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Soldiers from The Yorkshire Regiment received huge receptions during hometown parades in North Yorkshire this week ahead of their deployment to Cyprus as the UK reserve battalion for operations in Afghanistan.
The RAF and Royal Navy have been involved in a number of precision attacks to protect Libyan civilians over the last few days as part of NATO’s Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR.
British Defence Minister Peter Luff and French Délégué Général Laurent Collet-Billon hosted the inaugural UK-France Industry Day in London today to forge closer ties between the two key allies and their military markets.
Royal Marines have recently helped cleared explosive devices from a key route in Helmand, allowing vital access for coalition forces and locals.
Providing UK troops on the front line in Afghanistan with advice on anything from what fertiliser may be used to make Taliban bombs to how the latest bomb-proof pants are working out is MOD scientist Matt Simpson. Report by Ian Carr.
Terry Moore – a tenant farmer on Oxfordshire land owned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) – has received a letter from Prince Charles commending him for his outstanding conservation work and an environmental achievement award he received from the MOD.
HMS Westminster has been formally recognised by the American Armed Forces for her contribution to operations in Libya earlier this year, with a plaque officially presented to the ship.
Two Royal Marines from 45 Commando, who were badly injured in Afghanistan, are back on duty in Helmand, thanks to the excellent medical treatment they received both in theatre and back in the UK.
HMS St Albans has been involved in a dramatic rescue of 13 sailors whose stricken vessel was left floundering in the Arabian Sea after losing power.
An Armed Forces Community Covenant, a voluntary statement of mutual support between a civilian community and its local Armed Forces community, was signed at Catterick Garrison yesterday.
The MOD has announced the four bidders short-listed for a major new contract to provide up to £500 million of Hard Facilities Management (Hard FM) to the Defence estate across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
HMS Bangor has arrived in the Mediterranean where she will serve as part of NATO forces off the coast of Libya.
The fourth annual Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards are now open for entries.
The awards ceremony for the annual Royal Navy Photographic Competition, The Peregrine Trophy, took place at Trinity House, London, yesterday, Thursday 30 June 2011.
Less than a month after British and Afghan forces launched a major operation against insurgents in Helmand’s Nahr-e Saraj district, locals there are benefiting from improved security and freedom of movement.
An olympic rower, a rap star and TV celebrities took part in a 24-hour charity one-million-metre row at the weekend in an attempt to raise £1m for Armed Forces charities.
The Royal Family, Defence ministers and senior military figures will join people at over 200 events in the UK this weekend to celebrate the third annual Armed Forces Day.
The UK’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has paid tribute to the skills and sacrifices of British troops serving in Afghanistan during a visit to the country this week.
An infantry soldier currently serving in Helmand province has written in his latest blog about a battle with insurgents that lasted six hours, disrupting an enemy shura.
Big hitters from the world of sport have been showing their support for Armed Forces Day.
VIP guests from Germany gathered at a Welsh military training range to inspect the German army’s legacy which is still helping British soldiers prepare for operations five decades after it was established.
The Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, has informed Parliament that the additional cost of military operations in support of the UN resolution regarding Libya has cost in the region of £120m, excluding capital munitions costs.
Members of the Reserve Forces have worn their military uniforms to their civilian jobs today for Uniform to Work Day, organised as part of the build up to this weekend’s Armed Forces Day.
Some 110 soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade, which deployed to Helmand from October 2010 to April 2011, attended a reception with the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces yesterday.
Soldiers from the 9th/12th Royal Lancers and their Afghan colleagues have, since March, been helping to keep one of the busiest and most important roads in Afghanistan open.
Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo is supporting the anti-piracy effort in the Indian Ocean by updating badly-needed charts of the region and eliminating no-go areas for Allied warships.
Dr Andrew Tyler will be leaving the MOD at the end of June 2011 after a five-year stint.
Following operations off Libya, the Royal Navy’s Response Force Task Group has now passed through the Suez Canal in order to conduct exercises with the UK’s partners in the Middle East.