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Marines officer gets MBE honour

Posted in July 19th, 2007

by Kostyauk in British Forces, Coalition Forces

Over 3,000 UK troops are based in Afghanistan

A Royal Marines officer who commanded British forces in Afghanistan has been honoured with an MBE.
Major Oliver Lee, who has completed six months as Brigade Operations Officer of the country’s UK Task [...]

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Haircuts are a must in Afghanistan

Posted in July 10th, 2007

by Kostyauk in British Forces, Coalition Forces

Haircuts are a must in Afghanistan
9 Jul 07
Forget crimps and curls, tints and blow dry, soldiers both male and female are queuing up at their local hair salon for a simple short back and sides.

L-R: Cpl Delaney and Capt Brookes get to grips with their hair clippers
[Picture: British Army]

Except the salon in question is [...]

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Museum ’snaps up’ Army photographer for exhibition

Posted in June 29th, 2007

by Kostyauk in British Forces, Coalition Forces

25 Jun 07
A series of pictures taken by an Army photographer while he was deployed with British troops in southern Iraq have been given pride of place with their very own exhibition at the National Army Museum in London.

Troops from The 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment clear the ‘Pontoon Bridge’ [...]

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Bravery award for Royal Navy oil platform hero

Posted in June 28th, 2007

by Kostyauk in British Forces, Coalition Forces

Bravery award for Royal Navy oil platform hero
27 Jun 07
A sailor who rescued three people from a burning oil platform off the coast of southern Iraq has received an award from the Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet in recognition of his bravery.
The KAAOT Oil Platform on Fire
[Picture: Royal Navy]
Leading Seaman Stephen ‘Spud’ [...]

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School letters to Afghan soldiers

Posted in June 28th, 2007

by Kostyauk in British Forces, Coalition Forces

School letters to Afghan soldiers

L/Cpl Oliver Dicketts was said to have been a popular pupil
Children at a school which was attended by a victim of an air crash in Afghanistan are writing letters of support to soldiers serving there.
L/Cpl Oliver Dicketts, who grew up in Wadhurst, Sussex, was among 14 British service [...]

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Australia to double Afghan force

Posted in April 10th, 2007

by Kostyauk in Australian Forces, Coalition Forces

Australia to double Afghan force

Troops in Afghanistan are facing increasing threats of attack

Australia plans to almost double its troop numbers in Afghanistan by next year amid warnings that the Taleban insurgency shows no sign of weakening.Prime Minister John Howard said without an extra [...]

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Notes from life on the Frontline………

Posted in April 2nd, 2007

by Kostyauk in British Forces

A day in the life of Warrant Officer Hamish Simpson….
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6517913.stm

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Staffs soldiers complete gruelling Charity challenges in Iraq

Posted in April 1st, 2007

by Kostyauk in British Forces

Troops from 1st Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment have been taking time out of their busy schedules to raise money for charity by putting themselves through a series of gruelling physical tests….

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