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  • CSA: Safety paramount for RN nuclear submarine reactors

    Through the Royal Navy’s nearly fifty years of operating nuclear submarines it has maintained an excellent nuclear safety record. Today, the…

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

  • Northwood to remain a NATO command HQ

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced that Northwood Headquarters in Middlesex will be retained as a key NATO command HQ.

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

  • Dr Fox tells business we must work together to combat cyber attacks

    Dr Fox began his speech by saying that, even as they dined, Britain’s interests were under attack, and that there was a continuous battle being…

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

  • Thousands welcome 16 Air Assault Brigade home from Afghanistan

    More than 10,000 people lined the streets of Colchester yesterday to welcome the town's soldiers home after their recent six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Naval rescue crew saves cow from Cornish cliffs

    A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from 771 Naval Air Squadron at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose recently assisted a farmer by lifting his stranded steer off Cornish cliffs.

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

  • New control tower for Bastion Airfield

    The RAF Air Traffic Controllers at Camp Bastion, the main UK base in Helmand province and the UK's fourth busiest airfield, have recently moved into a new state-of-the-art control tower.

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

  • Army publication voted best UK internal magazine

    The magazine of the British Army, Soldier, was voted the 'best internal magazine' in Britain this week by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) for a third successive year.

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

  • 2011/06/07 - Cyber: The War of the Invisible Enemy

    Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Annual Defence Dinner, on Tuesday 7 June 2011.

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

  • Royal Naval submarine ceremonial re-entry into fleet

    The Royal Navy's most capable and up-to-date Trafalgar Class hunter-killer submarine, HMS Trenchant, was ceremonially welcomed back into the operational fleet at a special event on Friday, 3 June.

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

  • Afghan Police take over checkpoint from Gurkhas

    For the last nine months, Checkpoint (CP) Shingul has been manned jointly by ISAF and Afghan Police. Since April, members of B Company, 2 RGR…

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

  • HMS Bangor en route to Libya

    Royal Navy minehunter HMS Bangor left for the Mediterranean yesterday to relieve HMS Brocklesby in supporting NATO forces off the coast of Libya to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.

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

  • BBC documentary to show Helmand through soldiers' eyes

    A new documentary series starting tonight on BBC3 uses footage shot by British soldiers serving in Helmand province on cameras mounted on their helmets to tell their stories.

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

  • Rifleman Martin Jon Lamb killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Rifleman Martin Jon Lamb from 1st Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 5 June 2011.

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  • Oakham welcomes soldiers home from Afghanistan

    The streets of Oakham were packed with well-wishers last week showing their support for soldiers from 16th Regiment Royal Artillery and 104 Military Working Dog Support Unit who have recently returned home from Afghanistan.

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

  • Lance Corporal Martin Joseph Gill, Royal Marines, killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Martin Joseph Gill from 42 Commando Royal Marines was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 5 June 2011.

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  • Petraeus visits Royal Marines in Helmand

    General Petraeus flew to the Estonian-run Patrol Base (PB) Wahid in Nad ‘Ali (North) [NDA(N)], where Royal Marines from 42 Commando RM live …

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

  • Corporal Michael John Pike killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Michael John Pike from A Company, The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS), was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 3 June …

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  • Apaches conduct operations over Libya

    The mission was carefully co-ordinated with other allied air missions by NATO’s air operations centre, based at Poggio in Italy, and in particular…

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

  • Princess praises signallers for work in Afghanistan

    Soldiers who helped keep the Army's communications running during 16 Air Assault Brigade's deployment to Afghanistan were praised yesterday for their 'courage, determination and adaptability' by Her Royal Hig…

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

  • Navy's new ice-breaker officially named

    HMS Protector will fulfil HMS Endurance’s role as the Navy’s ice patrol ship for an interim period, and has been leased on a three-year contract…

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