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  • Wounded troops fly to US for Warrior Games

    The Warrior Games, an annual event hosted by the US Olympic Committee (USOC), start next week and will see wounded, injured and sick Service…

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

  • Royal Gibraltar Regiment soldiers guard the Crown Jewels

    Soldiers from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) have been guarding the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London for the last ten days.

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

  • Veterans remember World War Two Kohima battle

    Veterans of one of the most vital and hard-fought battles of the Second World War gathered in York yesterday to remember their fallen comrades.

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

  • Future UK force levels in Afghanistan

    Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.

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

  • RAF Reserves combine for major UK exercise

    RAF reservists from squadrons across the country have taken part in a major exercise on Salisbury Plain.

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

  • MOD and SEPA agree Dalgety Bay plan

    The MOD has been working with SEPA to develop the plan with a view to undertaking the work necessary to support the newly established Expert…

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

  • Airman claims marathon world record

    Reservist Lance Corporal Andy MacMahon, aged 41, who lives in Inverness, is a gunner in 2622 (Highland) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force, …

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

  • Navy crew help farmer injured in tractor accident

    HMS Gannet's duty Search and Rescue Sea King went to the aid of a farmer trapped beneath an overturned tractor last week.

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

  • Sixth Armed Forces Sikh Conference begins

    Sikhs from all three Services gathered near Andover yesterday for the start of the sixth annual Armed Forces Sikh Conference.

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

  • HMS Dragon joins the fleet

    HMS Dragon, the fourth of the Royal Navy's new powerful Type 45 destroyers, was formally commissioned into the fleet on Friday.

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

  • EU Foreign Ministers discuss suspension of sanctions on Burma

    EU Foreign Ministers met in Luxembourg today. Top of the agenda was the suspension of sanctions against Burma.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes extension of EU sanctions against Syrian regime

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken after EU Foreign Ministers agreed further sanctions against the Syrian regime.

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

  • 50 years of Commando comics celebrated at National Army Museum

    For the last five decades, the storybook heroes in DC Thomson’s Commando comics have been locked in mortal combat with the ‘Hun’ or fighting…

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

  • Wycombe Council signs Community Covenant with RAF station

    Wycombe District Councillors and the Executive Officers of RAF High Wycombe came together on Monday 16 April to sign an Armed Forces Community Covenant.

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

  • BFPO postcode solution improves access to online services for those based overseas

    The MOD, British Forces Post Office (BFPO) and Royal Mail have worked together to introduce UK-style postcodes for the 100,000 personnel and…

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

  • Sapper Connor Ray dies from wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence confirms that Sapper Connor Ray from 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) died in hospital in Birmingham on 18 April 2012 from wounds sustained in Afghanist…

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  • British Forces News is now available to watch in the UK

    British Forces News is currently transmitted in 17 countries every weeknight at 1830hrs CET (Central European Time) on BFBS1 and to Royal Navy…

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

  • Red Arrows displays to mark opening of the 2012 Olympics

    As the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games hits 100 days it has been announced that the Red Arrows will perform throughout the UK as part of the opening celebrations.

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

  • Gurkhas demonstrate skills in New Zealand

    Members of 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR) have staged an open day for diplomats and New Zealand Defence Force personnel.

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

  • HMS Westminster makes huge drugs haul

    The Portsmouth-based warship intercepted a suspicious dhow in the Indian Ocean, seizing over 70 bales containing more than 180kg of pure heroin…

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