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HMS Sutherland sailors renovate Tanzanian orphanage

During a break from patrolling the Indian Ocean, sailors from HMS Sutherland have helped redecorate and renovate certain areas of a Tanzanian orphanage.

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HMS Sutherland relieves Westminster east of Suez

By Sharon Black

HMS Sutherland has relieved her sister ship HMS Westminster in the Indian Ocean after some final boarding party training in Crete and passage through the Suez Canal.

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HMS Sutherland in gunnery exercises off Gibraltar

By Sharon Black

HMS Sutherland has stopped off at Gibraltar to take part in a series of gunnery exercises as she begins her six-month deployment.

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HMS Sutherland crew rescue drowning deer

By Sharon Black

Sailors from the Royal Navy warship HMS Sutherland have rescued a deer from Plymouth Sound.

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HMS Sutherland supporting Libya operations

By Sharon Black

Royal Navy Type 23 Duke class frigate HMS Sutherland has been re-tasked to NATO to support Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, the mission to protect the people of Libya and enforce the UN-mandated arms embargo.

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Canterbury celebrates soldiers’ return from Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), received a jubilant reception as they marched through Canterbury last week, having recently returned from Afghanistan.

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RN ships deploy as part of new amphibious task group

By Sharon Black

HMS Albion, HMS Sutherland and RFA Cardigan Bay, together with elements of 40 Commando Royal Marines, have set sail this week as the lead element of the Cougar 11 deployment to the Mediterranean and Middle East.

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ANP get lifesaving lessons from 5 SCOTS

By Sharon Black

The Afghan National Police (ANP) in Helmand have taken a further step in their continuing development after receiving first aid training from medics of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS).

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Taliban losing local support in Helmand

By Sharon Black

Corporal Jamie Williams from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), is based in Patrol Base Attal on Route 601 near Lashkar Gah. Here he writes about how the Taliban is losing the support of the local population.