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A Gurkha soldier takes part in operations in southern Afghanistan [Picture: British Army]
Gurkhas granted settlement in the UK
All former Gurkhas who have served in the British Army for at least four years will now be eligible for settlement in the UK, the Home Secretary announced in Parliament today, Thursday 21 May 2009.
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A Gurkha soldier uses his fearsome Kukri (traditional Nepalese knife) to eat a watermelon during a break from fighting in southern Afghanistan [Picture: British Army]
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Gurkha soldiers take to the parade square [Picture: British Army]
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Unexploded Second World War aerial bomb - the second device found in the North Sea by a Royal Navy crew on board HMS Brocklesby on Tuesday 19 May 2009 [Picture: Royal Navy]
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A large plume of seawater marks the detonation of the first device by a bomb disposal team from HMS Brocklesby [Picture: Royal Navy]
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Officer Cadet Fern Adams [Picture: Andrew Reed]
Air Cadet becomes award-winning high flyer
An Air Cadet has been presented with a top award from the Ministry of Defence's Directorate of Aviation Regulation and Safety in recognition of her skill and judgement.
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Cpl Sandra Jordan adjusts ventilation tubes on a patient inside the ward at Camp Bastion Hospital [Picture: British Army]
For her first operational deployment, Army nurse Corporal Sandra Jordan has travelled to Helmand province where she is a working as a Ward Nurse in the Camp Bastion Hospital.
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Cpl Jordan listens to a briefing by her commanding officer [Picture: British Army]
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Cpl Jordan signs out drugs to administer to a patient, making notes on a register [Picture: British Army]
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The 40-year-old Furse block at HM Naval Base Clyde is demolished to pave the way for new Service accommodation at Faslane [Picture: Royal Navy]
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Able Seaman Logistician (Personnel) Laura Greaves sits at the controls of the 'Muncher' [Picture: Royal Navy]
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Inspector Bill McGuinness stands in front of a pile of burning confiscated drugs in Afghanistan [Picture: MOD]
MOD policeman swaps Yorkshire beat for Helmand heat
An MOD policeman with 20 years previous experience working with West Yorkshire Police is currentrly deployed to Helmand where he is mentoring the Afghan National Police Force.
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Inspector Bill McGuinness congratulates a newly-trained member of the Afghan National Police [Picture: MOD]
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158 Squadron Association President 'Bluey' Mottershead and Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu with the squadron's colours [Picture: Corporal Mike Sayer]
Memorial unveiled for WWII RAF bomber Squadron
A memorial dedicated to the Second World War bomber crews from 158 Squadron has been unveiled in Yorkshire in front of hundreds of veterans and friends and family members.
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Surviving aircrew from 158 Squadron in front of the memorial [Picture: Corporal Mike Sayer]
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British Army Apache Pilot Major Tim Peake will join the European Space Agency's elite Astronaut Corps [Picture: MOD]
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Major Tim Peake stands by an Apache helicopter [Picture: MOD]
