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  • IN PICTURES: Falklands veteran meets Argentine pilot he shot down 30 years ago

    A Royal Navy veteran from the Falklands War has completed an extraordinary journey to meet the Argentine pilot he thought he had shot down and killed during the 1982 conflict.

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

  • Royal Marines practise Olympic security on Thames

    The Green Berets have joined the Metropolitan Police’s Marine Policing Unit for a series of training exercises on the capital’s great artery…

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

  • Historic RAF squadron disbands

    The squadron - which formerly trained fast jet pilots - has been disbanded following the Strategic Defence and Security Review which has resulted…

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

  • Navy captures 13 Somali pirates

    Thirteen Somali pirates were captured on a dhow in the Indian Ocean on Friday by a combination of Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel.

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

  • Navy and RAF among top 100 employers of gay people

    The Royal Navy and RAF have both been ranked amongst the top 100 employers in Britain of lesbian, gay and bisexual people for 2012.

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

  • Life in an Army band

    The RMSM at Kneller Hall owes its creation to an unintentional yet highly embarrassing public affront to Queen Victoria. To round off a Grand…

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

  • JAGO awarded for DataMan mapping system

    The DataMan geographic system, developed by the MOD's Joint Aeronautical and Geospatial Organisation (JAGO), has been recognised as one of 2011's top five programmes and innovations in the ISR (Intelligence, Surveill…

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

  • MOD paves way for new wind-farm-friendly radars

    The MOD has agreed a deal for energy companies to fund new wind-farm-friendly radars, with the potential to unlock more than four gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy - enough to power over two million homes.

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

  • MOD pledges millions to Service children's education

    Innovative projects to make sure that the children of Service personnel are not disadvantaged by moving to different schools have received funding from the Ministry of Defence.

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

  • Military advisers fine tune front line kit

    Ensuring that cutting-edge equipment is at the disposal of soldiers is essential to the British Army’s success. It is for this reason that …

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

  • HMS Daring sets sail on maiden deployment

    The Portsmouth-based warship - hailed by her Commanding Officer as ‘staggeringly capable’ - will spend the next seven months east of Suez, safeguarding…

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

  • BFBS launches new way for Forces families to stay in touch

    The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has teamed up with The Sun newspaper and Audioboo to launch 'Boost for the Boys', a new way of keeping families in touch with their loved ones.

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

  • RAF nominated for lesbian recruiter of the year award

    g3 is a national free magazine aimed primarily at lesbian and bisexual women with a readership of 140,000 and complements other free magazines…

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

  • Community Covenant signed in Broxtowe

    Broxtowe Borough in Nottinghamshire showed its support for the local Armed Forces yesterday by signing up to the Community Covenant Scheme. Report by Lorraine McBride.

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

  • New video explains support available to veterans

    A video to help veterans learn about the support available to them has been published on YouTube by the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA)

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

  • Defence Secretary sees Olympic security plans taking shape

    Mr Hammond visited the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in Dorset where Olympic and Paralympic watersport events will take place…

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

  • New play parks for RAF kids

    Three new play parks for children living at and around RAF Halton were recently officially opened as part of a project to improve life for RAF families across the UK.

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

  • British and French troops train together

    Exercise Gaulish Hackle took place at the Centre d’Entrainement aux Actions en Zone Urbaine (CENZUB) - a French urban warfare training facility…

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

  • Navy Reservist awarded MBE for anti-piracy work

    A Royal Naval Reservist and Staff Officer at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has been honoured as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his role in the anti-piracy mission off Somalia.

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

  • Nato: the case for collective defence in the 21st Century

    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