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DSO for Army Major who charged enemy lines

An Army Major who threw himself into the line of fire to save the lives of his elite Army unit in Afghanistan has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).

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Medic sees changes in Helmand

By Sharon Black

Busier with Marines’ stubbed toes than bullet wounds on her latest Helmand tour, medic Major Jennie Johnston is now giving health advice to local Afghans.

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Medic sees changes in Helmand

By Sharon Black

Busier with Marines’ stubbed toes than bullet wounds on her latest Helmand tour, medic Major Jennie Johnston is now giving health advice to local Afghans. Report by Ian Carr.

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Good progress seen in Libya operations

By Sharon Black

In an update on NATO operations in Libya today, the UK’s Chief of the Defence Staff’s spokesman, Major General Nick Pope, and senior Foreign Office official Ed Herbert said ‘good progress’ is being made, and that the action has saved ‘countless lives’.

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MOD’s Major Projects Review Board stands up

By Sharon Black

The Ministry of Defence’s Major Projects Review Board, designed to scrutinise and hold to account some of the Department’s most expensive projects, has met for the first time today, 13 June 2011.

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Senior Army NCO gives action figures authentic voice

By Sharon Black

Army Sergeant Majors are world famous for bawling orders that can be heard a mile away. Now, London District’s Garrison Sergeant Major, WO1 Bill Mott, has lent his ear-splitting bark to an infantryman action toy

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Major Matthew James Collins and Lance Sergeant Mark Terence Burgan killed in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Major Matthew James Collins and Lance Sergeant Mark Terence Burgan, both from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 23 March 2011.

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Operations in Libya having a very real effect

By Sharon Black

Coalition operations against Colonel Gaddafi’s forces are having a very real effect in protecting the city of Benghazi, Major General John Lorimer, the Chief of the Defence Staff’s Strategic Communications Officer, said today, Tuesday 22 March 2011.

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Coalition operations in Libya to continue

By Sharon Black

Colonel Gaddafi is still in breach of the UN resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Libya so the coalition will continue operations, Major General John Lorimer, the Chief of the Defence Staff’s Strategic Communications Officer said today, Monday 21 March 2011.

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Managing mental health issues in Helmand

By Sharon Black

In a stark diversion from his traditional role, a Company Sergeant Major in Helmand is helping his unit to talk through any problems they may have and overcome any mental health issues.