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Defence 2011: A Year in Pictures
By Sharon BlackFor the run-up to Christmas, the MOD online news team has once again picked out the images that best represent our defence news coverage over the past year.
Military Resettlement, Business, Training & Recruitment
Army Apache crews are returning to the UK this week having completed a major exercise in the United States as part of the Apache Conversion To Role course.
On Monday, 28 November, soldiers of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (SCOTS DG) proudly marched through Glasgow to mark their return from a tough but successful tour of duty in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
British soldiers have built a checkpoint in record time to help stop the movement of insurgents in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Rifleman Sheldon Steel, from 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 RIFLES), who was killed in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on 27 November 2011.
The Russian Ambassador has thanked the crew of the RAF Search and Rescue Flight, which included Prince William, for their attempts to rescue the crew of a sinking Russian cargo vessel this weekend.
An initiative to plant 1,000 trees at the Defence Training Estate (DTE) range at Warcop in Cumbria is on target to create five hectares of new woodland as part of the Woodland Trust’s Woodland Carbon programme for business.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 RIFLES) was killed on 27 November 2011 in the Babaji area of the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province.
MOD’s Defence Inquests Unit (DIU) won the Operational Excellence Award at the annual Civil Service Awards ceremony which took place at London’s Lancaster House last night.
The Service personnel who will take part in the British Services Antarctic Expedition 2012 have recently completed their final mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) in the Ecrins National Park region of the French Alps.
The Service personnel who will take part in the British Services Antarctic Expedition 2012 have recently completed their final mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) in the Ecrins National Park region of the French Alps.