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  • Reduction in UK nuclear warheads begins

    The programme for implementing the reductions in the number of UK nuclear warheads, as announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), has commenced, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox announced today.

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

  • Council Tax Relief for personnel on operations increased

    The Ministry of Defence is doubling the Council Tax Relief (CTR) for Service personnel on eligible operations overseas from 25 to 50 per cent, with effect from 1 July 2011.

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

  • Intelligence Battalion receives Freedom of Marlborough

    4 Military Intelligence Battalion received the honour of the Freedom of Marlborough last week and during a parade through the town some of its members were awarded their operational medals for service in Afghanistan.

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

  • Celebrities row for forces charities

    Row2Recovery is a new charitable campaign which began with the aim of supporting a mixed crew of able-bodied and wounded soldiers and veterans…

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

  • Members of the Armed Forces to receive new medal

    Members of the Armed Forces will be presented with a medal to mark Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee on 6 February 2012.

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

  • British Desert Rats help build closer ties with French Army

    Soldiers from 7th Armoured Brigade have been helping the British and French armies to work more closely together during a major headquarters exercise held in France.

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

  • 2011/06/27 - Reforming Defence

    Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence at the Reform Think Tank, 1 Whitehall Place, London on Monday 27 June 2011.

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

  • Defence Secretary unveils blueprint for Defence Reform

    Last August the Defence Secretary commissioned Lord Levene to lead an independent and thorough review into how Defence is structured and managed…

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

  • Tornado ground attack jets clock up one million flying hours

    The RAF's ground attack Tornados currently serving in Afghanistan and Libya have clocked up a staggering one million flying hours over the course of their service.

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

  • 2011/06/25 - Armed Forces Day

    Speech delivered by Minister for the Armed Forces in Plymouth, South Devon on Saturday 25 June 2011.

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

  • The nation celebrates Armed Forces Day

    Thousands have turned out to give their support to Armed Forces Day, with events taking place the length and breadth of the country.

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

  • Armed Forces Day: "giving thanks to those who give so much"

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has praised the work of the armed forces ahead of today’s Armed Forces Day.

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

  • Working together - RAF reservists and regulars

    Today’s armed forces depend on regular and reserve forces working closely together, shouldering equal responsibility; and when on operations…

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

  • 200 Armed Forces Day events this weekend

    The Royal Family, Defence ministers and senior military figures will join people at over 200 events in the UK this weekend to celebrate the third annual Armed Forces Day.

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

  • Sporting heavyweights back Armed Forces Day

    David Haye, the British boxing legend and WBA heavyweight title holder, took time out from his busy schedule ahead of his showdown with Wladimir…

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

  • Events mark 50th Anniversary of military legacy in Wales

    VIP guests from Germany gathered at a Welsh military training range to inspect the German Army's legacy which still helps British soldiers prepare for operations five decades after it was established.

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

  • British, German and American soldiers take to the skies together

    The training was the third in a series of similar multinational exercises, with Luftlandepionerkompanie 270 (Lpk 270) hosting the previous two…

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

  • Reservists wear uniforms to work

    Chiefs of Staff from all three services lent their support to Uniform to Work Day, by joining Reservists who wore their uniform to work and …

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

  • HMS Echo charts pirate waters

    Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo is supporting the anti-piracy effort in the Indian Ocean by updating badly-needed charts of the region and eliminating no-go areas for Allied warships.

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

  • "A powerful reminder of why the international community is acting to protect the Libyan people"

    Alistair Burt, FCO Minister for Middle East and North Africa spoke to people in the Libya Western Mountains about what they have seen, heard and experienced in the third Eyewitness Libya event.

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