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  • Last Type 42 warship decommissions

    HMS Edinburgh, the last of the Royal Navy's Type 42 destroyers, officially bows out of service today, Thursday 6 June.

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

  • Transfer of detainees to Afghan custody to resume

    The MOD intends to restart the transfer of detainees captured by UK forces into the Afghan judicial system.

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

  • UK troops train for Balkans role

    Soldiers of the Irish Guards have taken part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise in Bosnia.

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

  • Camp Bastion protectors receive Afghanistan medals

    Soldiers who thwarted a rocket attack on Camp Bastion in February have been awarded their richly-deserved Afghanistan campaign medals.

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

  • Gun salutes mark the Queen's coronation anniversary

    A series of royal salutes have been fired by Army units in honour of the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Her Majesty The Queen.

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

  • Army receives new Terrier vehicle

    The British Army has taken delivery of Terrier, its newest and most advanced engineering vehicle.

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

  • New app to help Service community

    A new mobile phone application, or app, is set to help the Defence community save cash.

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

  • Faith on the front line in Afghanistan

    A Royal Navy commando chaplain has deployed to Afghanistan to provide support to troops, and travels around Camp Bastion on his 'God Quad'.

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

  • Statement on Afghanistan: locally engaged staff redundancy scheme

    Written Ministerial Statement

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

  • Packages for locally engaged staff in Afghanistan

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced the redundancy options available for the UK's locally engaged staff in Afghanistan.

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

  • UK Merlins' Afghanistan mission over

    The UK's Merlin helicopter fleet has concluded operations in Afghanistan after providing nearly 4 years of continuous front line support.

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

  • Scots Guards mark return from Afghanistan with Glasgow parade

    The 1st Battalion Scots Guards paraded in Glasgow on Saturday, 1 June, to celebrate their return from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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

  • The Queen visits Woolwich Barracks

    Her Majesty The Queen visited the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery at their new South East London home on Friday, 31 May.

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

  • HMS Edinburgh makes last entry into Portsmouth

    HMS Edinburgh, the Royal Navy's last remaining Type 42 destroyer, returned to her home port of Portsmouth for the final time today, 31 May.

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

  • Inverness welcomes Scots Guards home

    The 1st Battalion Scots Guards (1SG) paraded in Inverness today, Thursday 30 May, to mark their return from a 6-month tour in Afghanistan.

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

  • Military medics in Gulf casualty exercise

    The sick bay of RFA Cardigan Bay was the medical hub of a major multinational 2-day mass casualty exercise in the Gulf recently.

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

  • Drummer Lee Rigby killed in Woolwich incident

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that the soldier killed in Woolwich, South East London, on 22 May 2013, was Drummer Lee Rigby of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (attached to t…

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

  • Drummer Lee Rigby's commanding officer statement

    Lieutenant Colonel Bob Christopher Royal Artillery, Commander Woolwich Station, has today released the following statement.

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

  • Royal seal of approval for 2 Signal Regiment

    The Princess Royal has presented Operational Service Medals to members of 2 Signal Regiment recently returned from Afghanistan.

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

  • HMS Lancaster deploys

    Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster left her Portsmouth home port yesterday, 28 May, for a 6-month deployment to the North Atlantic and Caribbean.

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