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90 schoolchildren recently joined 60 Korean War veterans and 30 Service personnel as part of a Korean War remembrance and awareness event hosted by the MOD and the National Army Museum.

The flagships of the Royal Navy and the Marine nationale are lined up to work side-by-side next year to demonstrate the progress made between the two fleets.

A groundbreaking partnership has been formed at Colchester Garrison between the military, the NHS and the Combat Stress charity to meet the needs of veterans with mental health problems.

Service personnel are being offered free tickets to attend a boxing bout between the UK Armed Forces and the US Armed Forces through Tickets for Troops.

Portsmouth-based warship HMS St Albans yesterday departed for a six-month operational deployment in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf.

While on patrol in Helmand last week, Lance Corporal Ryder of 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (3 MERCIAN) witnessed a Warrior armoured vehicle trigger an IED, and the soldiers on board escape without serious injury.

Members of 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS) and the Afghan National Police (ANP) have taken part in a five-day operation in the Lashkar Gah area of Helmand province.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (1 MERCIAN) will be guests of honour at tonight’s Engage Super League game between the Warrington Wolves and the Castleford Tigers.

British soldiers and civilians working in Helmand province have taken on the local cricket team in a match designed to improve relations between the UK military forces and the local population they are working amongst.

From World War Two and the Cold War stand-off to the Falklands, Sir Michael Beetham has been at the centre of events that have shaped the world. Report by Peter Jacobs.