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  • Fusilier Petero 'Pat' Suesue killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry Of Defence must confirm that Fusilier Petero 'Pat' Suesue of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 22 May 2009.

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  • Troops launch onto Salisbury Plain

    Soldiers from 26 Engineer Regiment have spent 2 weeks training on Salisbury Plain in preparation for a major exercise in Canada.

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  • Soldiers take part in award-winning archaeology project

    An award-winning project which uses archaeology to aid the recovery of injured soldiers is continuing its success on Salisbury Plain.

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  • Defence Minister praises First World War heroes at reburial service

    Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood has praised the courage and sacrifice of the First World War generation at a moving reburial service in Flanders.

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  • Soldiers help teenagers break new ground in archaeology project

    Teenage students have joined forces with soldiers injured in Afghanistan to help build their confidence and self-esteem by experiencing a groundbreaking archaeology project on Salisbury Plain.

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  • Dstl analysts support Europe’s largest military exercise

    Analysts from Dstl are supporting Europe’s biggest bi-annual military training exercise.

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  • Improvements to urban training on Salisbury Plain

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is investing more than £500,000 to improve facilities at Copehill Down’s Fighting in Built Areas (FIBUA) village on Salisbury Plain.

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  • Salisbury Plain urban training facility upgrades praised

    Troops have praised the enhancements to an urban warfare training facility on Salisbury Plain.

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  • Sports pitch for returning Scots fusiliers

    A piece of derelict land has been turned into a new football pitch for Scottish soldiers ahead of their return from Afghanistan.

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  • Royal Navy's 847 Squadron returns from USA trained and ready to fight

    847 Naval Air Squadron personnel have returned to RNAS Yeovilton after a month-long training package in the deserts of California.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Marines training in California

    Royal Marines from 40 Commando (40 Cdo) have carried out live firing exercises with their US Marine Corps counterparts in the Mojave Desert.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 42 Commando in the Philippines

    It has been a busy week for J Company of 42 Commando Royal Marines who have been part of the disaster relief effort in the Philippines.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Brazil looks to UK for advice on match day safety

    Nick Clegg today traded football shirts and skills with Brazilian football legend Carlos Alberto Torres at the Maracana Stadium in Rio.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reserves hone fighting skills in Italy

    Soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh (3 R WELSH) have been honing their fighting skills in Italy as the Army looks to ramp up its Reserve Forces.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK troops help Afghan Army seize insurgents and weapons

    The Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) has helped Afghan partners undertake an operation in an insurgent stronghold of Helmand that has resulted in a substantial weapons find and a number of insurgents being detained.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Marines push through the enemy on Joint Warrior

    200 Royal Marines commandos have attacked 4 'enemy' positions near Cape Wrath in Scotland as part of Exercise Joint Warrior.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Marines begin Exercise Albanian Lion

    A large-scale exercise which will see more than 600 Royal Marines hone their skills alongside their Albanian counterparts is now underway.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hollywood stars meet British soldiers

    Stallone and other members of the cast and crew of the film visited the soldiers at Wellington Barracks in central London to show their support…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Engineers squadron receives Firmin Sword of Peace

    Soldiers of 64 Works Group Royal Engineers have received the Firmin Sword of Peace at a civic reception held in their honour in Nottingham.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British soldiers visit Salamanca for battle bicentennial

    Modern-day soldiers have followed in their regimental ancestors' footsteps to Spain, to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Salamanca.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government