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HMS Liverpool fires on Gaddafi forces

By Sharon Black

The Commanding Officer of Royal Navy destroyer HMS Liverpool has praised his ‘cool and professional’ crew after they silenced a Libyan shore battery this week which had opened fire on the ship and its helicopter.

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2 SCOTS are welcomed home

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS), who have recently returned from Afghanistan, are marching through the streets of Scotland this week to celebrate their homecoming.

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Signallers receive Afghanistan medals

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from Alpha Troop, 244 Signal Squadron, 21 Signal Regiment (Air Support) received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals earlier this week, after returning from a successful six-month deployment in support of the Joint Helicopter Force (Afghanistan).

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Irish Guards visit Helmand school

By Sharon Black

During a patrol in the Upper Gereshk Valley this week, soldiers from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards visited a newly-built school to see the positive effects of their aggressive assaults on the Taliban.