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Armoured engineer squadron returns from Afghanistan
By Sharon BlackSoldiers from 8 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 26 Engineer Regiment, have returned to Perham Down after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.
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Soldiers from 8 Armoured Engineer Squadron, part of 26 Engineer Regiment, have returned to Perham Down after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.
A soldier who had a lucky escape after being shot in the head as he ran to protect a wounded comrade in northern Helmand has been awarded a Military Cross.
The National Army Museum in Chelsea hosted the latest Operational Honours and Awards ceremony (List Number 39) yesterday, where 21 of the 106 servicemen and women being honoured were praised by the Adjutant General, Lieutenant General Gerald Berragan.
Film stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were among the guests at a star-studded event at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court today to open the Royal British Legion MediCinema entertainment centre.
Three Oxfordshire-based civilian pilots have been awarded their ‘military wings’ in a ceremony at RAF Brize Norton.
An Army teacher from Northern Ireland is currently plying his trade in the heat and dust of Afghanistan.
HMS Blyth, the Clyde-based minehunter currently deployed in the Mediterranean, has taken up position as ‘command platform’ of a NATO task group in the region.
A total of 106 members of the Armed Forces have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 28 September 2012.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Captain Carl Manley of the Royal Marines died in Afghanistan on Monday 24 September 2012.
From Camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan, MOD scientist Dr Peter Harvey explains the role of the Scientific Adviser. Ian Carr reports.
40 Commando Royal Marines officially completed the transfer of command of Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (North) on 21 September 2012 from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a Royal Marines Commando died in Afghanistan yesterday, Monday 24 September 2012.
Ministry of Defence scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are inviting research proposals for innovations that will provide an improved understanding of cyberspace.
845 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) can officially call itself the premier naval squadron after being awarded the prestigious Breitling Trophy.
The outgoing Governor of Helmand province, Gulab Mangal, has thanked ISAF forces for their service and sacrifices in Afghanistan during his four years in office.
Type 42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh left Portsmouth today, Monday 24 September, on her final deployment, to conduct routine operations across the Atlantic.
Students were encouraged to ‘grasp every opportunity’ by an RAF Military Cross hero at the opening of a new school wing named in his honour.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Sergeant Jonathan Eric Kups, of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) died in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan on Friday 21 September 2012.
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 28 Engineer Regiment, attached to 21 Engineer Regiment, died on Friday 21 September 2012 at Forward Operating Base Shawqat, Helmand Province.
More than 3,000 sailors and Royal Marines are geared up for a three-month deployment to the Mediterranean – the key workout in 2012 for the UK’s new maritime task force.
The supply and maintenance support provided to the British Army’s Rapid Reaction Force has been put to the test on Exercise Active Chariot, which finished yesterday.
Toymaker Corgi has launched a miniature RAF Sea King Search and Rescue helicopter that looks set to be a hit with aviation fans.
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In an interview with Steve Wilmot, Flight Lieutenant Noel Rees of 29 (Reserve) Squadron explains how the RAF’s Quick Reaction Alert continues to defend British airspace seamlessly, night and day, in a way that has changed little in more than 70 years.
Students on the MOD’s Defence Technical Officer and Engineer Entry Scheme prepare for officer training at Sandhurst.
More communities across the country are coming up with innovative ideas and initiatives to improve the lives of Service personnel and their families, the Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, Mark Francois, has announced today.
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall have today opened the new Jubilee Rehabilitation Complex at the Headley Court Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre.
Ambush, the second of the Royal Navy’s potent, new Astute Class attack submarines, sailed into Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde today to begin sea trials.