‘Joy in its purest form’: BFBS puts on dazzling show for Carrier Strike Group sailors
Personnel from HMS Queen Elizabeth were in the audience for the event in Oman.
Personnel from HMS Queen Elizabeth were in the audience for the event in Oman.
Ben Wallace spoke to Forces News as HMS Queen Elizabeth docked in Duqm during the Carrier Strike Group 21 mission.
The term was coined upon the first meeting of select defence representatives in 2018.
The First Sea Lord said the moment "reflects 200 years of a historic and strategic partnership between two great allies".
The animals were found in the stores of the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate which has been stationed in the Gulf for the last two years.
Ben Wallace said the Service Police Legacy Investigations had assessed 1,291 allegations since July 2017.
Former Afghan interpreters, who worked with British Forces but are trapped in Afghanistan, are frightened as the Taliban increases control.
The Royal Navy minehunter has returned home to HMNB Clyde after the lengthy deployment.
The former Royal Marine and Afghan animal charity founder expresses relief as his Nowzad staff settle in the UK.
It comes ahead of the first direct US-Taliban talks since American and allied troops withdrew from Afghanistan.
Lieutenant Colonel Justin Baker said "it felt rather poignant", 20 years since the start of UK operations in Afghanistan.
The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff "decision makers are not required in any manner, shape or form" to follow military advice.
British soldiers assisted people leaving Kabul for two weeks, falling short of the 30-day service criteria for medallic recognition.
Forces News spoke to an interpreter currently hiding from the Taliban, with his pregnant wife and three children, in Afghanistan.
The pair met up once again on UK soil on Monday when they were invited to meet Veterans Minister Leo Docherty at the MOD.
Photos appear to show members of the Taliban in pedalos in Bamyan Province, located to the east of the Afghan capital Kabul.