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Friday, 08 October 2010
The latest Afghan Police to be trained at the British-run Helmand Police Training Centre in Lashkar Gah graduated this week....
Friday, 08 October 2010
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment was killed in Afghani...
Thursday, 07 October 2010
The first Royal Marines from 40 Commando returned home yesterday from a six-month deployment to Sangin in Helmand province, considered one of the most...
Thursday, 07 October 2010
Brigadier Felton has been commanding British and other ISAF forces in Helmand since April 2010 in the deployment known as Operation HERRICK …...
Thursday, 07 October 2010
Families and loved ones gathered on the jetty at HM Naval Base Devonport to welcome the Type 23 frigate home. The refit included the replacing…...
Thursday, 07 October 2010
Two RAF air dogs who have served in Afghanistan have gone on patrol with the City of London Police Dog Unit so that the two forces can learn from each...
Thursday, 07 October 2010
Military bases across the UK are celebrating the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help 125th anniversary this week by...
Wednesday, 06 October 2010
British forces have created a new Infantry Branch School in the mountainous outskirts of Kabul in partnership with the Afghan National Army (ANA)....
Wednesday, 06 October 2010
The Royal Navy amphibious warfare helicopter carrier hosted the UK’s representative, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, and over 400…...
Wednesday, 06 October 2010
Warrant Officer Class 2 Marc Lovatt acting as a liaison between with local villagers in Helmand and the military, finds out how he can help....
Wednesday, 06 October 2010
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox made the announcement of the new provisions to help Service personnel and former members of the Armed Forces who…...
Wednesday, 06 October 2010
260 new homes to be built in Bulford, Wiltshire, for soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, the Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Li...
Tuesday, 05 October 2010
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), have taken over responsibility for the Police Developme...
Tuesday, 05 October 2010
Flight Lieutenant William Wales completed his first Search and Rescue (SAR) shift this weekend as the co-pilot of the four-man crew of a RAF Sea King ...
Tuesday, 05 October 2010
The incident occurred when a fully-manned Mastiff armoured vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Helmand province in March…...
Tuesday, 05 October 2010
Only four days into her latest NATO counter-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden, British Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose has disrupted a group of suspec...
Tuesday, 05 October 2010
Europe's largest military exercise has got underway as a multinational ensemble of sea, air and land forces battle it out around the coast of the Unit...
Monday, 04 October 2010
General David Petraeus, commander of all international troops serving in Afghanistan, visited 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles in southern Helman...
Monday, 04 October 2010
Families of servicemen and women killed on active duty will benefit from publicly-funded higher education scholarships, the Government has announced t...
Monday, 04 October 2010
The system successfully fired an Aster 30 missile from HMS Dauntless at the MOD range in the Hebrides and hit a moving target drone. The Sea…...
Friday, 01 October 2010
Aircraft Engineering Technician (AET) Kayleigh Beckley has been in Afghanistan for the last three months helping to maintain the Royal Navy helicopter...
Friday, 01 October 2010
HMS Cumberland sailed for the Middle East yesterday where she will conduct maritime policing patrols as part of the wider international effort to deal...
Friday, 01 October 2010
The opening of the village coincides with the arrival of 16 Air Assault Brigade who are currently taking over from 4th Mechanized Brigade as…...
Friday, 01 October 2010
The US-UK defence treaty has taken a major step towards implementation, following its approval by the US Congress....
Friday, 01 October 2010
Defence Estates (DE) is starting work on a new headquarters to house the team of experts responsible for maintaining safety at HM Naval Base (HMNB) Cl...
Friday, 01 October 2010
A Battle of Britain veteran has been the inspiration for a special blend of tea brewed to honour 'The Few', with some of the proceeds going to the RAF...
Thursday, 30 September 2010
Building on the Government's commitment to reduce emissions across the central government estate by ten per cent, the Prime Minister has today challen...
Thursday, 30 September 2010
The Irish Guards have taken over the responsibility of partnering an Afghan National Army (ANA) brigade from their colleagues in 1st Battalion The Roy...
Thursday, 30 September 2010
The event showcased the skills and talent of Services catering, with competitions ranging from cookery to silver service and centrepiece design…...
Thursday, 30 September 2010
A detachment of Royal Navy aircrew and engineers have spent a week thoroughly testing the Merlin helicopter's sensors and weapons to ensure that aircr...