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New CT scanners improve trauma care at Camp Bastion
29th July, 2010
A new facility housing two cutting edge CT (computerised tomography) scanners has been officially op...
Continue readingNew Chief of the General Staff announced
29th July, 2010
Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of General Sir Peter Wall as the new Chief of the...
Continue readingRoyal Navy divers join fight against IEDs in Helmand
29th July, 2010
Four Royal Navy bomb disposal experts from the Fleet Diving Squadron based at Horsea Island, Portsmo...
Continue readingCanadian cowboy trains British soldiers to spot IEDs
29th July, 2010
The British Army has recruited a Canadian cowboy to teach soldiers how to look for improvised explos...
Continue readingPrince honours Lynx crews for 'keeping the Taliban's heads down'
29th July, 2010
His Royal Highness Prince Charles presented Afghan service medals this week to members of 1st Regime...
Continue readingRAF Merlin squadron reflects on Helmand deployment
28th July, 2010
After several weeks providing support to troops on the ground in Helmand province, the Merlin helico...
Continue readingSapper Mark Antony Smith killed in Afghanistan
28th July, 2010
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Sapper Mark Antony Smith, from 36 ...
Continue readingRoyal Marines train for naval base protection
28th July, 2010
Royal Marines from the Fleet Protection Group at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde took to the Gareloch...
Continue readingBattle Back tennis initiative launched at RAF Halton
28th July, 2010
The Ministry of Defence's 'Battle Back' programme for injured servicemen and women has teamed up wit...
Continue readingBeating the IED threat in Helmand
28th July, 2010
Men, machines, and most recently, animals, are working together to beat the biggest threat to troops...
Continue readingAirborne Forces celebrate 70th anniversary
27th July, 2010
Friends and family of serving and past members of the Army's Airborne Forces celebrated its 70th ann...
Continue readingRoyal Marine witnesses progress in Sangin
27th July, 2010
Five years after first deploying to Sangin, Royal Marine Captain Marty Adams is back in the town and...
Continue readingRoyal opening for new Junior Ranks mess
27th July, 2010
His Royal Highness Prince Harry has officially opened the new £5m Meiktila mess at RAF Honington du...
Continue readingSoldier from 36 Engineer Regiment killed in Afghanistan
27th July, 2010
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 36 Engineer Regime...
Continue readingCarrier construction begins on the Mersey
27th July, 2010
The nationwide programme to build the Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers passe...
Continue readingUS and UK Army cadets join for training exercise
27th July, 2010
230 Officer Cadets from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst have just completed a ten-day military ...
Continue readingHorses on holiday in Blackpool
26th July, 2010
A group of horses and soldiers from the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery have travelled from Londo...
Continue readingFamilies join HMS Chatham on way home from fighting piracy
26th July, 2010
The relatives of HMS Chatham's ship's company recently experienced life at sea, joining their loved ...
Continue readingIN PICTURES: Firepower from the skies over Helmand
26th July, 2010
Lance Corporal 'Gaz' Lovett, an aviation crewman on a new Lynx Mark 9A helicopter, tells of his expe...
Continue readingMOD Guard Service wins gold
26th July, 2010
The MOD Guard Service has been awarded the top accreditation in the security industry....
Continue readingPrince Charles honours Army helicopter pilots
23rd July, 2010
Army helicopter pilots, ground crew and technicians who have served in Afghanistan were presented wi...
Continue readingDevonport plays host to international relief exercise
23rd July, 2010
Ships from four countries have spent the past week getting to grips with disaster relief training at...
Continue readingRAF reservists help defend Kandahar Airfield
22nd July, 2010
Two RAF reservists have been helping co-ordinate a battle group sized operation to defend the giant ...
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