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Sixty officers and soldiers from 214 Signal Squadron, part of 21st Signal Regiment (Air Support), have received Afghanistan operational service medals in York Minster.

The dedication and ethos of MOD project teams responsible for buying kit for the front line have been recognised in the ninth annual Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Acquisition Awards ceremony.

The dedication and ethos of MOD project teams responsible for buying kit for the front line have been recognised in the ninth annual Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Acquisition Awards ceremony.

102 Military Working Dog (MWD) Squadron has recently taken over the vital role of commanding the Theatre Military Working Dog Support Unit in Afghanistan on Operation HERRICK 15.

Personnel from 1 Support Regiment (1LSR) have begun their deployment to Afghanistan after completing a final series of last minute preparations and checks.

Preparations for the assembly of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers got off to a flying start today as Goliath, one of Europe’s largest cranes, swung into action under the watchful eye of Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Peter Luff.

A Pashto-speaking RAF Engineering Officer has spent the last few months working as an interpreter for the Military Stabilisation Support Group (MSSG) in Helmand.

Working with the Royal Marines during a recent operation to clear a key route in Helmand of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) was an RAF woman who is part of the Military Stabilisation Support Team (MSST).

Four Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 fast jets have arrived at Gioia del Colle air base in southern Italy following last week’s announcement that the additional aircraft will provide further support to UK operations over Libya.

The Ministry of Defence has announced that, in the coming days, the UK will deploy an additional four RAF Tornado GR4s to Gioia del Colle air base in Italy, primarily in the reconnaissance role to further support operations over Libya.