Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Helicopters home from Iraq

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After six years of service in Iraq, the last Puma and Merlin helicopters have come home to Royal Air Force Benson in Oxfordshire. Merlin and...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Vehicles return from Iraq for redeployment to Afghanistan

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One of the final deliveries of heavy equipment has arrived back in the UK from Iraq enabling some of it to be refurbished and sent to suppor...
Friday, July 17, 2009

RAF Engineer - "first in and last out of Iraq"

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A Royal Air Force engineer who was amongst the first British military to enter Iraq in 2003 is now going to be one of the last out. Squadron...
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Friday, July 10, 2009

80 per cent of kit removed from Iraq

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The operation to return British military equipment from Iraq, one of the biggest logistic challenges to be undertaken by British military fo...
Tuesday, July 7, 2009

RAF Merlin flies 3500 miles back to UK

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An RAF Merlin helicopter lifted off this morning from the Headquarters of the Joint Force Logistic Component in Kuwait for a marathon journe...
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Friday, July 3, 2009

Signals soldiers given Iraq medals

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60 communication specialists from 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist), the last serving British brigade in Iraq, received their operationa...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009

MOD auctions off surplus kit to Iraqis

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As the UK withdraws all its equipment from Iraq, auctions are being held to sell off kit that won't be brought back to Britain to busine...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Sandstorm blasts UK troops in Kuwait

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British troops in Kuwait and Iraq are being blasted by a fierce sandstorm which for the last 48 hours has made their work of bringing UK kit...
Friday, June 26, 2009

Rebuilding Iraq: the role of IT staff

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IT contractor Peter Moore has been held hostage in Iraq for over two years. His plight has highlighted the dangers facing ordinary workers a...
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Anna-Lee the brains behind Forces day

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Major Anna-Lee Johnston, who is currently in command of 9 Armoured Company, part of 4 Close Support Battalion REME based in Bordon, is organ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

RAF Merlin helicopters continue to operate in Iraq

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Joint Helicopter Force (Iraq) continues to operate three Royal Air Force Merlin helicopters to provide the lift and shift capability for Bri...
Saturday, June 20, 2009

Iraq receives Italian-built fast patrol boat

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Iraq on Saturday took delivery of the first of four Italian-made patrol ships it has ordered, as part of a plan to treble the country's ...
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Military matters: A luggage mountain two and a half miles high - The Times

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Deborah Haynes, Defence Correspondent The Iraq mission is over for Britain’s combat troops, but hundreds of support soldiers are still hard ...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

British forces hand over Basra HQ building to Iraqis

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Some of the last British forces based in Basra handed back the former headquarters building of the to the authorities at Basra International...
Monday, June 15, 2009

RAF Tactical Supply Wing returns from Iraq

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A highly specialised unit within the Joint Helicopter Command, the RAF Tactical Supply Wing, which has been refuelling battlefield helicopte...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

Royal Marine brings kit home from Iraq

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A local senior Royal Marines officer, who is Commander British Forces in Iraq, is leading the huge operation to bring home six-years-worth o...
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Monday, June 8, 2009

Naval Service pitches in to bring Iraq kit home

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The Naval Service is well-represented in the team leading the massive operation to bring home six-years-worth of equipment from Iraq in good...
Saturday, June 6, 2009

Iraq police prepare for new responsibilities

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Iraqi police are preparing to take charge of security in most of the country's cities as US troops withdraw from urban centers on June 3...

Iraq carries on preparations for US pull out

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The image of the post withdrawal period from Iraqi cities and Provinces at the end of the current month started to become clearer day after ...
Friday, June 5, 2009

British Challenger main battle tanks return home from Iraq

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After six years of service in Iraq, seven 72-tonne Challenger Two main battle tanks started their three-week sea voyage back to the UK this ...