Month: August 2011

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RAF Sentry helps control operations over Libya

By Sharon Black

The Royal Air Force’s E-3D Sentry AEW (Airborne Early Warning) aircraft is a key part of the UK contribution to NATO’s Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, the mission to protect Libyan civilians from Colonel Gaddafi’s former regime.

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RAF Sentry helps control operations over Libya

By Sharon Black

The Royal Air Force’s E-3D Sentry AEW (Airborne Early Warning) aircraft is a key part of the UK contribution to NATO’s Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, the mission to protect Libyan civilians from Colonel Gaddafi’s former regime.

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Welsh Guards move into new London home

By Sharon Black

Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) at Hounslow Barracks have moved into their new bedrooms – thanks to the latest phase of new accommodation delivered by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

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Welsh Guards move into new London home

By Sharon Black

Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) at Hounslow Barracks have moved into their new bedrooms – thanks to the latest phase of new accommodation delivered by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

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Medic sees changes in Helmand

By Sharon Black

Busier with Marines’ stubbed toes than bullet wounds on her latest Helmand tour, medic Major Jennie Johnston is now giving health advice to local Afghans. Report by Ian Carr.

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Marine James Robert Wright killed in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Marine James Robert Wright, from Juliet Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines, serving as part of Combined Force Nad ‘Ali (North), was killed in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan on Friday 5 August 2011.

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Gunners cross Atlantic for charity

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) have recently sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, raising £5,000 for charity, just months after returning from Afghanistan.