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Prince William has today graduated from his Search and Rescue training course at Royal Air Force Valley in Anglesey, Wales.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
In a further sign of progress, when the Afghan parliamentary elections get underway tomorrow it will be the Afghan National Police (ANP) who have the primary responsibility for security around the polling stations country-wi…
Major General Nick Carter, the Commander of Regional Command (South) in Afghanistan, has given an update on the progress of operations in Kandahar - the strategically important Afghan province adjacent to Helmand where the m…
The MOD expresses its gratitude for the support and generosity many members of the public show in this period but is reminding them that the…
British soldiers have played a key role in a large-scale, multinational military exercise in Kazakhstan this August helping the Kazakh Ministry of Defence to develop a NATO interoperable brigade.
The Foreign Secretary William Hague, met the Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen in London yesterday.
Cavalry soldiers from The Royal Dragoon Guards have been protecting British engineers and Afghan contractors as, over recent weeks, they have come under daily attacks while building a new road in Helmand.
Speech delivered by Sir Nick Harvey, Minister for the Armed Forces.
The deployment of British personnel to Afghanistan as part of NATO's Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) from January 2011 to January 2012 has been endorsed by the Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam F…
Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup has praised the UK's Armed Forces for their progress in Afghanistan during his last visit to theatre before he steps down as Chief of the Defence Staff.
Colchester-based elements of 16 Air Assault Brigade, due to deploy to Afghanistan in the coming weeks, have taken part in a pre-deployment church service.
The new headquarters for the British Army's Land Forces in Andover has been officially declared fully operational by Minister for the Armed Forces, Nick Harvey, and the Commander-in-Chief Land Forces, General Sir Peter W…
It's a long way from the murky waters of the Defence Diving School at Horsea Island, but four Royal Navy mine clearance divers have, for the past six months, swapped the sea for the hot, dusty surrounds of Helmand.
Saving lives is in the blood of Flight Lieutenant Vanessa Miles, presently working with the RAF Medical Emergency Response Team on operations in Afghanistan.
In co-operation with Helmand’s Director of Health and the Provincial Reconstruction Team, the Joint Force Medical Group in Helmand province …
Karen Pierce, Foreign Office Director of South Asia and Afghanistan takes on the role of Special Representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan with effect from today.
The Army Foundation College at Harrogate is building on its success to help train the leaders of the future. Report by Joe Clapson.
A London-based TA soldier and freelance photographer currently deployed in Afghanistan has discovered that there is far more to the war-torn country and its people than he had realised.
On the eve of deploying back to Afghanistan members of 13 Air Assault Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (RLC), have received an oil painting commemorating their previous contribution to the campaign in Helmand.
British soldiers have escaped unharmed after the Mastiff vehicle they were travelling in was struck by an improvised explosive device.
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