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  • HMS Protector returns to Portsmouth

    HMS Protector, the Royal Navy's ice patrol ship, returned home to Portsmouth today, 10 May, following a 9-month deployment to Antarctica.

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

  • New Vice Chief of the Defence Staff

    Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach has succeeded General Sir Nicholas Houghton as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.

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

  • Royal approval for Army Air Corps

    Reservists and regular soldiers have been honoured by the Prince of Wales for their service operating the Army's helicopters in Afghanistan.

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

  • Armed Forces Day

    With just 50 days to go, preparations are in full swing ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday 29 June.

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

  • PM tours new RAF accommodation

    Prime Minister David Cameron and Defence Minister Mark Francois conducted a welfare and housing visit at RAF Brize Norton on Friday 3 May.

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

  • Armed Forces support State Opening of Parliament

    More than 1,000 members of the Armed Forces played a role in the State Opening of Parliament yesterday, 8 May, as crowds lined the streets.

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

  • Warships in London for Battle of Atlantic commemorations

    Three Royal Navy warships are in London to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic.

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

  • Close fight decides Army Boxing Championship title

    The boxers of 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) have narrowly clung onto the Army Major Units Boxing Championship title.

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

  • Multinational reservists rise to the challenge

    Armed Forces volunteers from around the globe visited the UK this bank holiday weekend for an annual military skills competition.

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

  • British and Afghan troops destroy insurgent explosives cache

    British and Afghan soldiers have destroyed a significant insurgent bomb cache in Helmand province.

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

  • Defence reform legislation included in Queen's Speech 2013

    Her Majesty The Queen has outlined the government's priorities for the coming parliamentary year.

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

  • UK minehunter heads for the Med

    Royal Navy minehunter HMS Ledbury sailed from Portsmouth yesterday, 7 May, for a 4-month NATO mission in the Mediterranean.

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

  • HMS Edinburgh leaves for her final voyage around the UK

    The last of the Royal Navy's Type 42 destroyers HMS Edinburgh has slipped her lines at Portsmouth to begin her final voyage around the UK.

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

  • Fusiliers hand Helmand checkpoint to Afghan Police

    British soldiers of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers have handed Afghan security forces control of a checkpoint in Helmand province.

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

  • RAF dentist cures combat canine's toothache

    Military dog Max is no longer down in the mouth after doggy dental treatment.

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

  • Armed Forces Day national event celebrations

    With just 8 weeks to go until this year's Armed Forces Day on 29 June, preparations are well underway for the national event in Nottingham.

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

  • British and French attack helicopters build strong partnership

    The working relationship between the British and French Army's attack helicopters has taken off during a major military exercise.

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

  • The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh meet Headley Court heroes

    The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh yesterday, 2 May, visited patients at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court.

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

  • 4th Mechanized Brigade remembers its fallen

    Hundreds of personnel from 4th Mechanized Brigade gathered in York Minster today, 2 May, for a service of remembrance and thanksgiving.

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

  • Ray Winstone supports Armed Forces Day

    London-born actor Ray Winstone has recently helped to update the Armed Forces Day promotional television and radio broadcasts.

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