Month: April 2011

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HMS Cumberland welcomed home from Libya operations

By Sharon Black

HMS Cumberland’s ship’s company received a rapturous welcome home to the UK as she returned from six-and-a-half months of operations, including high-profile roles evacuating refugees from Libya and enforcing an arms embargo against the country.

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HMS Cumberland welcomed home from Libya operations

By Sharon Black

HMS Cumberland’s ship’s company received a rapturous welcome home to the UK as she returned from six-and-a-half months of operations, including high-profile roles evacuating refugees from Libya and enforcing an arms embargo against the country.

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Soldier defies medics to run marathon in Helmand

By Sharon Black

For many, completing this Sunday’s London Marathon will be achievement enough in itself, but spare a thought for a soldier, once told that he would never run again, who will, this Sunday, attempt to run a marathon in Afghanistan, in full body armour.

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3 PARA help revive Chah-e Anjir bazaar

By Sharon Black

UK and Afghan forces, led by British troops from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), are helping reopen a bazaar of more than 100 shops in the Helmand town of Chah-e Anjir, once too dangerous for local trade due to the insurgent threat.