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  • MPs welcome troops back from Afghanistan

    Some 110 soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade, which deployed to Helmand from October 2010 to April 2011, attended a reception with the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces yesterday.

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

  • HMS Echo charts pirate waters

    Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo is supporting the anti-piracy effort in the Indian Ocean by updating badly-needed charts of the region and eliminating no-go areas for Allied warships.

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

  • Cost of Libya operations

    The Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, has informed Parliament that the additional cost of military operations in support of the UN resolution regarding Libya is in the region of £120m, excluding capital munitions …

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

  • 5 SCOTS parade throughout Scotland after Helmand tour

    The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), are parading through various towns this week to mark their return home following a tough but successful deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • An upgraded HMS Illustrious begins sea trials

    The 22,000-tonne ship, affectionately known as ‘Lusty’, left Rosyth in Fife over the weekend after 16 months in the dockyard where she underwent…

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

  • House of Commons Armed Forces Day photo exhibition opens

    An exhibition of photographs provided by veterans working in the House of Commons - 'Standing Next to You' - was opened today by John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons.

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

  • RAF officer trains first female Afghan helicopter pilots

    The ‘Thunder Lab’ flight school is part of the NATO Air Training Command (Afghanistan) and the training given there is designed to help ease…

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

  • Military Chiefs meet in London to discuss Libya

    UK Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, hosted his counterparts at the Ministry of Defence in London, where they discussed…

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

  • Andrew Tyler to leave DE&S

    Dr Andrew Tyler will be leaving the MOD at the end of June 2011 after a five-year stint.

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

  • Navy task group heads through Suez

    Following operations off Libya, the Royal Navy's Response Force Task Group has now passed through the Suez Canal in order to conduct exercises with the UK's partners in the Middle East.

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

  • Royal Marines chefs feed the front line

    Despite the austere working conditions at Patrol Base Shahzad, in Nad ‘Ali (North), and limited ingredients, the chefs go to great lengths to…

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

  • Armed Forces Community Covenant scheme launched

    On 16 May 2011, the Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, published the Armed Forces Covenant which outlined the moral obligation between the Nation…

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

  • Flags fly for Armed Forces Day

    The flags were hoisted today to show support for members of the Armed Forces, veterans, cadets and their families. In Afghanistan, the Union…

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

  • Football legend honours soldiers back from Afghanistan

    Soldiers from 32 Regiment Royal Artillery were hailed as heroes for their work in Afghanistan by one of the players in England's 1966 football World Cup-winning team, Geoff Hurst.

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

  • Private Gareth Leslie William Bellingham killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Gareth Leslie William Bellingham, from 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Staffords), serving as part of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (North), w…

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  • Lorraine Kelly launches Armed Forces Day 2011

    Following her dramatic entry to Edinburgh city centre, Ms Kelly was ordered across an assault course by some of the Army’s fittest soldiers,…

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

  • Prince Charles praises Paras

    Paratroopers recently returned from Afghanistan were praised for their 'selfless service and commitment' on the front line by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales on 16 June 2011.

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

  • RAF personnel wake up to ‘recycled’ bedrooms at Northolt

    London-based RAF personnel will be sleeping in some of the greenest beds in town, thanks to an innovative project to recycle unwanted temporary accommodation.

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

  • Squadron's longest serving member slides into retirement

    Burmese Python, Squadron Leader Eric Aldrovandi, 14 Squadron's mascot, slid into retirement yesterday after a 25-year career with the Royal Air Force.

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

  • Corporal Lloyd Newell killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Lloyd Newell of The Parachute Regiment was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday 16 June 2011.

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