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To prepare the personnel as well as possible for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan, Exercise Pashtun Jaguar is physically laid out to…
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30-year-old Flight Lieutenant Rachael Cadman from RAF Cranwell could soon be the first woman ever to complete the gruelling Enduroman Arch to Arc; starting in London and finishing, five days later, in Paris.
In a two-week operation codenamed KAPCHA AFSANA 9 (Cobra Legend 9), the Royal Engineers from 39 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 32 Engineer…
Throughout the fasting period of Ramadan the Afghan National Army (ANA) are still working hard with the help of their British mentors to ensure that the local population in Helmand remains safe and protected.
The head of the Helmand PRT, Michael O’Neill, was speaking at a media briefing in London via satellite link from Lashkar Gah yesterday along…
Sapper Vasilis 'Taz' Tzanetis is the lead searcher in an elite team of Royal Engineers on 24-hour call to seek out improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Helmand province.
Brigadier Ed Davis, Commander TFH and Commander of 3 Commando Brigade, the current lead element of British troops in Helmand, was speaking at…
Recently, the Task Force Helmand Headquarters in Lashkar Gah was provided with a new place to worship. However, the padre for 3 Commando Brigade…
The Regiment, which will deploy to Afghanistan in September, has spent two weeks taking part in its Role 1 Clinical Validation Exercise designed…
It’s been a traumatic start to the day for Major Johnston, the medic in charge of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shawqat’s hospital. Literally…
An RAF airman's blog about his current deployment in Afghanistan has notched up 80,000 hits, and had an article written about it on the BBC news website.
Prime Minister David Cameron has issued a statement on the deaths of US and Afghan troops in Afghanistan.
The soldiers from X Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, deployed to Helmand province in October 2010 to undertake a particularly…
Various MOD personnel from soldiers to the Ministry of Defence Police are helping move the Afghan Police from soldiering over to community policing.
Stepping out of the Global Express, the aircraft of choice for Russian oligarchs and international rock stars, I have more than covered the …
A new shot detection system called Boomerang III has been introduced in patrol bases and checkpoints on the front line of Helmand province to alert troops immediately to the source of incoming fire.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR), deployed to Nad 'Ali (South), are taking part in community activities more than actual fighting after finding significant progress in the level of security in …
Lieutenant General William B Caldwell, the Commander of the NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan (NTM-A), has spoken of the progress being made in training the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), and the plans to develop …
The search and rescue crews of 771 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) based at Culdrose in Cornwall have had their busiest week so far this year.
His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, visited the Queen's Royal Hussars (QRH) in Germany last week as they finalised preparations for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
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