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  • Royal Marines face French counterparts in Exercise Corsican Lion

    Royal Marines are further strengthening ties between the militaries of the UK and France as they take part in Exercise Corsican Lion in the Mediterranean.

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

  • RAF station supports electronic warfare exercise

    RAF Leeming has acted as host to personnel from Poland and Turkey who joined British airmen to take part in Exercise Trial Mace XIV.

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

  • Royal Navy commemorates Trafalgar Day

    The Royal Navy's most important anniversary has been marked for the 207th year by a ceremony on board HMS Victory and a parade by cadets through Trafalgar Square.

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

  • King's Royal Hussars return home from Afghanistan

    Soldiers from C Squadron of the King's Royal Hussars (KRH) have returned home from a demanding but successful deployment as part of 12th Mechanized Brigade in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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

  • MOD supports 'Get Safe Online Week'

    The MOD is backing 'Get Safe Online Week' in a bid to encourage both civilian and Service personnel to guard their personal information when using social media channels.

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

  • MOD consults public on countryside access

    The MOD has launched a formal consultation on the five-year review of 21 sets of access arrangements, set up in 2007, relating to Open Access on military land across the country. Walkers, cyclists, horse riders and other peo…

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

  • BT recruits 250 Service leavers

    BT is set to bolster its current workforce by recruiting up to 250 Armed Forces personnel who are already committed to leaving the military.

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

  • Using Social Media - a guide for military personnel

    The use of social media is accepted by Defence and, when used appropriately, should be encouraged. The issue we face is not why or how we use…

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  • Army Reserves provide relief at Camp Bastion Hospital

    Army reservists are arriving in Afghanistan to begin a three-month deployment running the British field hospital at Camp Bastion.

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

  • Royal Air Force officer honoured for work with Afghan locals

    Flight Lieutenant Sttevei Atalla has been awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List for her work connecting the local Afghan population with the Afghan Govern…

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

  • UK and French troops increase interoperability

    British and French airborne forces took part this week in an exercise to simulate how they would plan and execute a joint mission.

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

  • Arrest of Royal Marines - anonymity order

    At a hearing on Monday, the Judge Advocate made an order prohibiting the identification of the five Royal Marines who have been charged and remanded in custody following an incident in Afghanistan in 2011.

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

  • Soldier risked own life to save colleague under fire

    A soldier who saved a colleague whilst under fire in Afghanistan has had his heroism recognised in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List.

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

  • Protector remembers wartime tanker with service in St Helena

    Ice patrol ship HMS Protector has produced stunning sonar imagery of the wreck of a wartime tanker to help salvage experts study the state of it.

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

  • IN PICTURES: 5 RIFLES win 'Countess of Wessex Cup'

    Armed Forces personnel from all three Services have pitted themselves against each other in the annual 'Countess of Wessex Cup' which this year took place in Paderborn, northern Germany.

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

  • British general reports on Afghanistan progress

    Lieutenant General Adrian Bradshaw, having recently completed his 12-month tour in Kabul as the Deputy Commander ISAF and UK National Component Commander, gave a briefing to media in the MOD's Main Building yesterday, 17…

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

  • HMS Monmouth deploys to the Gulf

    The Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth left Plymouth yesterday on a seven-month maritime security deployment to the Gulf.

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

  • Lynx Flight honoured for Libya actions

    Naval aviators from Lynx 217 Flight based on recently-retired HMS Liverpool have been awarded a prestigious Fleet Air Arm trophy for their part in the NATO-led Libya operation last year.

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

  • Contract awarded for new DIO Infrastructure Management Solution

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), the MOD’s property and services provider, has awarded a contract to IBM (NYSE: IBM) for the implementation and support of its new information management system.

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

  • IN PICTURES: RAF Photographic Competition 2012

    The Royal Air Force has celebrated the production of some of its finest imagery for the annual photographic competition, culminating in an awards ceremony at the historic Royal Air Force Club in London on Tuesday 16 October.

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