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  • PM statement on Alan McMenemy

    "My thoughts are with Alan's family & friends at this time. They have waited so long for his return"

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

  • A soldier's life in Helmand's Green Zone

    In his latest blog, Private Graham 'T' Thurston, a British soldier from 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (1 PWRR), currently deployed to Afghanistan, gives an account of life in a checkpoint o…

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

  • Surgeon General discusses importance of partnerships

    Surgeon Vice Admiral Raffaelli started his speech saying that the exceptional care we are delivering to our soldiers, sailors and airmen is …

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

  • Junior Soldiers complete Phase 1 training

    Over 300 Junior Soldiers, aged seventeen and eighteen, marched onto the parade square at the Army Foundation College Harrogate in front of thousands of friends and family members recently after completing their Phase 1 train…

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

  • New Non-Executive appointed

    Mr Graham Williams, a former PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) partner, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Member of the Defence Board and Chair of the Audit Committee by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.

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

  • Naval charities receive a massive lift from Pembroke

    Sailors on minehunter HMS Pembroke stripped off for charity - but not to produce a calendar.

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

  • Minister welcomes Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister to London

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon in London today following their discussions in Jerusalem last week.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister meets Syrian Kurdish opposition leader

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met the Syrian Kurdish political leader Dr Abdul Hakeem Bashar on 18 January.

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

  • Field Training Unit prepares Gurkhas for Helmand

    Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR) were among the latest to benefit from the experience of the Field Training Unit at Salisbury Plain in preparing troops for operations. Report by Joe Clapson.

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

  • New Navy recruits arrive at HMS Raleigh

    64 budding sailors are the first recruits to arrive at HMS Raleigh this year to start their ten-week initial naval training course.

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

  • Foreign Ministers to discuss Iran & Syria in Brussels

    EU Foreign Ministers will discuss further EU sanctions on Iran and Syria when they meet in Brussels on 23 January.

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

  • NATO's senior civilian in Afghanistan discusses challenges ahead

    NATO's senior civilian representative in Afghanistan, Ambassador Sir Simon Gass, gave a lecture at the Royal United Services Institute yesterday on the challenges ahead as Afghanistan prepares to take on responsibility f…

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

  • UK military expedition marks centenary of Scott reaching South Pole

    Members of the British Services Antarctic Expedition 2012 yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the day Royal Navy Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated team reached the South Pole, as their own journey begins

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

  • Medics prepare for Helmand

    The exercise at Towthorpe Lines, Strensall, was designed to pull together over a year’s worth of build-up planning for a three-month operational…

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

  • British Army radio promotes internet use

    The British Army's radio service has embarked on a major promotion of listening to radio via the internet for 2012.

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

  • Defence Minister discusses space security

    Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Peter Luff visited RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire yesterday with Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts to discuss drafting a National Space Security P…

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

  • Second tranche of Armed Forces redundancies announced

    The Armed Forces are today announcing the fields from which they will select those to be made redundant in Tranche 2 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme.

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

  • RFA Wave Knight rescues sailors in distress

    Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Wave Knight responded to a mayday distress call this weekend from a 70-foot (21m) pleasure craft sailing in the northern Arabian Sea, and helped rescue the nine-person crew.

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

  • Foreign Secretary urges bold steps in Middle East peace talks

    Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed recent developments in the Middle East Peace Process with President Abbas.

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

  • Afghanistan operational air update 7 January 2012

    RAF, Royal Navy and Army Air Corps personnel conducted numerous missions across southern Afghanistan from 1 to 7 January 2012. Here follows an operational update.

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