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  • IN PICTURES: RAF recruits demonstrate their skills

    The RAF's newest recruits have been putting their skills to the test during Exercise Blue Warrior whilst being observed by the Royal Australian Air Force.

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

  • HMS Ark Royal bows out in Portsmouth

    HMS Ark Royal has entered her home port of Portsmouth for the last time today, bringing her 25 years of service in the Royal Navy to a close.

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

  • Para Band prepares to provide festive cheer in Afghanistan

    The Band of The Parachute Regiment is heading out to Afghanistan for a morale-boosting tour over the Christmas and New Year period.

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

  • RAF helicopters help battle Israeli fire

    Two Search and Rescue helicopters have been sent from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to help battle the massive forest fire which has spread out of control in the north of Israel.

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

  • Investigation into the death of British aid worker Linda Norgrove

    Foreign Secretary statement to the House of Commons on the outcome of the investigation.

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

  • HMS Somerset welcomed home from the Gulf

    Hundreds of well-wishers welcomed the ship home at HM Naval Base Devonport. Entertainment on the jetty-side included a Royal Marines Band, a…

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

  • PUS and CDS visit Defence personnel in Afghanistan

    Ursula Brennan, the new Permanent Secretary (PUS) at the Ministry of Defence, and General Sir David Richards, the new Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), have visited civil servants and military personnel serving in Afghanista…

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

  • Afghan police response to explosion impresses British soldiers

    Recently, the ‘Tankies’, as the 2 RTR soldiers are known, were ‘crashed out’ to assist with an explosion in the market area of Lashkar Gah -…

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

  • IN PICTURES: The Army's 2010 Photographic Competition

    Prize-winning images of soldiers at work and play have been celebrated as the winners of this year's Army Photographic Competition were announced at the Imperial War Museum in London yesterday, 1 December 2010. Report by…

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

  • Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Summit in Astana

    Summit in Kazakhstan capital to focus on security, democracy and human rights.

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

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes HRH Crown Prince of Bahrain to the UK

    The Foreign Secretary welcomed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Bahrain, underlining the Coalition Government’s commitment to building its relationship with Bahrain.

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

  • Marjeh revisited

    Michael O’Neill, Head of the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team, visited Marjeh to hear about progress since Operation Moshtarak, the military operation that liberated central Helmand at the start of this year.

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister delivers key speech at Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Summit

    Nick Clegg told the Summit that OSCE members must remember its original principles of liberty, security and peace, and work towards making any conflict between its members unthinkable.

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

  • A year of RAF Merlins in Afghanistan

    The RAF Merlin Helicopter Force has reached its first anniversary of operations in Afghanistan.

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

  • RFA Fort Victoria thwarts another pirate attack

    On 30 November RFA Fort Victoria’s helicopter identified a whaler-type vessel, fully loaded with fuel and carrying what appeared to be pirates…

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

  • Christmas Box campaign for Armed Forces launched

    The uk4u Thanks! 2010 Christmas Box campaign was launched at St John's Wood Barracks in London, home of the famous King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, 1 December 2010.

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

  • 2 SCOTS and Afghan police clear insurgent hotspot

    Soldiers from 2 SCOTS have been working with members of the Afghan National Police to successfully clear an insurgent stronghold in the rural area of Loy Adera in Helmand province.

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

  • Green light for Catterick Garrison town centre scheme

    Defence Estates has signed an agreement with Birmingham-based Lingfield Securities to undertake the development of the latest phase of a new town centre at Catterick Garrison.

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

  • Peace and security remains a cornerstone of EU-Africa cooperation

    Henry Bellingham MP, speaking at the EU-Africa Summit in Tripoli, Libya, on the subject of Peace and Security

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

  • 200 new patrol vehicles to be built

    Foxhound, the British Armed Forces’ name for the contract-winning FPE Ocelot vehicle, has been designed to provide unprecedented levels of blast…

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