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  • New National Security Council established

    The inaugural meeting of a National Security Council, which will discuss the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, will be chaired by Prime Minister David Cameron today, Wednesday 12 May 2010.

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

  • Bob Ainsworth sends message to Defence staff

    Bob Ainsworth has stepped down as Defence Secretary and issued the following statement:

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

  • New British Ambassador to Afghanistan visits Nad 'Ali

    The new British Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Sir William Patey, has visited British troops and international redevelopment projects in Nad 'Ali in the heart of Helmand's Green Zone.

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • Tickets available for Fromelles cemetery dedication ceremony

    Tickets are available for members of the public who wish to attend the dedication of the new Commonwealth War Grave at Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery in northern France.

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • VE Day marked in Moscow and London

    While senior politicians and members of the Royal Family marked Victory in Europe (VE) Day in London on Saturday, members of the Welsh Guards had the rare honour of marking the occasion in Russia

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • HMS Clyde rescues British family in Atlantic

    HMS Clyde, the Royal Navy's Falkland Islands Protection Vessel, came to the rescue of a British family in their stricken yacht 1,000 miles (1,600km) east of the Falklands on Saturday 8 May 2010.

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • General Election 2010: Restrictions on Armed Forces and MOD websites

    A United Kingdom General Election was held on 6 May 2010. Like all Government Department websites, the Ministry of Defence's websites have been subject to some restrictions during the pre-election period.

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • Corporal Christopher Lewis Harrison killed in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Corporal Christopher Lewis Harrison of Bravo Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, in Afghanistan on Sunday 9 May 2010.

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  • Prince Harry awarded flying wings

    Prince Harry has been awarded his flying wings today following completion of his eight-month pilot's course at the Army Aviation Centre in Middle Wallop.

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • 3 RIFLES remember colleagues lost in Afghanistan

    Over 400 members of 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 RIFLES) Battle Group marched along Colinton Road in Edinburgh this morning to remember their colleagues who did not return from their recent deployment to Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • Army bomb disposal team clears Afghan highway

    The road, littered with improvised explosive devices and surrounded by insurgent positions, had previously been impassable for the local population…

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    First published during the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

  • Sapper Daryn Roy killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Sapper Daryn Roy of 21 Engineer Regiment in Afghanistan on 3 May 2010.

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  • Lance Corporal Barry Buxton killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Barry Buxton of 21 Engineer Regiment in Afghanistan on 3 May 2010.

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  • Corporal Harvey Holmes killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Corporal Harvey Alex Holmes, who died in Afghanistan on Sunday 2 May 2010.

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  • Fusilier Jonathan Burgess killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Fusilier Jonathan Antony Burgess, who died in Afghanistan on Wednesday 7 April 2010.

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  • Rifleman Mark Turner killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Rifleman Mark Turner from 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 RIFLES) was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 4 April 2010.

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  • Guardsman Michael Sweeney killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Guardsman Michael Sweeney from 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday 1 April 2010.

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  • Rifleman Daniel Holkham killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Rifleman Daniel Holkham, from 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 RIFLES), serving with the 3 RIFLES Battle Group, who was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 27…

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  • Lance Corporal of Horse Jonathan Woodgate killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal of Horse Jonathan Woodgate from the Household Cavalry Regiment, serving as part of the Brigade Reconnaissance Force, was killed in Afghanistan o…

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  • Serjeant Steven Campbell killed in Afghanistan

    It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Serjeant Steven Campbell, from 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 RIFLES), was killed in Afghanistan on Monday 22 March 2010.

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