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  • The frontline RAF Tornado squadron spearheading Britain’s air campaign against ISIL in Iraq will be maintained in service until March 2017.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • As the nation prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day (VJ Day) on Saturday 15 August, we find out how author Tricia Walker went on a quest to learn more about her uncle, James Ernest “Erno” Taylor - a…

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The UK has offered expertise from Government hydrographers and oceanographers.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day), Dr Peter Johnston, the Collections Content Manager at the National Army Museum, explores the Burma campaign that helped to deliver victory for Britain a…

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prime Minister David Cameron chaired a meeting of the government’s emergency committee on the response to disruption in Dover and Coquelles.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Work by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to ready Portsmouth Naval Base for the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers is well underway.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • A £125 million contract to provide the British Army’s next generation Armoured Vehicles with a high tech sighting system will sustain 40 jobs in Scotland.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Royal Mail joins over 600 companies who have publicly pledged to support the Armed Forces

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The MOD has launched a scheme that allows defence personnel to apply for a loan to meet the cost of a deposit for a rental property.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • It is with great sadness that the MOD must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Michael Campbell, from 3 Royal Welsh following an operation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

  • Armed Forces Minister Penny Mordaunt visits British Forces Cyprus to thank UK personnel directly involved in the fight against ISIL.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is searching for the relatives of a RAF Airman who was killed on a bombing mission during World War 2.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Canine hero Judy stole the nation's heart when she saved thousands of lives during the Second World War.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • While Europe celebrated the end of the war with Germany, the battle continued for Brits in the Far East.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • David Cameron announces a £390 million contract to support armoured fighting vehicles, bringing 250 highly-skilled jobs to Wales.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The test nuclear reactor at the Naval Reactor Test Establishment in Caithness has been officially shut down having safely completed its work.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • A forum has been launched to support and champion the interests of Defence personnel who stammer and to raise awareness of the condition

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • The MOD has chosen a housing project that helps elderly veterans and widows as the final scheme to benefit from the one-off fund

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • VJ Day commemorations are happening on and around 15 August across the country, with HM Government hosting a ceremony for veterans and their families in London.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Second World War veteran Sergeant Vic Knibb, 90, tells us his story of serving in the Far East, what VJ Day means to him and why geese, not dogs, are man’s best friends.

    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government