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Paratroopers recently returned from Afghanistan were praised for their ‘selfless service and commitment’ on the frontline by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales yesterday.
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly officially kicked off the build-up to next weekend’s UK Armed Forces Day in Edinburgh when she was winched down onto Calton Hill from an RAF helicopter today.
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) is running the latest military training course for Gambian soldiers outside The Gambia’s capital, Banjul, ahead of their deployment to Sudan.
Royal Marines from Zulu Company, 45 Commando Royal Marines, have this month been working with Afghan soldiers and local police in Nad ‘Ali (South) to provide greater security and stability in the area of Zaborabad.
One of Britain’s most successful Paralympians of all time, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, is encouraging people to go and support troops on next week’s Armed Forces Day. Report by Lorraine McBride.
Afghan helicopter pilots hone their skills in live-firing exercises on ranges near Kabul.
Serving troops are being given the chance to win tickets for next year’s Olympic Games, reports Lorraine McBride.
British troops at Camp Bastion have recently spent some of their downtime running a marathon for charity, pulling a 20-tonne Ridgback armoured vehicle.
Thousands of sick and injured soldiers leave the Army every year, and Exercise Roebuck is helping to ease what can be a difficult transition back into civilian life. Report by Lorraine McBride.
British troops distributing aid in Kabul say it’s helping them to improve security in the Afghan capital.
As part of the ongoing effort to improve the lives of people living in Helmand, British soldiers have held a shura to teach locals farming and veterinary skills, and educate them on the dangers of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Royal Navy personnel have joined 2,000 sailors from 13 nations for the world’s largest submarine rescue exercise, off the south-eastern tip of Spain.
Members of the UK Armed Forces saw further action in Libya yesterday as RAF aircraft conducted strikes against two of Colonel Gaddafi’s ammunition depots.
126 UK Service personnel have been granted state honours by Her Majesty The Queen in her annual Birthday Honours list.
Just over a week after British and Afghan forces launched a major operation into an insurgent stronghold in Helmand, the local community is embracing their newly-liberated village and looking to the future.
UK Armed Forces were again in action yesterday over Libya, with RAF Tornado and Typhoon aircraft destroying four of Colonel Gaddafi’s main battle tanks near Zlitan.
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has announced that Northwood Headquarters in Middlesex will be retained as a key NATO command HQ.
Deploying on operations is par for the course for the military, but for civilians it is a completely different ball game. Leigh Hamilton reports.
At a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels yesterday, the UK’s Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox highlighted the progress being made in Libya and NATO’s involvement in the country post-conflict.
Portsmouth-based warship HMS St Albans yesterday departed for a six-month operational deployment in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf.
Following the recent announcement that the next generation of submarines to carry the UK’s nuclear deterrent will be powered by a new nuclear propulsion system, the MOD’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Mark Welland, here discusses the safety of the Navy’s nuclear reactors.
More than 10,000 people lined the streets of Colchester yesterday to welcome the town’s soldiers home after their recent six-month deployment to Afghanistan.
‘We must fight the battle in cyberspace together’, Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox told representatives of UK business at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Annual Defence Dinner last night.
A new documentary series starting tonight on BBC3 uses footage shot by British soldiers serving in Helmand province on cameras mounted on their helmets to tell their stories. Report by Leigh Hamilton.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Rifleman Martin Jon Lamb from 1st Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 5 June 2011.
The Royal Navy’s most capable and up-to-date Trafalgar Class hunter-killer submarine, HMS Trenchant, was ceremonially welcomed back into the operational fleet at a special event on Friday, 3 June.
The streets of Oakham were packed with well-wishers last week showing their support for soldiers from 16th Regiment Royal Artillery and 104 Military Working Dog Support Unit who have recently returned home from Afghanistan.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lance Corporal Martin Joseph Gill from 42 Commando Royal Marines was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 5 June 2011.