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Crowds of families and friends welcomed Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth back to her base port of HM Naval Base Devonport yesterday following a six-month anti-piracy deployment.
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel Fort Rosalie has completed her tasking under Operation ELLAMY, the UK’s contribution to international efforts to protect Libyan civilians from attack by the former Gaddafi regime.
Military and civilian medics who provide innovative healthcare for serving personnel and veterans have been shortlisted in the Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards (MCHPA).
A sergeant from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR) has described his fourth tour in Afghanistan as the most rewarding yet after building strong relationships with Afghan colleagues.
Members of the Queen’s Gurkha Signals from 22 Signal Regiment, currently based at Gioia del Colle air base in southern Italy, recently celebrated the unit’s birthday.
His Royal Highness, the Duke of Kent has paid a special visit to British soldiers serving in Afghanistan.
Service personnel and their families in Hounslow, West London are settling into newly refurbished homes delivered by Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) as part of an ongoing £7.8 million upgrade project.
Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed work on delivering 220 upgraded homes for soldiers and their families at Bulford Camp, near Salisbury.
Attack helicopter ships from the British and French navies have met up off the coast of Libya in a practical demonstration of the UK-French Defence Co-operation Treaty.
Royal Air Force aircraft have conducted further long range precision strikes against Sebha, under the aegis of the NATO-led Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, as well as continued attacks on Gaddafi’s forces around Sirte.
As NATO continues its mission in Libya, RAF suppliers and movers ensure that personnel can operate at a tempo not seen since the Second World War.
Osprey body armour and ballistic protection saved the lives of two British soldiers when they came under attack in southern Afghanistan.
Soldiers from 24 Commando Engineer Regiment have trained a team of Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in how to carry out major infrastructure projects without ISAF help.
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex has taken time out of his busy schedule to pay a visit to reservist troops from The London Regiment who are taking part in a two-week annual training camp in Catterick, North Yorkshire.
The Royal Navy and RAF took further action yesterday against pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya under NATO’s Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1973.
The Armed Forces annual welfare conference was held at the MOD’s Main Building in London yesterday with an assurance that, during a testing time for Defence, military welfare remains high on the agenda.
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ship Wave Ruler has delivered humanitarian aid and a variety of essential stores to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
Soldiers from B Company, 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (3 MERCIAN), have finished their six-month deployment to Afghanistan, becoming the first members of Task Force Helmand to return home from Operation HERRICK 14.
Money and information are two things that matter a lot to the military commanders in charge Operation HERRICK, and it’s the job of MOD civil servants deployed to Helmand to provide that information and keep a close eye on the purse strings. Report by Ian Carr.
RAF Tornado GR4s struck a military facility located on the southern outskirts of Tripoli yesterday morning, as UK Armed Forces continue to contribute to NATO’s patrols over Libya to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973.
Hundreds of young soldiers took part in a massive military graduation parade last week as they marked the end of their year’s training at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate.
75 members of the Royal Navy are currently providing nearly 80 per cent of the front line medical cover in Helmand province in support of 3 Commando Brigade’s six-month deployment on Operation HERRICK 14.
Assisted by British Chinook helicopters, Warrior armoured fighting vehicles and Challenger battle tanks, soldiers from the Indian Army’s 3rd Battalion The Bihar Regiment have successfully carried out a counter-insurgency exercise in the middle of Salisbury Plain.
Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox welcomed the Canadian Defence Minister, the Honourable Peter MacKay, to London yesterday with a ceremonial guard formed by members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
A Bomber Command Memorial, honouring over 50,000 airman killed in World War Two, is to be built in London’s Green Park following the award, by the Bomber Command Association, of a contract for its construction.
The Royal Navy minehunter HMS Chiddingfold returned to her home base in Portsmouth from the Gulf yesterday where she has spent three years on security patrols.
Helmand’s Provincial Governor, Gulab Mangal, has officially opened the new bridge at Checkpoint Salaang, which was built by the Task Force Helmand Engineer Group as part of Operation OMID HAFT.
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.