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Scottish Lion readies 45 Commando for front line
09/05/2012 13:36:00
More than 750 Royal Marines and supporting units, plus three warships, Sea King and Chinook helicopters waged war in and around the Galloway Forest in a week-long exercise to prepare 45 Commando for front-line duties. The Arbroath-based green berets are now the nation’s ‘lead commando group’ – ready to deploy...
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RFA Fort Victoria commemorates the sinking of RMS Titanic
25/04/2012 11:58:00
RFA Fort Victoria conducted a ceremony to mark the loss of the Titanic while working with the Combined Task Force in the Gulf of Aden.
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Action exercise climaxes with Royal Marines invading Scottish shores
25/04/2012 11:28:00
The largest military exercise in Europe this year is drawing to a close off the west coast of Scotland today and tomorrow. Nearly 4,000 sailors and Royal Marines are taking part in Exercise Joint Warrior which involves more than 30 ships and submarines from half a dozen nations
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Sailors cheered in London as MPs thank them for their deeds in Libya
25/04/2012 09:55:00
Four dozen sailors joined their RAF and Army comrades on a parade through the nation’s capital as MPs thanked them for the contributions in Libya last year. Some 120 personnel from the three Services paraded through the heart of London before attending a reception in Parliament.
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Naval forces converge on Scotland for biggest military exercise in years
12/04/2012 15:54:00
Warships from across the globe – including a dozen Royal Navy warships, submarines and auxiliaries – are converging on Scotland for the largest military exercise staged in home waters in many years. Thirty two naval units, plus soldiers and air forces – some 8,000 personnel in all from eight nations...
