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  • UK-led central Helmand operation going to plan

    Operation TOR SHEZADA, the current military effort to clear insurgents from central Helmand province, is going according to plan and extremely well, Lieutenant Colonel Frazer Lawrence, officer commanding the operation, said …

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

  • UK Armed Forces score highly at parachuting championships

    Members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces have won all the major events at the British National Canopy Piloting Championships held in Bad Lippspringe in Germany in July

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

  • Families and friends welcome HMS Chatham home

    The Royal Navy Type 22 frigate returned from a seven-month deployment policing the Gulf of Aden, Horn of Africa and Somali Basin to disrupt …

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

  • RAF officer's Bloodhound supersonic car unveiled

    The attempt to beat the land speed record by an RAF officer is a step closer with the design team unveiling a life size model of the rocket-powered car which will be used in the attempt.

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

  • British and Afghan forces launch operation in central Helmand

    British and Afghan forces, led by 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, launched an operation this morning to continue the momentum generated by Operation MOSHTARAK and further squeeze insurgents in central Hel…

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

  • Helicopter safety teams get new home in Portsmouth

    Defence Estates (DE) has completed a new home in Portsmouth for the experts responsible for helping to maintain the safety of aircrew flying the UK's fleet of military helicopters

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

  • MOD responds to public's comments on Programme for Government

    The MOD has today published its response to comments made by the public on the Defence aspects of the Coalition's Programme for Government.

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

  • New Chief of the General Staff announced

    Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of General Sir Peter Wall as the new Chief of the General Staff, it has been announced today, Thursday 29 July 2010.

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

  • Royal Navy divers join fight against IEDs in Helmand

    Predominantly based at Camp Bastion, the quartet of divers will work in support of the British Army’s 61 Field Squadron (Explosive Ordnance …

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

  • Canadian cowboy trains British soldiers to spot IEDs

    The British Army has recruited a Canadian cowboy to teach soldiers how to look for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) hidden in the ground when deployed in Afghanistan.

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

  • New CT scanners improve trauma care at Camp Bastion

    The new facility will significantly improve the treatment available to injured Service personnel in theatre, and was opened by the Director …

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

  • Prince honours Lynx crews for 'keeping the Taliban's heads down'

    His Royal Highness Prince Charles presented Afghan service medals this week to members of 1st Regiment Army Air Corps (1 Regt AAC) who have recently been operating Lynx helicopters over Helmand.

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

  • Beating the IED threat in Helmand

    Men, machines, and most recently, animals, are working together to beat the biggest threat to troops in Afghanistan - improvised explosive devices (IEDs) laid by insurgents. Report by Sharon Kean.

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

  • RAF Merlin squadron reflects on Helmand deployment

    After several weeks providing support to troops on the ground in Helmand province, the Merlin helicopter crews from 28 (Army Cooperation) Squadron's B Flight, based at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, are coming home.

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

  • Battle Back tennis initiative launched at RAF Halton

    The Ministry of Defence's 'Battle Back' programme for injured servicemen and women has teamed up with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to develop opportunities in the sport for injured personnel.

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

  • Royal Marines train for naval base protection

    The Fleet Protection Group, who are tasked with protecting the ships and submarines alongside at the naval base, operate a variety of craft …

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

  • Sapper Mark Antony Smith killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Sapper Mark Antony Smith, from 36 Engineer Regiment, serving with the Counter-IED Task Force, was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 26 July 2010.

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  • Carrier construction begins on the Mersey

    The nationwide programme to build the Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers passed another milestone when construction on the first ship, the Queen Elizabeth, began in Birkenhead yesterday, Monday 26 J…

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

  • Royal Marine witnesses progress in Sangin

    Captain Adams is serving with 40 Commando Royal Marines in the Sangin district centre. He was last in the town in 2005 serving with the Mobile…

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

  • Airborne Forces celebrate 70th anniversary

    The open day featured most elements of 16 Air Assault Brigade including The Band of The Parachute Regiment and the Pipes and Drums of The Royal…

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