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Carrier Strike Group 21 returns home

Sailors, marines and aviators are welcomed home after a 7-month long historic deployment around the globe. Here is what they got up to; — HMS Queen Elizabeth’s crew are welcomed back to their home base of Portsmouth after sailing 49,000 nautical miles to the Indo-Pacific and back. The Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) deployment has engaged with over 44 nations strengthening partnerships with allies as the Strike Group navigated the world.

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The silent service: The UK’s Nuclear Deterrent

Unseen and unhindered, the silent Submarine Service gives the Royal Navy strength beneath the waves providing continuous nuclear deterrence 365 days a year — This vital mission has seen at least one of the UK’s nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines patrolling the seas undetected every minute of every day, for over 50 years. They deter the most extreme threats to our national security and way of life, helping to guarantee our safety and that of…

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The silent service: The UK’s Nuclear Deterrent

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Military flights evacuate civilians from Afghanistan

Afghan civilians and entitled personnel left Kabul Airport on Royal Air Force flights over the weekend. — Military planners, logisticians and specialist personnel including dog handlers were among those who deployed to the country to ensure the safe evacuation of British nationals and entitled Afghans. Personnel from the UK’s high readiness force, 16 Air Assault Brigade, are working in Kabul this week to ensure the safe movement…

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‘Sandhurst in the sand’ explained

Located west of the Afghan capital, it’s a place where men and women go from soldier to leader — The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (in Berkshire) has been admired all over the world since the 1800s — the name changed from The Royal Military College to Royal Military Academy in 1947. It is where ambitious soldiers and civilians enter eager to pass out in the Sovereign’s Parade a year…

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In Pictures: 28 days outside the wire in Mali

More than 300 British peacekeepers recently patrolled local towns and villages. Here’s what that looked like… — Boots on the ground is key to this operation. The patrol helped the peacekeepers understand the problems and security concerns within local areas. Their presence also helped to reassure the local population that the United Nations is here to help. Finally, it will deter any terrorist activity.

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In Pictures: 28 days outside the wire in Mali

More than 300 British peacekeepers recently patrolled local towns and villages. Here’s what that looked like…

Boots on the ground is key to this operation.

The patrol helped the peacekeepers understand the problems and security concerns within local areas.

Their presence also helped to reassure the local population that the United Nations is here to help. Finally, it will deter any terrorist activity.

The Long-Range Reconnaissance Group (LRRG) is part of the UN Peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA.

Operation NEWCOMBE Explained: Peacekeeping in Mali

Carrier Strike Group 21 returns home

The silent service: The UK’s Nuclear Deterrent

Military flights evacuate civilians from Afghanistan

‘Sandhurst in the sand’ explained

In Pictures: 28 days outside the wire in Mali

In Pictures: 28 days outside the wire in Mali

More than 300 British peacekeepers recently patrolled local towns and villages. Here’s what that looked like…

📸 Take a look at what a 28-day patrol in Mali looks like👇

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Ministry of Defence