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  • New rehab centre for Marines injured in training

    The first dedicated centre of excellence for treating Royal Marines recruits injured in training opened yesterday in Devon.

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

  • HMS Defender moves into her new home

    The Royal Navy's newest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Defender, sailed into her new home at Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth today.

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

  • Army officer hoping for Olympic glory

    Army Officer and Team GB rower Captain Heather Stanning is hotly tipped as a medal hope at the London 2012 Games. She talked to Lorraine McBride ahead of her Olympics debut, on Saturday.

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

  • RAF Gunners join forces with US Marines in Helmand

    Gunners from 51 Squadron RAF Regiment have just completed a key operation alongside the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to ensure the area around Camp Bastion in Helmand province is kept safe.

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

  • Police dogs help airborne gunners broaden their horizons

    Colchester-based airborne gunners have been chased down by police dogs during training.

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

  • Extra 1,200 Service personnel to provide security for Olympics

    The Ministry of Defence is deploying an additional 1,200 members of the Armed Forces to provide resilience and flexibility as the busiest period of the London 2012 Games approaches.

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

  • Signallers work with Afghan police to deliver essential aid

    British soldiers based in Kabul have been working alongside the Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) to deliver essential aid to some of the city's poorest inhabitants.

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

  • Defence fire crews assist at major blaze

    Fire crews from the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation (DFRMO) have lent their support to tackling a major fire at a vehicle scrapyard and metal recycling facility in Royal Wootton Bassett on 5 July 2012.

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

  • Deal signed for new combat boots

    The Ministry of Defence has signed a multi-million pound contract for new boots for the Army, Royal Navy and RAF.

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

  • Resting place of RAF hurricane pilot identified after 71 years

    The resting place of a Second World War RAF Hurricane pilot listed as missing in action for more than 70 years has been found.

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

  • Private Derek Derenalagi selected for the Paralympics

    Five years ago, Private Derek Derenalagi lost both legs when he was injured in Afghanistan. Now he's been selected to compete with Team GB at the Paralympics. Report by Lorraine McBride.

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

  • HMS Sutherland in gunnery exercises off Gibraltar

    HMS Sutherland has stopped off at Gibraltar to take part in a series of gunnery exercises as she begins her six-month deployment.

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

  • Simon Pegg visits Headley Court MediCinema

    Actor Simon Pegg has joined patients and staff at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court to see the development of a new cinema and entertainment centre for injured Service personnel before it opens i…

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

  • Address to the Royal College of Defence Studies

    Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.

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

  • Hammond praises military Olympics security effort

    The contribution of the Armed Forces to the Olympics security effort was today praised by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond who toured a military accommodation facility in East London.

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

  • DIO delivers critical rehabilitation facilities to Royal Marines

    The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed a new Physical and Remedial Training Centre for 40 Commando Royal Marines (40 Cdo RM ) at Norton Manor Camp in Somerset.

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

  • RAF Chief visits Olympics airspace control centre

    The head of the Royal Air Force has visited Swanwick to meet air traffic controllers managing British skies during the Olympic Games.

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

  • Afghan General visits UK troops ahead of Afghanistan deployment

    The Commander of the Afghan Army's 3/215 Brigade, Brigadier General Sherin Shah, has visited members of 4th Mechanized Brigade ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan on Operation HERRICK 17 in September.

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

  • HMS Diamond joins Australian warship east of Suez

    HMS Diamond has joined Australian ship HMAS Melbourne as she takes her place in the international naval effort to counter criminal activity on the seas east of Suez.

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

  • 102/2012 - UK Takes delivery of first Lightning II fighter jet

    The first of the UK’s next generation stealth combat aircraft has today been handed over to the MoD.

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