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Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach has taken up post as the first Commander of Joint Forces Command (JFC) today and will be responsible for commanding and generating allocated joint capabilities.

1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment have seen their first class of Afghan Uniform Police graduate recently while more experienced Afghan Police working with the battalion have carried out independent operations.

The first of the Royal Navy’s new attack submarines, HMS Astute, has blasted Tomahawk missiles far across the North American skies as part of her first test firing mission.

Housing Minister Grant Shapps pledged to support members of the UK’s Armed Forces in buying their first home or applying for social housing, on Friday, and announced a package of housing help for heroes.

Philip Hammond made his first visit to Afghanistan this week since becoming Secretary of State for Defence and met ISAF commanders as well as front line UK troops.

As part of the first tranche of Army unit moves confirmed by the MOD today as part of the Defence Rebasing Programme, 1,800 troops based in Germany will from January 2012 be brought back to the UK.

The Royal Navy’s next-generation helicopter, the Wildcat, has landed on a ship at sea for the first time.

The principles of the Armed Forces Covenant have been enshrined in law for the first time after the Armed Forces Bill received Royal Assent today.

Royal Navy Warrant Officer Class 1 Rob Fuller has become the first sailor from the Senior Service to be a Yeoman Warder of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London.

The townsfolk of Wootton Bassett will be the first to benefit from £10,000 of funding from the new Community Covenant Grant Scheme.