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killed in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two British servicemen, one soldier from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and one airman from the Royal Air Force, were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 12 May 2012.

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Soldier from 5 RIFLES killed in Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

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.

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War grave thief convicted

By Sharon Black

A Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) investigation has resulted in the successful conviction of a diver who removed items from the protected military wreck HMS Duke of Albany.

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MOD’s 2nd PUS discusses Defence Reform

By Sharon Black

The Ministry of Defence’s 2nd Permanent Secretary, Jon Day, explains what some of Lord Levene’s recommendations on Defence Reform will mean, and why we will see dramatic changes across UK Defence. Report by Lorraine McBride.

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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.