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  • Armoured engineer squadron returns from Afghanistan

    Soldiers from 8 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 26 Engineer Regiment, have returned to Perham Down after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

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

  • Royal Welsh soldiers exercise Freedom of Ceredigion

    Hundreds of people lined the streets of the town of Cardigan on Friday to welcome soldiers exercising their freedom of the county of Ceredigion.

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

  • Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary attend UN General Assembly Ministerial Week

    Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague led the UK delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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

  • 131/2012 - Navy roars into the Mediterranean for major exercise with international allies

    More than 3,000 sailors and Marines are gearing up for a three-month training deployment to the Mediterranean – this year’s key workout of the UK’s high-readiness task force.

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

  • Operational Honours and Awards List: 28 September 2012

    A total of 106 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 28 September 2012.

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

  • Service personnel awarded for outstanding gallantry

    The National Army Museum in Chelsea hosted the latest Operational Honours and Awards ceremony (List Number 39) yesterday, where 21 of the 106 servicemen and women being honoured were praised by the Adjutant General, Lieutena…

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

  • Scotland set to host largest military exercise in Europe

    Scotland will host elements of the largest tactically-focused military exercise in Europe from 1 October, when Exercise Joint Warrior begins.

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

  • HMS York bows out

    A ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base has officially marked the end of HMS York's 27-year Royal Navy career.

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

  • Army signallers assist the flood relief effort in North Yorkshire

    A hundred Army signallers joined the massive battle against the floods in the UK, assisting civilian agencies and communities in York and Cawood on Wednesday night and into the early hours of Thursday morning.

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

  • Minister for Africa calls for international condemnation of support for militia groups in eastern DRC

    The Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds MP, attended the UN High Level Meeting on the Great Lakes yesterday which aimed to focus attention on the instability in the region, and encourage a consensus on the way forward.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes extension of UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria

    The UN Human Rights Council today passed a further resolution on Syria which condemned the appalling human rights violations by the Syrian regime and extended the mandate of the UN Commission of Inquiry.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on the importance of isolating the Assad regime and ending impunity

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "The Syrian people have lost enough in lives, blood and suffering. It is down to us not to let them lose all hope too."

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

  • 130/2012 - Service personnel awarded for outstanding gallantry

    A young Royal Engineer who displayed coolness and selfless courage whilst clearing an IED-infested area of Afghanistan’s Helmand province is amongst a number of gallant service personnel to be recognised in the latest Operat…

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

  • Army Education Officer talks about teaching in Afghanistan

    An Army teacher from Northern Ireland is currently plying his trade in the heat and dust of Afghanistan.

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

  • Headley Court MediCinema officially opens

    Film stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were among the guests at a star-studded event at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court today to open the Royal British Legion MediCinema entertainment centre.

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

  • Naval force gears up for Cougar 12

    More than 3,000 sailors and marines are gearing up for a three-month training deployment to the Mediterranean - this year's key workout of the UK's high-readiness task force.

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

  • Foreign Secretary at the United Nations General Assembly Friends of Yemen Ministerial

    Foreign Secretary William Hague makes the opening remarks at the fourth meeting of the United Nations General Assembly Friends of Yemen Ministerial.

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

  • Foreign Secretary announces appointment of new UK Special Envoy to the Sahel

    Foreign Secretary William Hague last night announced the appointment of Stephen O’Brien MP as the UK's new Special Representative for the Sahel.

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

  • Business continuity guide launched

    Cabinet Office has produced Business Continuity for Dummies, working with the Business Continuity Institute and Emergency Planning Society.

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

  • Captain Carl Manley dies in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Carl Manley of the Royal Marines died in Afghanistan on Monday 24 September 2012.

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