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  • Newcastle gunners receive Afghanistan medals

    Members of 132 Battery, 39 Regiment Royal Artillery, recently received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals at their Albemarle Barracks home in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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

  • Royal Gibraltar Regiment takes up ceremonial duties

    The Royal Gibraltar Regiment has left its base on the Rock to take up ceremonial duties in London.

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

  • 16 Air Assault Brigade practises airborne skills

    Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade are training to maintain their role as the British Army's Rapid Reaction Force.

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

  • Air, land and sea forces combine for Exercise Joint Warrior

    Exercise Joint Warrior is conducted in the spring and autumn of each year, and the first Joint Warrior of 2012 (JW 121) is taking place between…

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

  • DIO starts bidder discussions on Scotland and Northern Ireland estate

    The Regional Prime Scotland and Northern Ireland is estimated to be worth between £200m and £350m over a five-year period. It spans approximately…

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

  • Statement from G8 Foreign Ministers on North Korean launch

    The Foreign Ministers of G8 countries condemn the launch by North Korea, following a meeting in Washington.

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

  • HMS Daring stars in Middle East naval showcase

    HMS Daring has flown the flag for the Royal Navy - and UK industry - at the biggest naval showcase in the Middle East.

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

  • RAF Typhoons scrambled over UK

    Two RAF Typhoons were launched yesterday evening to intercept an aircraft that was transmitting an emergency signal and could not be identified via radio.

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

  • Injured Royal Marines complete charity canoe challenge

    Two Royal Marines who were injured in Afghanistan have paddled 125 miles (200km) in 28 hours for charity.

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

  • MOD personnel help secure portable air defence systems

    The military and civilian personnel, who worked alongside Libyan, American and French colleagues, first deployed to Benghazi in August last …

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

  • Navy minehunter in Gulf exercises with US Navy

    Royal Navy minehunter HMS Middleton has recently flexed her hunting prowess during a recent exercise with the US Navy in the Gulf.

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

  • Huge sections of new Navy carrier joined together

    One of the two biggest warships ever built for the Royal Navy has taken another step towards completion with the joining of two huge sections.

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

  • UK and Japan develop defence relationship

    Prime Minister David Cameron has renewed the UK's commitment to signing a Defence Cooperation Memorandum with Japan in the near future

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

  • HMS Defender sails through second sea trials

    The fifth of Britain's Type 45 destroyers is getting closer to being taken into operational service after completing her second period of sea trials off Scotland.

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

  • Royal Navy blows up WW2 German mine in Thames Estuary

    Royal Navy divers destroyed a Second World War German mine in the Thames Estuary off the Kent coast on Sunday 8 April.

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

  • Corporal Jack Leslie Stanley dies of wounds sustained in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence announces that Corporal Jack Leslie Stanley from the Queen's Royal Hussars died in hospital in Birmingham on 8 April 2012 from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

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  • UK Battle Backers invited to US Warrior Games

    After an invitation as special guests, a team of British servicemen and women will represent the UK Armed Forces at the 2012 Warrior Games in the USA.

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

  • Wilton war photographer receives MBE

    British Army photographer Kevin Capon has been made an MBE for his work over 15 years covering every major conflict the Army has been involved with in that time.

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

  • Army chef ends career with banquet for The Queen

    An Army chef who has cooked on the front line will end his career in style today when he cooks for Her Majesty The Queen in York.

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

  • TA soldiers get operational training boost

    A fresh approach to training is ensuring that part-time soldiers are equipped with the same skills as their Regular colleagues.

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