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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.

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Brent John McCarthy, from the Royal Air Force, and Lance Corporal Lee Thomas Davies, from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday 12 May 2012.

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two British servicemen, one soldier from 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and one airman from the Royal Air Force, were killed in Afghanistan on the 12th May 2012.

More than 1,000 members of the Armed Forces were at the forefront of the annual State Opening of Parliament ceremony which took place in London on Wednesday 9 May 2012.

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.

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Andrew Steven Roberts and Private Ratu Manasa Silibaravi, both of 23 Pioneer Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps, were killed in Afghanistan on Friday 4 May 2012.

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond visited troops from 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in Bad Fallingbostel, North Germany, yesterday.

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (2 PWRR) are helping to provide security for the final and largest Olympic Games test event taking place this weekend.

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that two soldiers from the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) were killed in Helmand province on 4 May 2012.

The Royal Navy's largest ship, HMS Ocean, sailed up the River Thames today to take part in this week's Olympic Games security event.

Territorial Army (TA) medics from the North East have returned home from an Afghanistan deployment working in one of the world's busiest trauma hospitals.

Soldiers from the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment have returned from Greenland after conquering eight previously unclimbed peaks on the treacherous fringes of the Arctic.

Her Majesty The Queen presented new Colours to the 1st Battalion and Number 7 Company of the Coldstream Guards at Windsor Castle this morning.

Paratroopers from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) have been practising the urban combat skills they might need as part of the Army's rapid reaction force.

5th Battalion The Rifles handed over responsibility for security in Nahr-e Saraj (South) in Helmand province to 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment on 29 April 2012.

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has visited soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR) on Salisbury Plain, where they are currently engaged in pre-deployment training for Afghanistan.

A former Royal Artillery Gunner and veteran of Afghanistan has just returned from the country again after this time working there as a reporter.

Around 200 soldiers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Search Task Force gathered at Waterbeach Barracks recently to receive their Afghanistan campaign medals.

The Afghan National Army's first major operation this spring has resulted in the clearance of improvised explosive devices from a 25-square-kilometre area and the recovery of three weapons caches.

With the Welsh Guards' recent arrival in Helmand province to mentor and advise the Afghan National Police, a fund has been launched back home to support the troops and their families.