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Defence Secretary sees success of Op MOSHTARAK
10th March, 2010
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has visited the areas of central Helmand secured by British and Afgh...
Continue readingArmed Forces pay to increase by two per cent
10th March, 2010
The 2010 report of the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body (AFPRB) has been published today which will see...
Continue readingRoyal Navy bomb disposal experts deploy to Helmand
10th March, 2010
Four Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have set off for Afghanistan this week to play a part in the c...
Continue readingSANCTUARY FEATURE: Grazing towards sustainability
10th March, 2010
For centuries grazing animals have played a vital role in shaping our landscape and managing our pla...
Continue reading3 RIFLES and ANA on patrol in Sangin
10th March, 2010
Members of the 3 RIFLES Battle Group are using joint patrols with the Afghan National Army (ANA) to ...
Continue readingOne woman and her dog help avert a riot in Afghanistan
10th March, 2010
A dog proved to a woman's best friend recently when a Royal Army Veterinary Corps soldier and her mi...
Continue readingNew team to investigate allegations of abuse in Iraq
9th March, 2010
A dedicated team is being set up by the MOD to help address allegations of abuse by British Service ...
Continue readingCorporal Stephen Thompson killed in Afghanistan
9th March, 2010
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Stephen Thompson from 1st...
Continue readingLance Corporal Tom Keogh killed in Afghanistan
9th March, 2010
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Tom Keogh from 4th ...
Continue readingIN PICTURES: Afghan and British soldiers give insurgents a clear message
9th March, 2010
An Afghan Army patrol, mentored by British soldiers based at Patrol Base Shaheed, which was set up f...
Continue readingAfghan aircrews train over Wiltshire
9th March, 2010
Tri-Service personnel from the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) are currently training Afghan pilots t...
Continue readingBrown thanks troops in Afghanistan for courage and professionalism
8th March, 2010
On a visit to Camp Bastion this weekend, Prime Minister Gordon Brown told troops that the British pe...
Continue readingNavy officer honoured for lifetime contribution to sports
8th March, 2010
A Royal Navy officer received the first ever Combined Services Sports Lifetime Achievement Award at ...
Continue readingSoldier from 1 RIFLES killed in Afghanistan
8th March, 2010
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of a soldier from 1st Battali...
Continue readingANA and 2 YORKS fight off insurgents
3rd March, 2010
Afghan National Army soldiers, with assistance from their British mentors, recently mounted an attac...
Continue readingNew hyperbaric unit to support Navy diving operations
3rd March, 2010
A new Hyperbaric Medicine Unit (HMU) has been officially opened at St Richard's Hospital in Chichest...
Continue readingRAF pilot assists Haiti earthquake survivors
26th February, 2010
A Royal Air Force officer currently on exchange with the United States Air Force was one of the pilo...
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