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Soldiers from Colchester-based B Company of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) returned from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan today to a rapturous reception from their families.
As the RAF fights in both Afghanistan and Libya, military chiefs are turning to meteorologists to help them plan and execute crucial operations. Report by Neale Adams.
In a break from the parade ground norm, soldiers and civilian staff from 16 Air Assault Brigade’s headquarters walked up a Welsh mountain last week to collect their Afghanistan campaign medals.
A team from the MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has recently deployed to Afghanistan to help shape future NATO operations there.
A team from the MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has recently deployed to Afghanistan to help shape future NATO operations there.
Crowds of thousands in Shrewsbury yesterday gave a warm welcome to soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, recently returned from a six-month tour in Afghanistan.
It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Colour Sergeant Alan Cameron from 1st Battalion Scots Guards died on 31 March 2011 as a result of wounds he received in Afghanistan on 13 April 2010.
Last week, twenty-two female Service personnel received training from the UK’s Military Stabilisation Support Group (MSSG) and the Stabilisation Unit in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan as part of Female Engagement Teams (FETs).
Three British Army medics serving in Afghanistan’s Helmand province have begun teaching their skills to a group of Afghan nurses, who will form the basis of a pioneering new ambulance service.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers from 1st Battalion Irish Guards were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 23rd March 2011.
Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox have welcomed today’s announcement by President Karzai of the start of security transition in Afghanistan.