Month: June 2011

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Dr Fox on progress in Libya

By Sharon Black

At a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels yesterday, the UK’s Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox highlighted the progress being made in Libya and NATO’s involvement in the country post-conflict.

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CSA: Safety paramount for RN nuclear submarine reactors

By Sharon Black

Following the recent announcement that the next generation of submarines to carry the UK’s nuclear deterrent will be powered by a new nuclear propulsion system, the MOD’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Mark Welland, here discusses the safety of the Navy’s nuclear reactors.

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HMS Bangor en route to Libya

By Sharon Black

Royal Navy minehunter HMS Bangor left for the Mediterranean yesterday to relieve HMS Brocklesby in supporting NATO forces off the coast of Libya to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.

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Petraeus visits Royal Marines in Helmand

By Sharon Black

The Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, US General David Petraeus, recently visited Royal Marines and their Estonian coalition partners at a patrol base in central Helmand.

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Green coffee perks up troops

By Sharon Black

A new contract was signed last week (ahead of yesterday’s World Environment Day) providing Armed Forces on operations with sustainably-sourced, instant coffee from Cornish charity Cool Earth.

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Apaches conduct operations over Libya

By Sharon Black

Apache Attack Helicopters, flying from HMS Ocean, conducted their first operational sorties over Libya last night as part of NATO’s Operation Unified Protector to protect civilians under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.

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Half-a-decade in Helmand

By Sharon Black

The fifth-year anniversary of the start of British operations in Helmand province recently passed. Ian Carr looks at the key moments between then and now.