Month: April 2011

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Royal Irish troops praise Afghan partners

By Sharon Black

Home from their tour in Helmand’s Nad ‘Ali (South) area, the soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment have praised their partners of the past six months, the Afghan security forces. Report by Ian Carr.

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RAF police support Afghan Army patrol

By Sharon Black

Members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) recently completed their first local liaison ‘solo’ patrol amongst settlements near their base in Helmand province, with RAF police officers providing additional security.

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Hague updates parliament on Libya

By Sharon Black

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague updated parliament yesterday on events in Libya, saying that we are clear that Gaddafi should go, and it is impossible to see a viable or peaceful way forward for Libya until he does so.

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Spitfire salute for royal couple

By Sharon Black

When the royal newly-weds greet the public on Friday from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, RAF pilot Squadron Leader Ian Smith will perform a special wedding day flypast from the cockpit of a Spitfire. Report by Lorraine McBride.

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2 SCOTS return from Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

The last personnel from the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland to return from their six month deployment to Afghanistan arrived home today, Tuesday 26 April 2010.

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Exercise Joint Warrior ends with a bang

By Sharon Black

A major maritime exercise recently ended with a bang, when minehunter vessels participating in Exercise Joint Warrior 2011, hosted by the Royal Navy off the northwest coast of Scotland, encountered two pieces of Second World War ordnance.

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Why we all count on the Public Weather Service

By Sharon Black

As Head of the Public Weather Service for the past three years, Iain Forsyth explains the crucial role of Public Weather Service (PWS) advisors in saving lives and protecting the UK’s infrastructure and economy from damage caused by the weather.

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2011 ‘crucial to the future of Afghanistan’

By Sharon Black

The importance of 2011 to Afghanistan’s future was highlighted by representatives of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Ministry of Defence, and Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), at a press conference in London yesterday, 19 April.