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  • TA soldier helps make front line base more homely

    Rifleman Richie Wall is a Territorial Army reservist with 6th Battalion The Rifles. Last November, the 24-year-old was mobilised to join the…

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

  • RAF strikes targets near Tripoli and Sirte

    RAF Tornado GR4s struck a military facility located on the southern outskirts of Tripoli yesterday morning, as UK Armed Forces continue to contribute to NATO's patrols over Libya to enforce United Nations Security Counci…

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

  • HMS Edinburgh on patrol in Southern Ocean

    HMS Edinburgh is currently on a six-month stint in the Southern Ocean, providing reassurance to the people of the Falkland Islands and flying the flag for the UK in this remote part of the world.

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

  • Foreign Secretary: "We are witnessing the death throes of the Qadhafi regime"

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that Qadhafi should tell his remaining forces to stand down.

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

  • Foreign Office Minister expresses concern over uranium production in Iran

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has spoken after Iran announced that it has started to transfer centrifuges to the Fordow plant at Qom in order to triple its capacity to produce 20% enriched uranium.

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

  • UK, Australia and New Zealand working together in Afghanistan for national security

    The UK Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mark Sedwill, visited New Zealand and Australia to discuss our common national security issues regarding Afghanistan.

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

  • Hundreds graduate from Army college

    Hundreds of young soldiers took part in a massive military graduation parade last week as they marked the end of their year's training at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate.

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

  • Navy medics on patrol in Helmand

    75 members of the Royal Navy are currently providing nearly 80 per cent of the front line medical cover in Helmand province in support of 3 Commando Brigade's six-month deployment on Operation HERRICK 14.

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

  • RAF Search and Rescue teams honoured

    32 Royal Air Force personnel have been honoured in the latest Armed Forces Operational Awards for their bravery and service.

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

  • RAF Hercules engineers honoured for work in Kandahar

    The small detachment of deployed engineers is responsible for the maintenance of all RAF C-130J Hercules aircraft operating in Afghanistan and…

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

  • NATO mission not over yet in Libya

    UK forces and NATO are ready to take further action if necessary under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, and yesterday evening…

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

  • Qadhafi defeat "only a matter of time"

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said it is "only a matter of time" before Colonel Muammar Qadhafi is defeated.

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

  • RAF ready for further action over Tripoli

    As street fighting continues in Tripoli between Free Libya Forces and members of Colonel Gaddafi's former regime, British and NATO military aircraft are maintaining a presence in the air.

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

  • Indian troops complete joint training exercise on Salisbury Plain

    Assisted by British Chinook helicopters, Warrior armoured fighting vehicles and Challenger battle tanks, soldiers from the Indian Army's 3rd Battalion The Bihar Regiment have successfully carried out a counter-insurgency…

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

  • The EU’s Police Mission in Afghanistan

    The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) aims to contribute to the establishment of sustainable and effective civilian policing arrangements under Afghan ownership and in accordance with international standar…

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

  • Prime Minister: Qadhafi regime is falling apart and in full retreat

    Prime Minister David Cameron said that Qadhafi must stop fighting, without conditions and clearly show that he has given up any claim to control Libya.

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

  • Mastiff protects engineer team from Helmand IED blast

    A group of soldiers whose task it is to clear routes in Helmand province of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) recently emerged from their Mastiff armoured vehicle unscathed when a device exploded underneath it.

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

  • IN PICTURES: HMS Liverpool's 100th day of patrols off Libya

    Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool marks 100 days of patrolling the coast of Libya today, helping enforce the UN Security Council Resolutions designed to protect the country's civilians from Colonel Gaddafi's former reg…

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

  • Afghan Police lead their first air assault in Helmand

    The operation, codenamed ZANGAL HAF (Zangal Hope) after the village close to where the operation would take place, was aimed at disrupting insurgents…

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

  • 14 new Chinooks for RAF in £1bn contract

    The Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, has today announced a contract award for 14 new Chinook helicopters, the RAF's workhorse on the front line in Afghanistan.

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