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Olympic gold for Larkhill postbox

Larkhill Post Office has become the UK’s first to have its postbox painted gold in celebration of Captain Heather Stanning’s Olympic gold medal win in the women’s coxless rowing pairs – but it wasn’t done by Royal Mail.

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Olympic gold for Larkhill postbox

By Sharon Black

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HMS Echo becomes first Royal Navy ship to visit post-Gaddafi Libya

By Sharon Black

Survey ship HMS Echo has become the first Royal Navy ship to visit Libya since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi.

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Minister Welcomes Boeing’s decision to sign up to the MOD’s New Industrial Engagement Policy

By Sharon Black

International aerospace and defence contractor The Boeing Company, which is a major supplier to MOD, has become the first to sign up to a new policy encouraging overseas-based companies to make a firm commitment to continue business activities in the UK for the long term.

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II (AC) Squadron prepares for Afghan deployment

By Sharon Black

One of the oldest fixed-wing flying squadrons in the world has become the latest to complete its pre-deployment training for Afghanistan.

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Westminster City Council signs Armed Forces Community Covenant

By Sharon Black

Westminster City Council has become the latest local authority to sign the Armed Forces Community Covenant.

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First sailor Beefeater begins work at Tower of London

By Sharon Black

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.

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First female completes helicopter fast-roping instructors course

By Sharon Black

Leading Aircrewman Sarah Christenson from 820 Naval Air Squadron, a Merlin helicopter squadron based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, has become the first ever female to successfully complete the helicopter fast-roping instructors course.

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Wounder soldier first to benefit from new bionic arm

By Sharon Black

A 23-year-old soldier who lost his arm during a fire fight with insurgents in southern Afghanistan has become the first military amputee to receive a prosthesis with new technology that could bring hope to hundreds of forces personnel who have lost limbs in the line of duty. Report by Claire Sadler.