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The Olympics and Half a Million Man (and Woman) Days

Revealed this week in a Parliamentary Answer was the final tally for the units involved in providing Olympics and Paralympics

October 19, 2012 | News and Information | 2 Comments

Swedish Armed Forces Support for London 2012 Olympic Games

File under, not a lot of people knew that. The Swedish Army supported the London 2012 Olympic Games by deploying one of their Saab Giraffe radar systems to …

September 23, 2012 | News and Information | 3 Comments

Sea Control

In a previous post I briefly look at the role of HMS Bulwark during the Olympics and these photographs show how many small craft were in the task

August 19, 2012 | News and Information | 7 Comments

S Squadron Royal Marines

S Squadron are a sub Unit of 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines and provide force elements to the Royal Navy which specialise in Maritime …

June 22, 2012 | News and Information | 0 Comments

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