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Tomorrow is the last recommended posting date for letters to reach personnel deployed to Afghanistan, but the MOD is urging generous members of the public to consider donating to Service charities instead of sending post.

The Service personnel who will take part in the British Services Antarctic Expedition 2012 have recently completed their final mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) in the Ecrins National Park region of the French Alps.

A group of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel are to write, produce and perform their own play for the West End thanks to a new project launched yesterday.

A group of wounded, injured and sick Service personnel are to write, produce and perform their own play for the West End thanks to a new project launched yesterday.

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.

A young, inexperienced soldier who displayed decisiveness and selfless courage under fire to rescue a badly injured colleague is amongst 140 Service personnel to be recognised in today’s Operational Honours and Awards List.

When it comes to dealing with mental health issues, UK Service personnel, veterans and their families now have access to specialised online help and support.

The Queen has approved an amendment to the Accumulated Campaign Service Medal, with the qualifying time criterion to be reduced from 36 months (1,080 days) to 24 months (720 days).

Musicians and buglers from the Royal Marines Band Service took a break from driving ambulances in Afghanistan to entertain their fellow British troops with a traditional ‘last night of the proms’ style concert.

A church for Service personnel in Afghanistan has been fitted with some colourful new windows, thanks to a group of schoolchildren from Plymouth.