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  • 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

  • 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

  • Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Algeria

    Mr Martyn Roper has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

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

  • RAF Tornado pilots go straight into action in Afghanistan

    Newly arrived RAF Tornado pilots to Afghanistan have already flown over Helmand Province several times providing crucial support to coalition ground operations.

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

  • Armed Forces Minister visits troops in Afghanistan

    Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Nick Harvey MP, has undertaken his first visit to Afghanistan since he took up post in the Ministry of Defence last month.

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

  • Royal Marines open new Afghan Police Training Centre

    Royal Marines based in Sangin have opened a new police training centre for the Afghan National Police that they are training and mentoring.

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

  • Foreign Secretary statement on Gaza Flotilla inquiry

    The Foreign Secretary has made a statement about the Government of Israel's Gaza Flotilla inquiry.

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

  • Cricket and deep-fried Mars Bars

    Sir William Patey, HMA to Afghanistan, provided coaching and cultural advice to Afghan cricketers ahead of their tours in Scotland and Holland

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

  • Foreign Secretary meets Elders

    The Foreign Secretary meets Elders, Martti Ahtisaari and Mary Robinson.

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

  • Operational Allowance to double

    During his recent visit to Afghanistan, Prime Minister David Cameron announced the doubling of the Operational Allowance (OA).

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

  • Cameron - 2010 vital year for Afghan mission

    Mr Cameron said yesterday’s statement was the first of regular updates to the House of Commons on the mission in Afghanistan, with quarterly…

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

  • Two soldiers from 1 LANCS killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (1 LANCS), serving as part of Combined Force Nad 'Ali, were killed in southern Afgha…

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

  • Prime Minister delivers statement on Afghanistan

    The Prime Minister has made a statement to the House of Commons following his visit to Afghanistan.

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