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Submariners celebrate 50 years of success of Navy’s ultimate mission

EMBARGOED UNTIL 0001 HOURS, FRIDAY JANUARY 18 2019 Submariners celebrate 50 years of success of Navy’s ultimate mission EVENTS across the UK will celebrate the 50 years of dedication of submariners on the longest operation ever carried out by our armed forces. No mission has...

Official events to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Landings announced.

Image of the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Gordon Messenger, seen here at the D-Day Story Museum in Portsmouth today (16/01/2019). Events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy and Portsmouth, including the charter of a special ship, have bee...

Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, hone their crowd control skills.

Members of the 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, are seen here honing their crowd control skills. Based in the Roman town of Colchester and using shield drills and disciplined lines of troops that can be traced back to the Roman legions, the paratroopers of C Company, 3...

Soldiers Provide Guard Of Honour For Japan’s Prime Minister

Irish Guards hold a Guard of Honour within the FCO for the Prime Minister of Japan. Shinzo Abe the Prime Minister of Japan, is seen here inspecting the Guard. The Prime Minster of Japan, His Excellency Shinzo Abe was welcomed to the UK with a Guard of Honour from The Irish G...

Defence Secretary sets sights on next century of British air power as major fighter jet milestones reached

Image of the Secretary of State for Defence, The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson, seen here speaking with 617 Squadron, Wing Commander John Butcher (left) and RAF Marham Station Commander Group Captain Ian Townsend (centre-right), at RAF Marham's new F-35 Lightning aircraft hanga...