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The MOD has announced the four bidders short-listed for a major new contract to provide up to £500 million of Hard Facilities Management (Hard FM) to the Defence estate across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
A key aspect of the Royal Marines’ mission in Afghanistan is winning the confidence of the local population, and this effort is being greatly enhanced by the deployment of Female Engagement Teams (FETs).
Less than a month after British and Afghan forces launched a major operation against insurgents in Helmand’s Nahr-e Saraj district, locals there are benefiting from improved security and freedom of movement.
An olympic rower, a rap star and TV celebrities took part in a 24-hour charity one-million-metre row at the weekend in an attempt to raise £1m for Armed Forces charities.
The Royal Family, Defence ministers and senior military figures will join people at over 200 events in the UK this weekend to celebrate the third annual Armed Forces Day.
The UK’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has paid tribute to the skills and sacrifices of British troops serving in Afghanistan during a visit to the country this week.
An infantry soldier currently serving in Helmand province has written in his latest blog about a battle with insurgents that lasted six hours, disrupting an enemy shura.
As part of ‘Uniform to work day’, where reservists proudly don their Armed Forces rigs in their workplaces, RAF Brize Norton highlighted this week how regulars and reservists routinely work together on a range of duties. Report by Ian Carr.