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Royal Air Force personnel from IX (Bomber) Squadron, based at RAF Marham in Norfolk, have become the first to receive medals for their part in the NATO-led Libya operation last year.
32 Royal Air Force personnel have been honoured in the latest Armed Forces Operational Awards for their bravery and service.
Two companies, F A Albin and Sons and the West One Group, have received the inaugural Chief of the Defence Staff’s Commendation for their support of the Armed Forces community.
Troops from No 1 Company of the Irish Guards have been conducting public order training to prepare them for their upcoming role as part of the UK’s contingency operations battalion.
Young apprentices from across the UK were singled out as engineers of the future in yesterday’s MOD Apprentice Awards 2011 which saw prestigious prizes presented to a total of 29 apprentices for their work across Defence.
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.
For the past three years The Sun Military Awards have honoured members of the UK’s Armed Forces for their heroism and bravery, and this year is no different.
Two aircraft technicians from 101 Squadron, currently deployed to the Middle East, were recenty awarded commendations for their efforts in keeping a VC10 tanker aircraft serviceable.
Units from 12 Mechanized Brigade have been training at BATUS (British Army Training Unit Suffield), on the prairies of Canada, in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan in early 2012.
The Royal Navy’s second most senior sailor has thanked the men and women of HMS Cornwall for their four-month sweep of the Indian Ocean keeping the pirate scourge in check.
Royal Navy mine warfare sailors received medals from His Royal Highness Prince Harry last week at Portsmouth Naval Base for their recent service in the Gulf.
Royal Naval medical personnel have recently been undertaking training in North Devon for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.