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Earl of Wessex visits TA training camp

By Sharon Black

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.

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Royal Marines band tours Helmand

By Sharon Black

A team of musicians from the Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth are in Afghanistan, where they have been touring the British area of operations and entertaining the troops of 3 Commando Brigade.

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Navy medics on patrol in Helmand

By Sharon Black

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.

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Go ahead for new Royal Marines’ facilities at Devonport

By Sharon Black

Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a £25 million contract to Debut Services (South West) Ltd to build new waterfront facilities in Devonport Naval Base that will provide vital support for Royal Marines preparing to use amphibious landing craft for operations.

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RAF Sentry helps control operations over Libya

By Sharon Black

The Royal Air Force’s E-3D Sentry AEW (Airborne Early Warning) aircraft is a key part of the UK contribution to NATO’s Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, the mission to protect Libyan civilians from Colonel Gaddafi’s former regime.

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Gunners cross Atlantic for charity

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (7 Para RHA) have recently sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, raising £5,000 for charity, just months after returning from Afghanistan.

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Project landmark reached at Culdrose

By Sharon Black

Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has passed a landmark in delivering key new buildings to support Royal Navy helicopter squadrons based at Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall.