The access keys for this site are:
Additional accessibility information for Defence can be found in the Defence Accessibility Statement.
Search Term:
Search Scope:
5th February 2008
Topic All Topics People In Defence Military Operations Equipment and Logistics Defence Policy and Business Training and Adventure Estate and Environment History and Honour
Organisation All Organisations Ministry Of Defence Royal Navy British Army Royal Air Force Defence Equipment and Support People Pay and Pensions Agency Defence Medical Services Defence Logistics Organisation Defence Procurement Agency Defence Communication Services Agency
Date All In the last Week In the last Month In the last Year
1 to 15 (of 576 items)
Chefs in Camp Bastion have celebrated Shrove Tuesday by flipping pancakes for around 2,000 service personnel today, 5 February 2008. Using their newly equipped kitchens they have made the best pancakes yet.
Well wishers braved biting winds to give soldiers from the Irish Guards a warm welcome as they exercised their Freedom of the City of Liverpool on Saturday, 2 February 2008.
16-year old twins Maria and Sally Lacey are proudly blowing the Army trumpet (or cornet to be more precise) after completing their Basic Army Training today, 1 February 2008. Report by Kevin Hegarty.
Soldiers from The Royal Dragoon Guards have begun returning to their bases in Germany today, 1 February 2008, following a successful three month tour in Iraq.
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel Lyme Bay is preparing to sail to the aid of people living in one of the world's most isolated communities, Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean.
The proposed move of Army units currently based in Germany to Cosford in Shropshire was announced to Parliament today, 31 January 2008, by Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth.
Escaping from a collapsed bridge was one of the tasks competitors in the VXR Racing Driver of the Year competition found themselves undertaking when they spent 24-hours with the Territorial Army.
Sparky, a feisty black Spaniel, searches Afghani trucks bringing supplies into Camp Bastion. Like the other British search dogs deployed to Afghanistan he instils such confidence in his handlers that they are prepared to walk with him where others fear to tread. Report by Danny Chapman.
Troops from Paderborn-based The 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (1PWRR) have been preparing for future operations during a testing three-week exercise in a former Soviet Army training area in eastern Germany.
A few, a happy few, a band of soldiers and RAF personnel who have recently returned from operations in Iraq or Afghanistan, went once more unto the breach when they were given free tickets by the Royal Shakespeare Company to see Henry V at Stratford-upon-Avon. Report by Danny Chapman.
The Vikings are unstoppable in Afghanistan. The All Terrain Protected Vehicles' arrival at a scene of conflict instils relief in British Troops, confidence in the local population and, perhaps most importantly, fear in the Taliban. Report by Danny Chapman.
Recruits at the Regional Army Training Centre at Pirbright in Surrey are to move into the last of seven brand new accommodation blocks following a formal opening ceremony today, Friday 25 January 2008.
The Royal Dragoon Guards Battlegroup is set to return home at the end of the month, having completed their final mission in Basra.
The Ministry of Defence has today, Friday 25 January 2008, released details of the report by Brigadier Robert Aitken that sets out the Army’s response to cases of abuse and unlawful killing of civilians in Iraq in 2003 and the early part of 2004.
Armed forces personnel, their families and friends are gearing up to take part in what is hoped will be the the world's biggest ever celebration of the nation's most popular dish - the famous curry.
Page No:
Defence News
