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RAF airlifts 112 people who have left Afghanistan to the UK

RAF airlifts 112 people who have left Afghanistan to the UK

Saturday, 23 October 2021

The RAF has airlifted over 112 people who had already left Afghanistan from a neighbouring third country....

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Highlands opens largest IT service centres in Europe

Highlands opens largest IT service centres in Europe

Friday, 22 October 2021

The largest IT service centre in Europe opens in Scotland creating hundreds of jobs with a £225-million investment over the next five years. ...

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‘Polar Preet’ embarks on 700 mile trek to the South Pole

‘Polar Preet’ embarks on 700 mile trek to the South Pole

Friday, 22 October 2021

Captain Harpreet Chandi, an Army physiotherapist with 3 Medical Regiment is aiming to complete the 700-mile trek for a solo expedition to the South Po...

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MOD to establish Defence Serious Crime Unit

MOD to establish Defence Serious Crime Unit

Thursday, 21 October 2021

A judge-led review into how allegations of serious criminal wrongdoing are raised and investigated in the Armed Forces has been published today. The H...

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British Troops Engage with Terrorist Fighters in Mali

British Troops Engage with Terrorist Fighters in Mali

Thursday, 21 October 2021

British Forces deployed in Mali have killed two armed terrorist fighters after being engaged by small arms fire while on patrol....

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Chief of Defence Staff declares new DIO head office at DMS Whittington officially open

Chief of Defence Staff declares new DIO head office at DMS Whittington officially open

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

The Chief of Defence Staff has visited DMS Whittington, in Staffordshire, to officially open the new head office of the Defence Infrastructure Organis...

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HMS Prince of Wales hosts Pacific Future Forum

HMS Prince of Wales hosts Pacific Future Forum

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Second Royal Navy aircraft carrier hosts summit with UK allies to discuss technology, cyber, climate change and the Indo-Pacific. ...

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Air Gunner on board secret WW2 flight identified and buried in Albania

Air Gunner on board secret WW2 flight identified and buried in Albania

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Sgt Peter Twiddy is buried in Tirana, Albania....

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Forces News spotlight on MDP at HM Naval Base Devonport

Forces News spotlight on MDP at HM Naval Base Devonport

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) meets Ministry of Defence Police teams in and around the naval base in Plymouth. ...

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Vice Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE has been appointed to First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff

Vice Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE has been appointed to First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff

Friday, 15 October 2021

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed that Her Majesty the Queen has approved the new appointment of First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff...

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Mandatory annual mental health training launched across the Armed Forces

Mandatory annual mental health training launched across the Armed Forces

Sunday, 10 October 2021

To ensure personnel are always working toward top levels of mental fitness, a new Annual Mental Fitness Brief (AMFB) programme has launched across the...

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Armed Forces re deploy to support Welsh Ambulance Service this autumn

Armed Forces re deploy to support Welsh Ambulance Service this autumn

Thursday, 07 October 2021

110 Defence personnel will deploy to support the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WAST) from 14th October, working as non-emergency drivers. The tas...

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East Midlands education sector gives a lesson in supporting the armed forces community

East Midlands education sector gives a lesson in supporting the armed forces community

Thursday, 07 October 2021

The East Midlands demonstrates how education and defence can achieve powerful results through working together....

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Civilian career and Royal Navy Reserve training: the perfect recipe for success

Civilian career and Royal Navy Reserve training: the perfect recipe for success

Thursday, 07 October 2021

"It was fantastic to train alongside like-minded people and make friends", Kiera joined the Royal Naval Reserve whilst at university....

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Army cadet sisters awarded consecutive Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet positions

Army cadet sisters awarded consecutive Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet positions

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Sisters Tegan and Cerys Aplin awarded the highly esteemed position of Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet, in consecutive years. ...

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MBE for Cadet Force Adult Volunteer Sqn Ldr Thompson after 40 years of dedicated service

MBE for Cadet Force Adult Volunteer Sqn Ldr Thompson after 40 years of dedicated service

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Squadron Leader Alyn Thompson, an adult volunteer with Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC), received an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list....

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Leicestershire Army Reservists in the fight against COVID 19

Leicestershire Army Reservists in the fight against COVID 19

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Private Ollie Wilson (21) and Jack Bramford (26), who both parade at the Leicester based Army Reserve unit in Ulverscroft Road, volunteered to serve o...

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Wreath layings mark 20th anniversary of UK operations in Afghanistan

Wreath layings mark 20th anniversary of UK operations in Afghanistan

Thursday, 07 October 2021

The Armed Forces Minister James Heappey joined Armed Forces personnel to lay wreaths in memory of the 457 British service personnel who died during UK...

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Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC appointed new Chief of the Defence Staff

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC appointed new Chief of the Defence Staff

Thursday, 07 October 2021

Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC to take over from General Sir Nicholas Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC G...

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HMS Trent deploys to West Africa to support maritime security

HMS Trent deploys to West Africa to support maritime security

Tuesday, 05 October 2021

The patrol ship will visit Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Gambia and Cape Verde, conducting patrols and helping partner navies to build capacity through tra...

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Carrier Strike Group Looks Forward to a Busy Autumn in Indo Pacific and Middle East

Carrier Strike Group Looks Forward to a Busy Autumn in Indo Pacific and Middle East

Tuesday, 05 October 2021

With four months of activity alongside allies and partners successfully completed, the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, is p...

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Permanent location of National Cyber Force campus announced

Permanent location of National Cyber Force campus announced

Monday, 04 October 2021

The UK government’s new National Cyber Force (NCF) will be located in Samlesbury in the North-West, bringing highly skilled jobs to Lancashire, the De...

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Future Maritime Support Programme contracts awarded

Future Maritime Support Programme contracts awarded

Friday, 01 October 2021

Following a robust competition, contracts have been awarded as part of the Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP)....

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MDP celebrates 50 years

MDP celebrates 50 years

Friday, 01 October 2021

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) celebrates its 50th anniversary on 1 October. ...

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Join our Force with a Difference

Join our Force with a Difference

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

The latest Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) campaign for new recruits is open for applicant registration. ...

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British Army opens first solar farm

British Army opens first solar farm

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

The British Army’s first photovoltaic Solar Farm has been officially opened by the Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin, today....

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UK and Japan begin talks on deeper Defence relationship

UK and Japan begin talks on deeper Defence relationship

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

The UK and Japan have agreed to commence formal negotiations on a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) to deepen the defence relationship between the two...

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Grave of Royal Flying Corps Observer killed in action in the Great War identified.

Grave of Royal Flying Corps Observer killed in action in the Great War identified.

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Final resting place of Corporal (Cpl) Bertie Frederick George Jeffs of the Royal Flying Corps has been identified and rededicated....

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UK conducts UN sanctions enforcement to counter North Korea's weapons programmes

UK conducts UN sanctions enforcement to counter North Korea's weapons programmes

Sunday, 26 September 2021

HMS Richmond captured evidence of ships apparently breaching UN sanctions targeting North Korea's Weapons of Mass Destruction and ballistic missile pr...

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Royal Navy seizes £17m of cocaine in Caribbean drug bust

Royal Navy seizes £17m of cocaine in Caribbean drug bust

Friday, 24 September 2021

RFA Wave Knight intercepted the suspect craft as it transited international waters near South America, leading to the seizure of 216kg of cocaine....

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