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  • Review into NHS prosthetics services for veterans launched

    A review into the prosthetics services provided by the NHS to Armed Forces veterans who have lost limbs on active duty, was launched yesterday, 3 January 2011, by the Health Minister, Simon Burns.

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

  • British Counter-IED experts train Afghan teams in bomb disposal

    Two British bomb disposal operators at the forefront of the fight against deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan have been passing on their skills to Afghan police - so they can take forward the battle for…

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

  • British and Afghan operation sees villagers return

    Families driven from three Helmand villages by Taliban activity are returning home after a successful operation by British soldiers and their Afghan allies.

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

  • HMS Cumberland continues to support carrier Charles de Gaulle

    HMS Cumberland has continued her operations over the Christmas and New Year period in support of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle by escorting her through the Strait of Hormuz early Boxing Day morning (26 Decemb…

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

  • Private Joseva Saqanagonedau Vatubua killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Joseva Saqanagonedau Vatubua, from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), was killed in Afghani…

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  • Helmand Hogmanay for Scots troops

    As midnight struck to usher in the New Year in Afghanistan, British troops were continuing their work across Helmand province to stabilise the security situation and, ultimately, protect Britons back home from the threat of …

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

  • 2011: New Year's Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians

    121 UK Service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual New Year's Honours list.

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

  • WO2 Charles Henry Wood killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Charles Henry Wood from 23 Pioneer Regiment RLC (Royal Logistic Corps), serving with the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Tas…

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  • Troops enjoy Christmas dinner in Afghanistan

    British troops in Afghanistan may be thousands of miles away this Christmas but they have not gone without their traditional Christmas dinner.

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

  • Defence 2010: A Year in Pictures

    For the run-up to Christmas, the MOD online news team has once again picked out the images that best represent our defence news coverage over the past year.

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

  • Chief of British Army visits troops in Helmand

    During his visit, which concluded today, General Wall visited the Headquarters of Task Force Helmand, based in the southern Afghanistan town…

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

  • Airmen's Afghan Christmas charity run

    Members of the Royal Air Force currently serving in Afghanistan have donned their santa suits to recreate the annual British Heart Foundation (BHF)'s Cardiff Santa Jog.

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

  • Hark! The Helmand Angels Sing

    The Irish Guards are not known as amateur thespians but, in the festive spirit, put on a nativity performance with a military twist at their camp in Helmand Province this week.

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

  • Brothers celebrate Christmas on patrol in Kabul

    While many families will be enjoying spending time together at home on Christmas Day, two pairs of brothers will be spending the day together serving in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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

  • Work and play for Royal Navy at Christmas

    The Royal Navy currently has a dozen warships and auxiliaries in the Gulf region and Admiral Sir Trevor Soar KCB OBE, Commander-in-Chief Fleet…

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

  • Final troops arrive home for Christmas Rest and Recuperation

    A huge cheer went up at RAF Brize Norton when the final flight in a series of 16 flights since Saturday bringing troops back from Afghanistan on Rest and Recuperation touched down today.

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

  • Christmas cheer for soldiers' children

    The children of soldiers currently serving in Afghanistan were given a Christmas treat last week Christmas when Father Christmas, ably supported by his elves and two reindeer, visited Colchester Garrison and handed out prese…

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

  • Getting troops home for Christmas

    On current plans the last passengers from Afghanistan should be in the UK on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. RAF Brize Norton, like most airports…

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

  • Navy Search and Rescue crew in snow rescue

    The Royal Navy's duty helicopter Search and Rescue team from HMS Gannet were called out to Ayr Golf Course last weekend to evacuate a teenage sledging casualty whose winter fun took a turn for the worse.

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

  • HMS Montrose home from anti-piracy patrols

    HMS Montrose returned home to Plymouth yesterday after a hugely successful five months away as the scourge of Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden.

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