HMS Echo left her home base of Devonport on Monday 3 January 2011 for a two-year deployment to conduct operations in the Red Sea, Gulf, Indian Ocean, Middle East and Far East.

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How do you recruit local people in conflict zones to work for the British Army? Major Robbie Whitfield talks about a very different war for talent.

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Just before Christmas British troops based in Afghanistan's Helmand province saved the life of a local boy, injured in an accident.

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A major milestone has been reached in the ongoing process of transferring security from British to Afghan forces in Helmand with the graduation of the 2,000th recruit from the province's police officer training college.

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The U.S. Army All-American Bowl, the longest-running active high school all-American game, will showcase 90 athletes in an East-West matchup at San Antonio's Alamodome in Texas on Jan. 8.

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Afghan National Army and Australian forces gained control of Tangi Valley in the Deh Rahwod district, Afghanistan, in an operation to establish a foothold in a former Taliban concentrated area, Dec. 28.

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The Honorable John McHugh, Secretary of the Army, met with officials and military families at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., in an effort to reach out to the local community.

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For the first time in the history of the U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Ga., a U.S. Army veterinarian technician earned the elite Ranger Tab. Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Klagenberg, the regimental veterinarian technician for the 75th Ranger Regiment, graduated Nov. 12, from the U.S. Army Ranger Course.

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A Soldier with the 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, was awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal during a ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky., Jan. 4.

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An old e-mail lurking in the electronic cloud is making rounds again in a renewed attempt at phishing for veterans' personal information.

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