DefenceNewsHome Defence News Home Page http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/Defencenewshome.htm en-GB Ministry of Defence, UK, © 2012 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:38:00 GMT Wed, 16 May 2012 15:03:29 GMT Ministry of Defence 60 Ministry of Defence http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Images/site-logo.gif http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Home RNAS Culdrose gives 'The One Show' an Olympic challenge Ahead of the arrival of the Olympic Flame on Friday, One Show presenter Alex Jones and Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell paid a visit to Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall yesterday and received a very challenging welcome. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PeopleInDefence/RnasCuldroseGivestheOneShowAnOlympicChallenge.htm Top Stories Wed, 16 May 2012 09:19:50 GMT {73936778-1688-462C-B9FD-803F11231771} Royal Navy medic receives Military Cross at Buckingham Palace A wounded Royal Navy medic who saved the lives of four colleagues after they were seriously injured in Afghanistan by a grenade attack in 2011 received a Military Cross this week from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/RoyalNavyMedicReceivesMilitaryCrossAtBuckinghamPalace.htm Top Stories Wed, 16 May 2012 13:49:31 GMT {4843EA3B-1C92-46AB-9F59-DF75AA39934F} ISAF Deputy Commander reflects on progress in Helmand Lieutenant General Adrian Bradshaw, Deputy Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, here reflects on recent visits to Helmand and eastern Afghanistan, and gains made by ISAF over the past year. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/IsafDeputyCommanderReflectsOnProgressInHelmand.htm Top Stories Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT {2455BD51-02E7-4B54-851F-E71CBBE97112} RAF trumpeters to honour Queen with special Jubilee fanfare Members of the Central Band of the Royal Air Force will play a specially composed fanfare in honour of Her Majesty The Queen at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 5 June, as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/RafTrumpetersToHonourQueenWithSpecialJubileeFanfare.htm Top Stories Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT {D896BFC0-A4D6-4EA5-B68D-D7F4D6F34D7E} RAF Police receive Afghanistan campaign medals Members of No 2 (Tactical) Police Squadron have received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals after returning from Helmand province. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/RafPoliceReceiveAfghanistanCampaignMedals.htm Top Stories Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT {E81E2ABC-FD2A-42D6-99BB-DE6F0B6D2814} Night scramble for Navy Search and Rescue crew A Search and Rescue crew from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall conducted a daring rescue of an injured fisherman earlier this week. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/NightScrambleForNavySearchAndRescueCrew.htm Top Stories Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT {BB779427-9FB5-418C-8BE4-2AB17DEF4F1D} UK bomb disposal specialists train Afghan soldiers Members of the UK's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Search Task Force in Helmand are stepping back from their front line role to develop the Afghan National Army's bomb disposal capability. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/UkBombDisposalSpecialistsTrainAfghanSoldiers.htm Top Stories Tue, 08 May 2012 10:25:30 GMT {E2CDDF39-3F59-4470-AD6E-7C6E39134E01} East Midlands Universities Air Squadron exercises Freedom of Nottingham On Saturday 5 May, East Midlands Universities Air Squadron (EMUAS) exercised the Freedom of Nottingham by parading through the city centre 'with bayonets fixed and flags flying'. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/EastMidlandsUniversitiesAirSquadronExercisesFreedomOfNottingham.htm Top Stories Wed, 09 May 2012 13:58:07 GMT {DE68F2A0-BA7D-483B-8172-0D814077DCE3}