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Vital families link gets new Gloucestershire home

Vital families link gets new Gloucestershire home

Monday, 07 June 2010

Defence Estates (DE) has completed a new eco-friendly home for a Gloucester-based organisation which forms a vital link between front-line troops in A...

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Army chefs prepare for Helmand

Army chefs prepare for Helmand

Monday, 07 June 2010

The event saw military teams from constituent units of 16 Air Assault Brigade being tested over two days in a gruelling regime of military skills…...

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British forces push back Taliban in southern Nad 'Ali

British forces push back Taliban in southern Nad 'Ali

Monday, 07 June 2010

The operation was undertaken by Combined Force Nad ‘Ali whose units include 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, the Royal Dragoon…...

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Royal Marines are first to use new Sharpshooter rifle in Helmand

Royal Marines are first to use new Sharpshooter rifle in Helmand

Monday, 07 June 2010

The first new infantry combat rifle to be issued to troops for more than 20 years has arrived in Afghanistan and is being used by Royal Marines from 4...

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RAF pilot honoured for courage in Afghanistan

RAF pilot honoured for courage in Afghanistan

Monday, 07 June 2010

A Chinook pilot from RAF Odiham was presented with a Distinguished Flying Cross for his 'superior flying skills' in Afghanistan at a prestigious cerem...

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The first line of medical support in Helmand

The first line of medical support in Helmand

Friday, 04 June 2010

Lance Corporal McLoughlin is part of the Royal Army Medical Corps. He is currently attached to the Royal Dragoon Guards, serving on the front…...

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Royal Navy navigator steers USS Winston S Churchill into Portsmouth

Royal Navy navigator steers USS Winston S Churchill into Portsmouth

Friday, 04 June 2010

The United States Navy's most capable warship, named in honour of Great Britain's wartime Prime Minister, was navigated into Portsmouth by the Royal N...

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Prince William opens new rehabilitation complex at Headley Court

Prince William opens new rehabilitation complex at Headley Court

Friday, 04 June 2010

Prince William attended the opening ceremony of the new gym and pool rehabilitation complex at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) in Hea...

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Commander in Chief visits Royal Navy personnel in Helmand

Commander in Chief visits Royal Navy personnel in Helmand

Thursday, 03 June 2010

Commander-in-Chief Fleet of the Royal Navy, Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, visited Afghanistan this week to see the work that Royal Navy and Royal Marines p...

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Royal reception honours Cadet Force volunteers

Royal reception honours Cadet Force volunteers

Thursday, 03 June 2010

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh helped celebrate the contribution of adult volunteers to the Cadet Forces at a special reception in London's ...

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Engineers and logisticians busy building in Helmand

Engineers and logisticians busy building in Helmand

Thursday, 03 June 2010

Engineers from 1st Armoured Engineer Squadron, 21 Engineer Regiment, recently supported a 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment operation…...

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HMS Dauntless commissioned into fleet

HMS Dauntless commissioned into fleet

Thursday, 03 June 2010

HMS Dauntless was formally commissioned into the fleet today, Thursday 3 June 2010....

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Service Personnel and Veterans Agency wins industry awards

Service Personnel and Veterans Agency wins industry awards

Wednesday, 02 June 2010

The Ministry of Defence's Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) has won two industry awards for its management of the UK forces' Joint Personne...

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Teaching soldiers in Helmand's Green Zone

Teaching soldiers in Helmand's Green Zone

Wednesday, 02 June 2010

Lt Bullen, aged 28, from Bridge of Allan, Stirling, is part of 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (1 LANCS), who are currently deployed…...

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RAF personnel at work in Kabul

RAF personnel at work in Kabul

Wednesday, 02 June 2010

The IJC focuses its activities on operations and development across Afghanistan, with the aim of defeating the Taliban through counter-insurgency…...

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New HMS Raleigh accommodation pays tribute to Navy heritage

New HMS Raleigh accommodation pays tribute to Navy heritage

Wednesday, 02 June 2010

HMS Raleigh's four new accommodation blocks, which pay tribute to Service personnel involved in the Falklands campaign, have formally been opened....

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Radio 1 links up with BFBS Camp Bastion

Radio 1 links up with BFBS Camp Bastion

Tuesday, 01 June 2010

Star DJs from BBC's Radio 1 conducted a series of live links with the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) team in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, th...

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Afghan, British and Danish troops help improve security around Gereshk

Afghan, British and Danish troops help improve security around Gereshk

Tuesday, 01 June 2010

Work by elements of Task Force Helmand and local Afghan National Army units over recent weeks has helped bring increased security to Gereshk in centra...

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Flag ceremony marks new command and control structure in southern Afghanistan

Flag ceremony marks new command and control structure in southern Afghanistan

Tuesday, 01 June 2010

Changes to the command and control of ISAF forces in southern Afghanistan that sees the current Regional Command (South) split in two come into force ...

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Steelbacks honoured for Afghan deployment

Steelbacks honoured for Afghan deployment

Monday, 31 May 2010

Hundreds of people gathered on the streets of Bury St Edmunds last week to honour soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment on their retu...

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New Defence Ministers   responsibilities confirmed

New Defence Ministers responsibilities confirmed

Friday, 28 May 2010

The full titles and responsibilities of each minister have now been confirmed....

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Corporal Stephen Paul Curley killed in Afghanistan

Corporal Stephen Paul Curley killed in Afghanistan

Friday, 28 May 2010

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Stephen Paul Curley from 40 Commando Royal Marines, serving as part of Comb...

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HMS Monmouth leads Dunkirk commemoration

HMS Monmouth leads Dunkirk commemoration

Friday, 28 May 2010

HMS Monmouth has acted as an escort to a flotilla of small ships to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dunkirk....

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HMS Somerset deploys to the Gulf

HMS Somerset deploys to the Gulf

Friday, 28 May 2010

The Type 23 frigate was seen off by friends and family of the crew from her homeport of Devonport, Plymouth, on Wednesday 26 May 2010, as she…...

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70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation (1940)

70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation (1940)

Thursday, 27 May 2010

Speech by Andrew Robathan, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans....

Troops enjoy England international at Wembley

Troops enjoy England international at Wembley

Thursday, 27 May 2010

More than 1,000 troops, including soldiers, sailors, airmen and Royal Marines, enjoyed a night of international football at Wembley Stadium thanks to ...

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Lord Astor and Peter Luff MP confirmed as new Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State for Defence

Lord Astor and Peter Luff MP confirmed as new Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State for Defence

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

Lord Astor of Hever and Peter Luff MP have been confirmed as new Parliamentary under Secretaries of State for Defence....

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Marines motor workshop strikes gold

Marines motor workshop strikes gold

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

The project, commissioned by the Royal Naval Estates Organisation (RNEO) who identified the requirement for a new workshop and servicing bay…...

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Tractors handed out to Afghan farmers in Nad 'Ali

Tractors handed out to Afghan farmers in Nad 'Ali

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (1 LANCS) have handed out 20 new tractors to farming co-operatives in the Nad 'Ali region...

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Soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery killed in Afghanistan

Soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery killed in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, serving as part of Combined Force Nahr...

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