010

Volunteer medics from 207 Field Hospital have been conducting their final pre-deployment assessment before they take over the British military hospita...

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Prime Minister appoints new military assistant

Prime Minister appoints new military assistant

Thursday, 14 October 2010

Prime Minister David Cameron announced the appointment of Colonel Jim Morris of the Royal Marines as his new military assistant yesterday, Wednesday 1...

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HMS Montrose disrupts pirates

HMS Montrose disrupts pirates

Thursday, 14 October 2010

The Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose prevented a gang of suspected pirates from entering the Indian Ocean to attack merchant ships yesterday, Wednesday...

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Training the engineers who maintain front line equipment

Training the engineers who maintain front line equipment

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

At the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' 11 Training Battalion, young engineers are trained to ensure that the equipment troops are ...

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IN PICTURES: RAF honours its best photographers

IN PICTURES: RAF honours its best photographers

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

The finest photographers in the Royal Air Force gathered in London yesterday to find out who had won the top awards in this year's photographic compet...

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Frustrations, setbacks, fatigue and successes   mentoring the Afghan Army

Frustrations, setbacks, fatigue and successes mentoring the Afghan Army

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Major Mark Suddaby was one of around 400 soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) who have been in Afghanistan for…...

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Landmark reached in construction of new defence intelligence HQ

Landmark reached in construction of new defence intelligence HQ

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

A formal "Topping-Out" ceremony has been held to mark the weatherproofing of the new Pathfinder Building at RAF Wyton - a significant milestone in the...

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Multinational forces take part in Helmand football competition

Multinational forces take part in Helmand football competition

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Five teams made up of troops from Afghanistan, Bahrain, Denmark, the UK and the US took part in a football challenge on a dusty pitch in Helmand last ...

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HMS Tireless in multinational submarine exercise

HMS Tireless in multinational submarine exercise

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Naval assets from the UK, France, Australia and the US have completed a major international anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Gulf of Oman....

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Sanctuary and Energy Awards 2010

Sanctuary and Energy Awards 2010

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Speech by Lord Astor of Hever DL, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State....

40 Commando's final operation in Sangin

40 Commando's final operation in Sangin

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

After handing over authority for Sangin to their US counterparts last month, the Royal Marines of 40 Commando undertook one final mission to disrupt i...

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Training tactical radio teams to speed up casualty extraction in Helmand

Training tactical radio teams to speed up casualty extraction in Helmand

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Following requests directly from the Helmand front line, tactical radio teams are being trained in specialised skills to increase the speed of casualt...

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MOD awards conservation winners and energy savers

MOD awards conservation winners and energy savers

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

The Sanctuary Awards are held in recognition of both group and individual efforts undertaken to benefit wildlife, archaeology, environmental…...

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Navy's latest destroyer is launched

Navy's latest destroyer is launched

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Duncan, the sixth and last of the Royal Navy's powerful, new Type 45 destroyers, was launched on the Clyde yesterday, Monday 11 October 2010....

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Terrier promoted at Edinburgh Castle

Terrier promoted at Edinburgh Castle

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Blue the terrier dog and official mascot of the One O'Clock Gun and Time Ball Association (OCGTA) was promoted to Bombardier (Corporal) at a prize-giv...

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RAF and civilian air traffic controllers working together

RAF and civilian air traffic controllers working together

Monday, 11 October 2010

The recent completion of the Eastern Sunrise project to relocate all military air traffic controllers (ATCs) from West Drayton now sees RAF personnel ...

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Prime Minister visits veterans with PTSD

Prime Minister visits veterans with PTSD

Monday, 11 October 2010

During a visit to a centre that helps ex-Service personnel suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions, Prime Minister...

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Signals soldiers run Kabul marathon in memory of fallen colleague

Signals soldiers run Kabul marathon in memory of fallen colleague

Monday, 11 October 2010

Soldiers from 2 Signal Regiment currently serving in Afghanistan have completed a marathon in Kabul to raise money for a charity in memory of one of t...

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Service personnel at Bovington Camp get improved accommodation

Service personnel at Bovington Camp get improved accommodation

Monday, 11 October 2010

The new accommodation block, built by Defence Estates with industry partner Debut Services Limited, provides 99 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer…...

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Six month old baby christened onboard Navy submarine

Six month old baby christened onboard Navy submarine

Monday, 11 October 2010

The submarine was delighted to stage the christening of Evie Francesca, the daughter of the vessel’s sonar petty officer, Keith Pearson-Roselle…...

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16 Air Assault Brigade take command of Task Force Helmand

16 Air Assault Brigade take command of Task Force Helmand

Monday, 11 October 2010

16 Air Assault Brigade formally took over as the lead formation of Task Force Helmand from 4th Mechanized Brigade yesterday, Sunday 10 October 2010....

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Tongan troops to work with UK and other ISAF forces in Afghanistan

Tongan troops to work with UK and other ISAF forces in Afghanistan

Friday, 08 October 2010

The international mission in Afghanistan has received a welcome addition of troops from the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga....

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Testing RAF equipment for operations in Afghanistan

Testing RAF equipment for operations in Afghanistan

Friday, 08 October 2010

Pilots and engineers at the MOD testing station at Boscombe Down in Wiltshire are working hard to protect the lives of RAF personnel working on the fr...

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Navy SAR crew awarded for daring rescue

Navy SAR crew awarded for daring rescue

Friday, 08 October 2010

A four-man Search and Rescue (SAR) crew from 771 Naval Air Squadron at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose have been given a special honour for a dramati...

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