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  • The Reaper aircraft are launched from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, by RAF crews deployed in theatre. Once airborne, however, missions are…

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  • The controlled explosion of a German Second World War parachute mine created a 300-foot (91m) plume off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

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  • RAF Chinook helicopter crews recently travelled to the United States to train for Afghanistan in the heat and high-altitude terrain of southern California.

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  • But, unlike troops, the military animals in Helmand province are blissfully unaware of what is being hunted or the daily risk they face. All…

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  • Soldiers who have been operating the Army's Apache attack helicopters in Afghanistan were praised this week for their outstanding performance by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.

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  • There were emotional scenes at RAF Lossiemouth this week as the 13 crews and 110 engineers of 617 Squadron, 'The Dambusters', were welcomed home from Afghanistan by their families and friends.

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  • The Royal Navy's Sea King Mk7 Force completed their 1,000th operational mission in Afghanistan yesterday.

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  • Soldiers from The Yorkshire Regiment received huge receptions during hometown parades in North Yorkshire this week ahead of their deployment to Cyprus as the UK reserve battalion for operations in Afghanistan.

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  • British troops have formally handed over security to Afghan Forces in the capital of Helmand Province today - a significant milestone in a process of transition.

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  • Lashkar Gah, where British troops have operated since 2006, is the fourth of seven districts across Afghanistan where responsibility for security…

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  • Foreign Secretary William Hague has updated Parliament on progress in Afghanistan during June 2011.

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  • The UK's Brigade Reconnaissance Force, in partnership with Afghan forces, has seized and destroyed a tonne of homemade explosive in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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  • Royal Marines have recently helped cleared explosive devices from a key route in Helmand, allowing vital access for coalition forces and locals.

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  • In a rare glimpse behind the scenes, Leigh Hamilton reports on the hugely important task of planning and executing a homecoming parade.

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  • A British soldier has had a miraculous escape after the strap of his helmet was shot off during his first patrol with his new unit in Helmand province.

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  • Providing UK troops on the front line in Afghanistan with advice on anything from what fertiliser may be used to make Taliban bombs to how the latest bomb-proof pants are working out is MOD scientist Matt Simpson

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  • Political Counsellor and Defence Attache visit Afghan National Army’s Command and Staff College

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  • Education is often referred to as ‘the three Rs’; reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic (yes I know). But you can add at least one more R to that,…

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  • The UK’s conventional force level will remain at 9,500 for the duration of the deployment. The forces deploying include: • 20th Armoured Brigade…

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  • Service personnel operating within the landmass, airspace and territorial waters of Libya are now eligible to receive the Operational Allowance (OA), Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox announced today.

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