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  • British WWII veterans receive highest French honour

    Three British World War Two veterans were presented with the Légion d'Honneur, the highest decoration in France, by French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, during a state visit to the UK on Friday 18 June 2010.

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

  • Parade marks ARRC's departure from Germany

    The move of the Headquarters of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) from Germany to the UK was formally marked with a farewell parade in Germany on Friday 18 June 2010.

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

  • Flags raised across UK for Armed Forces Day

    Every local authority in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland simultaneously raised the Armed Forces Day flag at 1030hrs. They were…

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

  • 300th British fatality in Afghanistan

    Following the announcement today of the 300th member of the British Armed Forces to have been killed or have died as a result of operations in Afghanistan since 2001, the Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, and Chie…

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

  • PM speaks on 300th British fatality in Afghanistan

    The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the sacrifices made by the 300 British servicemen and women who have died since operations in Afghanistan began in October 2001.

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

  • Wales Flies the Flag to lead Armed Forces Day 2010

    Flags being raised across Wales and the rest of the UK show public support and respect for our Armed Forces - past and present, Welsh Secretary…

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

  • 300th British fatality in Afghanistan

    The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the sacrifices made by the 300 British servicemen and women who have died since operations in Afghanistan began in October 2001

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on plans to ease Gaza restrictions

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed today's announcement on Israel's intentions to ease restrictions on Gaza.

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

  • Culdrose personnel get improved accommodation

    Defence Estates (DE) has completed a £1.2M project to improve a Single Living Accommodation (SLA) block at Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall.

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

  • Policeman on patrol in Sangin

    Royal Military Policeman Corporal Mike Hansbury is currently deployed to Sangin providing front line policing and forensic assistance to the Royal Marine unit he is attached to.

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

  • Thousands cheer 4 RIFLES back from Afghanistan

    Thousands of well-wishers cheered, applauded and waved flags as soldiers from A Company, 4th Battalion The Rifles (4 RIFLES), recently returned from a tough deployment to Afghanistan, marched through the streets of Dorcheste…

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

  • Defence Secretary comments on Royal Anglian parades

    The soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment have been parading through various town centres in South East England this week to mark their return home from Afghanistan.

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

  • Soldier from Royal Dragoon Guards killed in Helmand

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from The Royal Dragoon Guards has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, today, Friday 18 June 2010.

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

  • RAF Squadronaires swing at top of pop charts

    The Royal Air Force Squadronaires new album, 'In The Mood - The Glenn Miller Celebration', has reached No 7 in the UK pop charts, scoring the highest ever album chart position for a military band.

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

  • PM and Sarkozy honour de Gaulle

    The Prime Minister and President Sarkozy took part in a ceremony at Royal Chelsea Hospital to commemorate the 70th anniversary of General de Gaulle's broadcast to the Free French

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

  • Alistair Burt meets with British participants of the Gaza flotilla

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt meets with British participants of the Gaza flotilla.

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

  • Foreign Secretary discusses British foreign policy and the Middle East

    Foreign Secretary answers questions on Al Jazeera

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

  • Former Army Chef keeps troops safe from her Apache

    Helicopter pilot Captain Joanna Gordon, who began her Army career as a caterer, has just returned from her second tour of Afghanistan where she supported operations from the cockpit of an Apache.

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

  • Fishing scheme is 'stress buster' for troops back from operations

    A new scheme to provide Service personnel who have recently been on operational deployments with a restful day fishing was launched yesterday, Wednesday 16 June 2010.

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

  • Lorraine Kelly launches Scotland's Armed Forces Day

    Lorraine was flown in by military helicopter, carried across the water by the Royal Navy’s finest, and drove an armoured vehicle to raise awareness…

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