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  • providing-versatile-agile-and-battle-winning-armed-forces-and-a-smaller-more-professional-ministry-of-defence - the most significant reform for a generation

    The force structure set out in the SDSR and the remodelling of the MOD will be the most significant reform programme for a generation Minister for the Armed Forces Nick Harvey said today.

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

  • MOD staff help Ugandans prepare for disaster relief

    In the first joint exercise performed overseas by the civilian Stabilisation Unit (SU) and the Military Stabilisation Support Group (MSSG), a lasting legacy has been created to help Uganda deal with disaster management.

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

  • Royal Engineers replace insurgent-damaged Helmand bridge

    Royal Engineers working along with US Army engineers have replaced a bridge on a key route in Helmand province which was recently destroyed by an insurgent bomb.

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

  • Paras and Afghan warriors join forces

    Troops from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) have begun working with a new unit of Afghan National Army (ANA) warriors who arrived at their base a few days ago.

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

  • Extra funding for schools with Service children

    As part of the Government's commitment to rebuild the Military Covenant, additional funding to state schools in England that have Service children on their rolls has been agreed.

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

  • Army officer teaches Afghan soldiers English

    An Army education officer or 'schoolie', deployed to Afghanistan to teach British forces, is using her spare time to run special lessons for Afghan troops too.

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

  • Officer takes a bite in Helmand for charity

    A novel fundraising idea saw a British officer start his New Year running from the jaws of a deadly attack dog at Camp Bastion in southern Helmand province.

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

  • RAF officer's football charity has most successful year

    The RAF Shawbury-based 'Taking Football to Africa and Beyond' Appeal delivered 13,875 items, including 6,553 football shirts, to 11 countries across the globe during 2010.

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

  • RFA Cardigan Bay returns from three-year deployment

    Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Cardigan Bay returned to Portsmouth today after a three-year deployment to the Gulf in support of coalition operations and the Iraqi Navy.

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

  • HR in the Armed Forces: front line manager

    How do you recruit local people in conflict zones to work for the British Army? Major Robbie Whitfield talks about a very different war for talent.

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

  • 2,000th Helmand police officer graduates

    A major milestone has been reached in the ongoing process of transferring security from British to Afghan forces in Helmand with the graduation of the 2,000th recruit from the province's police officer training college.

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

  • Royal Marines' newest unit on parade

    The Royal Marines' newest commando unit was officially named at a ceremony held late last year which was attended by the professional head of the Royal Marines.

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

  • British troops save Helmand teenager

    Just before Christmas British troops based in Afghanistan's Helmand province saved the life of a local boy, injured in an accident.

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

  • HMS Echo sets sail for two-year deployment

    HMS Echo left her home base of Devonport on Monday 3 January 2011 for a two-year deployment to conduct operations in the Red Sea, Gulf, Indian Ocean, Middle East and Far East.

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

  • Operation OMID PANJ brings Afghan-led security a step closer

    A significant offensive operation, which takes the independence and self-sufficiency of British-trained Afghan forces to a new level, has begun in central Helmand.

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

  • Dr Fox praises British forces during first Afghanistan visit of 2011

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox kicked off 2011 with a visit to troops in Afghanistan to see for himself the progress being made towards handing over security responsibility to the Afghan Government.

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

  • The life of an Army doctor on the front line

    Being a doctor based at a patrol base in Afghanistan can present various challenges ranging from the run-of-the-mill common colds, coughs or sprains to the more extreme conditions including trauma injuries or gunshot wounds.

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

  • HMS Richmond deploys on counter-piracy mission

    Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond has today left Portsmouth for a seven-month maritime security and counter-piracy mission around the Horn of Africa and the Far East.

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

  • 'Bullet magnet' praises body armour for twice saving his life in establishing stability in Afghanistan

    Gunner Carl Jordan has twice been shot in the line of duty, and both times would almost certainly have been killed by the insurgents' rounds had he not been wearing the British forces' latest issue Osprey body armour.

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

  • MOD announces new 2nd Permanent Under Secretary

    The Prime Minister, following a recommendation from the Secretary of State for Defence, has approved the appointment of Mr Jon Day as 2nd Permanent Under Secretary (2nd PUS) to the Ministry of Defence, it has been announced …

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