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  • Royal Mail recognises sacrifice of Armed Forces with new stamps

    Royal Mail has issued a special commemorative sheet of stamps today to recognise the sacrifice and contribution made by all those who have served in the Armed Forces.

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

  • Specialist MOD team recovers damaged ships from round the world

    Early one evening in 2008, with just eight shopping days left to Christmas, phones rang in the homes of members of the MOD Salvage and Marine…

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

  • Tank Regiment builds relationships with Helmand people

    Having completed their final in-country training, soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment's Falcon Squadron have been out talking with their new neighbours in the Lashkar Gah area this week.

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

  • Body armour saves soldier's life in Afghanistan

    A British soldier, recently deployed to Afghanistan, has escaped serious injury or worse thanks to his Osprey Body Armour.

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

  • Pop stars help soldiers launch 2010 Poppy Appeal

    The Royal British Legion's 90th Poppy Appeal was launched today with a special focus on the support for the injured, wounded and bereaved members of the 'Afghan generation' of British Armed Forces.

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

  • Foreign Secretary issues first quarterly report on Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has delivered the Government's first quarterly report on Afghanistan in which he said steady progress is being made although serious risks and challenges remain.

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

  • Royal Navy engineers receive infantry training in Afghanistan

    A small team of Royal Naval engineers, who fly out to fix and recover Sea King helicopters that break down outside the confines of Camp Bastion, have arrived in Helmand and are being trained by the infantry.

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

  • Fighting fires in Helmand - the RAF Fire Service

    The role of the RAF Fire Service (RAFFS) at Camp Bastion, the main UK base in Helmand province, goes far beyond that which is expected in normal UK operations.

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

  • UK National Action Plan announced for UN Resolution on Women, Peace and Security

    The UK Government announced its revised National Action Plan (NAP) for the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 1325), covering the subject of Women, Peace and Security, yesterday at the United Nations…

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

  • Army hosts the European Military Climbing Championships

    Two Army engineers have scaled the sheer rock beneath Edinburgh Castle in bare feet to mark the beginning of the European Military Climbing Championships which are being hosted by the British Army.

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

  • Dr Fox - SDSR sets our Armed Forces on path to sustainable future

    Explaining the background to the review Dr Fox said that over the last six months he has had to help produce a thorough, cross-government Strategic…

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

  • Tank Regiment hits the ground in Helmand with Wolfhound

    Cyclops Squadron from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) is now on the ground in Helmand province putting the new Wolfhound and Mastiff vehicles to good use supporting 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment.

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

  • HMS Montrose aids German ship after pirate attack

    British warship HMS Montrose came to the aid of the German-owned ship MV Beluga Fortune yesterday after she had been attacked by armed pirates in the Indian Ocean.

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

  • Defence Minister opens UK cyber security test range

    The first commercially available, federated cyber test range in the UK was opened last week by the Minister for International Security Strategy, Gerald Howarth.

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

  • Engineers earn NCO stripes

    Cambridge Sappers earned their first non-commissioned officer (NCO) stripes after completing a four-week course which concluded last week with one of the largest pass off parades Waterbeach Barracks has ever seen.

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

  • 2010/10/25 - SSAFA Industry Dinner

    Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) industry dinner on Monday 25 October 2010.

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

  • MOD Police get on their bikes to save energy

    As Energy Saving Week begins, staff at the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency headquarters have been leaving their cars at home and getting on their bikes to help save energy.

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

  • HMS Astute returning to HM Naval Base Clyde

    HMS Astute was unable to free herself at first but refloated on the first high tide on Friday night. This was a non-nuclear incident and there…

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

  • Royal Irish soldiers build relationships in Helmand

    The 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment Battle Group recently deployed to Helmand as part of 16 Air Assault Brigade and is forward mounted…

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

  • UK soldiers save Afghan girl shot by insurgents

    A young Afghan girl who was shot by Taliban insurgents as they attacked a British patrol in Helmand has been given lifesaving treatment by soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment.

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