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Royal Marines have recently helped cleared explosive devices from a key route in Helmand, allowing vital access for coalition forces and locals.
Providing UK troops on the front line in Afghanistan with advice on anything from what fertiliser may be used to make Taliban bombs to how the latest bomb-proof pants are working out is MOD scientist Matt Simpson. Report by Ian Carr.
20th Armoured Brigade will replace 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines in October 2011 as the lead formation of British troops in Helmand province, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced today, Wednesday 13 July 2011.
Terry Moore – a tenant farmer on Oxfordshire land owned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) – has received a letter from Prince Charles commending him for his outstanding conservation work and an environmental achievement award he received from the MOD.
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) instructors are teaching members of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) the fundamentals of identifying and countering improvised explosive devices on a new course at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province.
Captain Harry Wales helped the British Army polo team to victory in this year’s Rundle Cup, the traditionally hard-fought polo match between the Royal Navy and the Army, on Saturday 9 July 2011.
A Company from 45 Commando Royal Marines handed over the keys to Checkpoint (CP) Meelet in Nad ‘Ali (South), Helmand province, to the Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP) last week.
The UK Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, is today in Delhi to underline the commitment at the highest levels of the British and Indian defence establishments.