Four Portsmouth-based Royal Navy bomb disposal experts are heading to Afghanistan to play a vital part in the counter explosives effort.
HMNB Portsmouth
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A Royal Navy physical trainer is enjoying his five minutes of fame after appearing in a television strongman challenge watched by millions.
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Work began yesterday at Portsmouth on the first of two new aircraft carriers. As steel cutting commenced on a section of the hull, Portsmouth became the fifth UK shipyard to start construction on the programme. The naval base will be the future home of both Queen Elizabeth Class carriers.
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23rd Feb 2010Royal Navy Rowers Return VictoriousFour Royal Navy rowers from Portsmouth have scored an ‘oarsome’ four personal best times at an international indoor rowing competition.
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22nd Feb 2010Meet Your Military Ancestors At Navy DaysNavy Days in Portsmouth this summer is giving visitors the chance to delve into their family’s military past.
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12th Feb 2010Star Attractions Lined Up For Navy DaysThe Royal Navy’s two newest warships are among the star attractions lined up for this summer’s Navy Days event in Portsmouth.
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18th Jan 2010Identifying the Invisible Wounds of TraumaThe Royal Navy's Operational Stress Management Team at Portsmouth helped pioneer the now widely used Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) for troops who may have encountered traumatic episodes whilst deployed on operations.
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18th Nov 2009Middleton's Divers Go to Greater DepthsPortsmouth-based minehunter HMS Middleton has become the Royal Navy’s first warship to operate new equipment allowing divers to work at greater depths.
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13th Nov 2009Royal Navy Base Spreads Christmas CheerChristmas came early to Portsmouth Naval Base as staff gathered more than 130 shoeboxes of presents to be sent to needy children abroad.
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13th Nov 2009Actor Returns to Navy RootsWhen actor and ex-sailor Shaun Williamson arrived in Portsmouth to star at the Kings Theatre as habitual criminal Norman Stanley Fletcher from 1970s TV show Porridge, he was unprepared for the professionalism of the Royal Navy police staff.

