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  • RAF pilot honoured for saving colleagues after shot to the face

    Flt Lt Fortune was nominated for the award after showing courage under fire and great skill in handling a badly damaged Chinook helicopter during…

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

  • Brits and Estonians establish new Combined Force in northern Nad 'Ali

    The ‘Lions of England’, 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (2 LANCS), deployed to Afghanistan on 8 July 2010 from their base in …

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

  • Realistic casualty drills prepare helicopter force for Afghanistan

    To prepare for operations in Afghanistan the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) have been conducting battlefield casualty drills using state-of-the-art special effects to make the training as realistic as possible.

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

  • Pride of the Armed Forces recognised for outstanding gallantry

    131 Service personnel have been recognised for gallantry in the latest Operational Honours and Awards List.

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

  • Operational Honours and Awards List: 24 September 2010

    A total of 130 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 24 September 2010.

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

  • New school opens near Lashkar Gah

    A new school which will educate hundreds of Afghan youngsters has been opened in Spina Kota, a village in the Bolan desert five kilometres from Lashkar Gah.

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

  • Multinational force leads helicopter operations in Afghanistan

    The ISAF mission in Afghanistan is, by its very nature, a multinational, multi-Service one. However, there are few units that embody this international partnership better than the Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan) [JHF(A)…

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

  • Deputy Prime Minister holds "warm, productive" talks with US Vice President

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has travelled to Washington for talks with US Vice President Joe Biden.

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

  • RAF Gunners support Afghan elections

    The Gunners, from 51 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment with additional personnel from 2622 (Highland) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment…

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

  • US and Royal Marines strengthen ties during Sangin handover

    British and American Marines have built on a relationship that goes back many decades to ensure that the handover of control of Sangin goes smoothly and the new American forces can fully capitalise on the gains achieved by B…

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

  • New patrol vehicle further on the road to production

    Plans to provide troops in Afghanistan with a new generation of Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) have passed an important milestone with Force Protection Europe announced as the preferred bidder by the Ministry of Defen…

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

  • Prime Minister pays tribute to British troops in Sangin

    Prime Minister David Cameron has paid tribute to the "huge achievements" made by British troops in Sangin Province in Afghanistan.

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

  • HMA William Patey interviewed on Radio 4

    HMA William Patey interviewed on Radio 4

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

  • Afghan Election Observation

    Richard O’Hara’s observations from Kabul

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

  • British helicopter crews support Afghan elections in joint ISAF mission

    British Lynx crews from the Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan), in partnership with their US colleagues and Afghan pilots from the Afghan Air Force (AAF), have been transporting ballot boxes, material and personnel to the …

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

  • UK forces transfer responsibility for security in Sangin to US

    ISAF has today announced that British forces in southern Afghanistan have handed responsibility for security in Sangin to US forces

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

  • New Reaper aircraft provides extra support to operations in Afghanistan

    An extra Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft has arrived in Afghanistan, increasing support to troops.

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

  • PM pays tribute to British troops in Sangin

    Prime Minister David Cameron has paid tribute to the "huge achievements" made by British troops in Sangin Province in Afghanistan

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

  • Soldier from The Queen's Royal Lancers and soldier from the Royal Engineers killed in Afghanistan

    It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from The Queen's Royal Lancers and a soldier from the Royal Engineers, serving as part of Combined Force Lashkar Gah, were killed in Afghanista…

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

  • Afghanistan Parliamentary elections

    Foreign Secretary William Hague makes a statement following a day of Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan.

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