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  • Soldier from 3rd Battalion The Rifles killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 3rd Battalion The Rifles has been killed in Afghanistan.

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

  • Lance Corporal Matthew David Smith killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Matthew David Smith from the Corps of Royal Engineers was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 10 August 2012.

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  • MOD investigates reports of Service personnel body part retention

    The Ministry of Defence is investigating reports that forensic material belonging to Service personnel killed in action has been retained beyond the time it was required to be used as evidence in inquests and Royal Military …

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

  • RAF helps Olympic venue win award

    RAF personnel played an important role in the Lee Valley White Water Centre in Hertfordshire being awarded the title of best Olympic venue.

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

  • Soldiers train for operations after Afghanistan

    A fresh focus is being put on fighting in metropolitan areas as the British Army prepares for operations beyond Afghanistan.

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

  • Princess Royal visits Olympics Maritime Security Force Dorset

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has taken time out from her busy schedule supporting London 2012 Olympic events nationwide to visit members of the Maritime Security Force who have been providing the safety net and prot…

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

  • Army Reserves build IED search facility

    Army reservists from Wales are thinking like Taliban bomb-makers in order to build a realistic improvised explosive device (IED) search facility to train soldiers about to deploy to Afghanistan.

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

  • Lieutenant Andrew Chesterman killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant Andrew Robert Chesterman from 3rd Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday 9 August 2012.

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  • 110/2012 - Top level thanks for Olympics servicemen and women

    Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, visited Armed Forces personnel based at Hainault, Essex, this morning to thank them for their ongoing efforts in support of delivering a safe and secure Olympic Games.

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

  • HMS Sutherland relieves Westminster east of Suez

    HMS Sutherland has relieved her sister ship HMS Westminster in the Indian Ocean after some final boarding party training in Crete and passage through the Suez Canal.

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

  • Lord Coe and General Richards thank Armed Forces for Olympics effort

    Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, and LOCOG Chair Lord Coe visited Armed Forces personnel based at Hainault in Essex this morning to thank them for their ongoing efforts in support of delivering a safe …

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

  • HMS Echo becomes first Royal Navy ship to visit post-Gaddafi Libya

    Survey ship HMS Echo has become the first Royal Navy ship to visit Libya since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi.

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

  • Soldier swaps barracks for Olympic volleyball court

    A staff sergeant serving with Headquarters 43 (Wessex) Brigade, based in Tidworth, is now on our TV screens as a line judge for the Olympic indoor volleyball at Earls Court.

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

  • Providing canine heroes for the front line

    Military working dogs provide valuable capability to British patrols on the front line. But procurement by DE&S begins many miles from Afghanistan.

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

  • Simulators to help guard against CBRN threats

    The latest simulators to train Service personnel to deal with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats have been delivered on time and within budget.

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

  • Military band entertains Olympics troops and fans

    A military band has helped to both boost the morale of troops undertaking Olympics security duties and entertain the crowds watching the tennis.

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

  • Red Devils parachute into Whitby

    The townspeople of Whitby joined bereaved families of Service personnel when the Red Devils Parachute Regiment display team dropped in on Whitby Abbey.

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

  • Royal Military Police train for close protection

    Members of the Royal Military Police (RMP) have opened up their training camp at Longmoor to give the public an insight into the training of the Close Protection Unit (CPU).

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

  • Light Dragoons destroy huge Afghan insurgent explosives cache

    British soldiers from the Light Dragoons have discovered and destroyed a huge insurgent cache of bomb-making equipment in Helmand province, Afghanistan, saving military and civilian lives.

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

  • Royal Navy rower takes Olympic gold

    Olympic rower and Royal Navy officer Lieutenant Pete Reed has helped Team GB to a historic fourth gold medal in the men's coxless fours.

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