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HMS Ark Royal Makes Final Voyage
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MoD Laptop Update: Two More Thefts, says Browne
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 21/01/2008 - 19:19:22
According to Des Browne, the UK Defence Secretary, the investigation into the theft of a laptop containing the details of 600,000 present/ future British military service personnel has revealed information relating to two previous, similar ...
Read more....US’ Iraqi Airstrikes: 19,000 lb of Bombs Hit 30 Targets
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 21/01/2008 - 17:29:19
The US Military has provided details of the latest aerial assault to feature within Operation Phantom Phoenix — an Iraqi-wide anti-al-Qaeda campaign begun earlier this month. During a mission lasting over 30 minutes, US warplanes unleashed ...
Read more....New Charity to Aid Armed Forces Veterans with PTSD
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 21/01/2008 - 14:29:45
Thursday 24th January will see the launch of a new charity aimed at providing treatment to current and former military personal suffering from mental health issues.Post Traumatic Stress Disorder affects a significant number of present and e...
Read more....Mine Explosion Kills British Soldier in Afghanistan
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 21/01/2008 - 10:37:54
Armed Forces International learnt on the 21st January of the death of a British soldier in Afghanistan. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence, the soldier was fatally injured after the explosion of a mine, which also le...
Read more....MoD Laptop Stolen: 600,000 Armed Forces Records Lost
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 19/01/2008 - 16:12:49
It emerged on the 18th January that a laptop containing the details of 600,000 people has been stolen. The data saved on it related to present members of the British armed forces - specifically the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Royal Mari...
Read more....Israeli Warplanes Strike as Gaza Violence Intensifies
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18/01/2008 - 19:26:19
Sources in Gaza have described the effects of an air strike carried out by Israeli warplanes on the 18th January. The interior ministry building, which is operated by Hamas, was demolished, they said, while missiles launched from the Israel...
Read more....US Defence Secretary Gates Praises NATO Troops
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18/01/2008 - 18:47:47
Robert Gates, the US Defence Secretary, has expressed praise for the ”valour and sacrificeâ shown by NATO troops fighting in Afghanistan, a day after apparently criticising them. He asserted that quotes published by the Los Angeles Times — ...
Read more....RAF Chief: Red Arrows May Leave Base
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18/01/2008 - 18:34:45
It has emerged that the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), the Red Arrows, may leave their current base at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire. In a statement made by Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpey, he expressed his hope that the RAFAT wo...
Read more....Afghan Air Force Reequips with New Aircraft, Helicopters
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18/01/2008 - 13:02:35
Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, has referred to his country’s air force as having been reborn, after opening a brand new aircraft hanger built through the provision of US funding.His positivity will act to spur on the Afghan mil...
Read more....Paratroop Training Drops Within British Armed Forces
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17/01/2008 - 17:55:18
Training for airborne jumping has become much less prevalent within the British armed forces, it has emerged. Over a six year period ending in 2007, a 63 per cent plummet occurred in the number of training jumps carried out.Viewed another w...
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