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Troops from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) have begun a ‘DIY-SOS-style’ makeover of their new home in Helmand province.
Having cleared the Taliban out of Helmand’s ‘Red Wedge’, British soldiers are now working with military and civilian stabilisation experts to help the locals build their future.
The new Families’ Activity Breaks (FAB) website offering bereaved military families the chance to go on an activity holiday in 2011 with people who have suffered similar losses has been launched.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment was killed in Afghanistan today, Tuesday 25 January 2011.
The Afghan First Deputy Minister of Defence, Enayatullah Nazari, met with members of the Grenadier Guards last week to thank them for their hard work and sacrifice during their deployment to Afghanistan.
The IndyCar 500 team has visited RAF Honington in Suffolk to formally thank serving personnel for their support to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
On a visit to New Zealand, UK Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has met with his counterpart, the Honourable Dr Wayne Mapp, to discuss boosting security and defence ties between the two countries.
British-trained members of the Iraqi Navy have conducted their first patrol of Iraqi territorial waters surrounding the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) in their new Swift patrol boat.
A new joint NHS and military trauma and microbiology research centre which should improve the treatment of around 20,000 people who suffer major trauma each year has opened today. Report by Lorraine McBride.
British troops are helping with the rejuvenation of the once-thriving Helmand town of Chah-e Anjir by creating a secure environment and now providing a practical boost to the economy.
The Ministry of Defence has today announced changes to the allowances paid to Armed Forces personnel for expenses incurred during service.
The success of a recent operation in Helmand led by British-trained Afghan National Army (ANA) warriors has led the Commander of Task Force Helmand to say that the insurgents are under pressure with local confidence now to reject intimidation and put trust in the state.
More than 100,000 new state-of-the-art lightweight SA80 rifle magazines have arrived in Afghanistan to be used by troops fighting on the front line.
Two members of the Royal Anglian Regiment are currently seconded to Bermuda where they are helping to train members of The Bermuda Regiment.
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox and Foreign Secretary William Hague are currently visiting Australia accompanied by Sir Peter Ricketts, the National Security Adviser, and General Sir David Richards, Chief of the Defence Staff.
A Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander has made history by becoming the Fleet Air Arm’s first ever female Senior Observer at one of Europe’s largest helicopter bases.
A newly-built police station has been opened this week in Chah-e Anjir, a key town in the northern Nad ‘Ali district of Helmand province.
British soldiers marked a security success this weekend by facilitating a district governor’s shura – a traditional Afghan public meeting – in the previously troubled town of Showal.
Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has held meetings with the Malaysian Prime Minister and Defence Minister, during which he reaffirmed his desire to reinvigorate the UK-Malaysian bilateral relationship.
Members of the RAF’s 51 Squadron have completed their first week of training with the US Air Force on the Rivet Joint aircraft, designed for airborne intelligence-gathering.
A team of British Army bomb disposal specialists have found and rendered safe 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during one operation in Afghanistan.
Already in 2011 British-trained Afghan Police in Helmand province have conducted numerous operations which have seen dozens of insurgents killed or arrested, the destruction of Taliban weapons, and a raid on an IED factory.
Technologies which could deliver benefits to the front line of the future were shown off today by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) who have received MOD research contracts.
Four soldiers, severely injured during operations in Afghanistan, have been chosen as the ‘Walking With The Wounded’ team that will journey, unaided, to the geographical North Pole in April this year.
Two members of the RAF Regiment are currently preparing for an expedition that will see them ski, walk, swim and paddle their way unsupported across pack ice to the geographic North Pole.
British-trained Afghan National Police (ANP) in Helmand province are becoming increasingly independent and professional, according to senior UK military and civilian officials speaking in London.
Behind every battle-winning Apache in Afghanistan is a team of unsung heroes working tirelessly to ensure the British Army’s gunship is fully serviced, fuelled and fitted with the fire power to take on the Taliban.
In the past week soldiers from the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment have used their Mastiff vehicles to escort veterinary teams and engineers around the dangerous Loy Adera region of Helmand province to assist the Afghan Government in looking after its people.