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Lance Bombardier Mark Hope, aged 25, and Gunner Michael Morritt, aged 21, are both currently deployed to Forward Operating Base Budwan in the…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The number of Jackal vehicles procured for UK forces has passed the 500 mark.
The role of the Forward Air Controller (FAC) in coordinating such precise integration between air and land forces is vital and requires intensive…
A delegation of British Muslims visit Afghanistan to challenge misconceptions about the reality of life for Muslims in Britain.
The Department for International Development's Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Stephen O'Brien speaks on Afghanistan's independence day.
Now repair work on the Iraqi Navy Ship (INS) Nasser has come to an end, Royal Navy personnel have been training the ship's crew so they can take her out to defend and patrol Iraq's territorial waters.
As the Royal Marines of 40 Commando work hard to bring security to the population of Sangin in Helmand province they are often tasked to protect residents from Taliban intimidation and attack.
From medical evacuation and troop movements to resupply and ground attack, the men and women of the Joint Helicopter Force do it all.
Representatives from African coastal states attend UK led workshop designed to build capacity in tackling illegal fishing.
Up-to-the-minute lessons being brought back from southern Afghanistan's front lines are redefining marksmanship within the Army; changes brought into sharp focus during the 2010 Central Skill-at-Arms Meeting. Report by S…
A Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) nurse has returned to the UK after completing her first tour of Afghanistan where she managed several of the wards in the Camp Bastion hospital.
The key access road Route 601 is an important communications route that connects Lashkar Gah in Helmand with the city of Kandahar to the east…
Staff at HMS Raleigh's Triumph Squadron have recently donated money to help care for stray dogs and other animals in Afghanistan.
The British Embassy in Baghdad condemns the attack in Maydan Square, Baghdad today.
2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (2 LANCS) officially took control of a new battle group area of operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on the morning of Thursday 5 August 2010.
Two Territorial Army volunteers from Jersey Field Squadron have swapped civilian life on the channel island for the heat and dust of Helmand province, and are now working with the regular Army unit 21 Engineer Regiment.
Following the success of Operation TOR SHEZADA in southern Nad 'Ali, where ISAF forces cleared numerous IEDs from key routes and installed new checkpoints, the Afghan National Security Forces have led an almost identical…
Prime Minister David Cameron has witnessed the passing out parade of officer cadets at Sandhurst today
Key to success in Afghanistan is improving security through stabilisation and reducing the influence of insurgents, and at the hard end of this strategy is the Military Stabilisation Support Group (MSSG) and its personnel on…
Transcript of a press conference given by Prime Minister David Cameron and the Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in London on 12 August 2010.
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