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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…

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

  • 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.

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

  • In a two-week operation codenamed KAPCHA AFSANA 9 (Cobra Legend 9), the Royal Engineers from 39 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 32 Engineer…

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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…

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  • 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.

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

  • Brigadier Ed Davis, Commander TFH and Commander of 3 Commando Brigade, the current lead element of British troops in Helmand, was speaking at…

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  • Recently, the Task Force Helmand Headquarters in Lashkar Gah was provided with a new place to worship. However, the padre for 3 Commando Brigade…

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

  • The Regiment, which will deploy to Afghanistan in September, has spent two weeks taking part in its Role 1 Clinical Validation Exercise designed…

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

  • 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…

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  • 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.

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

  • Prime Minister David Cameron has issued a statement on the deaths of US and Afghan troops in Afghanistan.

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

  • The soldiers from X Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, deployed to Helmand province in October 2010 to undertake a particularly…

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

  • Various MOD personnel from soldiers to the Ministry of Defence Police are helping move the Afghan Police from soldiering over to community policing.

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

  • Stepping out of the Global Express, the aircraft of choice for Russian oligarchs and international rock stars, I have more than covered the …

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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 …

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

  • 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 …

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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