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  • Royal Marines leave Afghanistan for last time

    The last full Royal Marines commando group to serve in Afghanistan on Operation Herrick is returning to the UK.

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

  • Gallantry award for soldier who rescued wounded comrade

    A soldier who risked his life in Afghanistan to rescue a wounded comrade during a ferocious ambush has been awarded a Mention in Despatches.

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

  • Gallantry award for quick-thinking soldier involved in violent ambush

    A soldier who assisted the injured crew of a stricken vehicle in Afghanistan while under fire has been awarded a Mention in Despatches.

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

  • Royal Navy reservists taste life at sea

    The Pride of Bristol training vessel has given young Royal Naval Reserve ratings experience of life at sea in the Bristol Channel.

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

  • Soldiers help excavate Roman site in Wales

    An award-winning project is using archaeology to aid the recovery of injured soldiers.

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

  • Front line Army chef commended

    A British Army chef has been recognised by the senior UK commander in Helmand for his social and culinary contributions in Afghanistan.

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

  • Oldest gallantry award for stand-out soldier

    A soldier who went to live in Spain and joined the British Army's Royal Gibraltar Regiment has been awarded a Mention in Despatches.

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

  • HMS Scott returns to Plymouth

    Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott has returned to Plymouth from operating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

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

  • Honour for TA soldier who took command after officers were shot

    A Territorial Army soldier who fought off Afghan insurgents after his 2 senior officers were shot has been awarded a Mention in Despatches.

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

  • NATO praises Royal Navy's dedication to delivering security

    The Royal Navy's contribution to the alliance has been praised as it approaches 45 years of continuous submarine nuclear deterrent patrols.

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

  • Faith on the front line

    First RAF reservist chaplain in Afghanistan.

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

  • RAF training Afghanistan's Air Force

    2 future RAF pilots have been providing vital language and aviation training to aspiring Afghan pilots in Herat province, Afghanistan.

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

  • RAF Chinook pilot honoured for courage

    An RAF pilot who risked his life to rescue UK and Afghan forces under fire in Helmand province has received the Distinguished Flying Cross.

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

  • Fort Victoria leads task force in war on piracy

    A Royal Fleet Auxiliary replenishment ship is heading up an international task force hunting pirates in the Indian Ocean.

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

  • RAF Reaper pilots gain wings

    The UK's first airmen officially qualified to fly remotely-piloted air systems have graduated in the USA.

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

  • UK Forces broadcasting contract begins

    The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has started a new contract to deliver television and radio programmes to the UK Armed Forces.

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

  • Joint Forces Command reaches full operating capability

    A new military command, established to improve the way MOD prepares for and conducts operations, reaches full operating capability today.

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

  • Last Type 42 destroyer returns from final deployment

    HMS Edinburgh, the Royal Navy's last remaining Type 42 destroyer, returned to Portsmouth from her final deployment last week.

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

  • UK and US service chiefs discuss future strategic challenges

    This week, Britain's most senior military chiefs met with their US counterparts as a group, bringing them together as a Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee for the first time since 1948.

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

  • Queen's Gallantry Medal for courageous bomb disposal soldier

    A soldier who risked his life to defuse a series of IEDs in Afghanistan has been awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal.

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