British personnel leave southern Afghanistan

The final UK service personnel have left Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan after completing the most challenging military redeployment operation for a generation. Servicemen and women watched as... More information

RAF Tornados leave Afghanistan for the last time

The fast jets, from 31 Squadron based at RAF Marham, Norfolk, left Kandahar airfield early yesterday morning, having flown their final missions. Aircrew and ground crew from... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Poignant ceremony marks end of UK combat operations in Helmand Province

UK Armed Forces have ended combat operations in Helmand Province, paving the way for the final transfer of security to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). As they have on the battlefield, British troops stood... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Camp Bastion troops say farewell to memorial wall

The memorial bears the names of all 453 UK personnel who have died on operations in Afghanistan and has been the focus for commemoration and reflection since it was erected. Following the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF will adopt a standard deployed tour length of 6 months

Traditionally the majority of RAF personnel deploy as Individual Augmentees (IAs) on 4-month tours of duty for deployed operations and BFSAI. However, some personnel already deploy for... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Voyager aircraft arrive on schedule

The RAF’s largest aircraft, Voyager, flew into Farnborough this morning for the start of the International Air Show as the MoD confirmed all nine aircraft have now been delivered to the RAF, on time and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

New RAF Reapers take to the skies

The additional Reaper aircraft are flying from Kandahar Airfield to gather vital intelligence in support of Afghan, UK and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops on the ground. The deployment of five new... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

The Summer issue of Envoy is ONLINE NOW!

Included in this issue: Out and About with 901 Expeditionary Air Wing, Meet the Calendar Girls,  Artist in Afghanistan, Changing Lives, Ethical Thinker and much, much more... Click here for Envoy

Closing Down Camp Bastion

By the end of this year, the UK's main military base in Afghanistan will have closed. Meet the man who will make it all happen. Interview by Ian Carr. It takes an experienced eye to see it, but Camp Bastion, when viewed from above, is a... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Drug Buster Extraordinaire

A RAF police dog is rapidly becoming a canine hero in Afghanistan where his nose for trouble is confounding contraband smugglers. Hertz, a German short-haired Pointer and his handler, Cpl Simon... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Gunner commended by US and UK Commanders

A keen-eyed RAF gunner has been commended by US and UK commanders for his life-saving diligence in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal Mark Marvin’s actions led to the unearthing of 3 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and the break-up of an... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

UK drawdown in Afghanistan enters final phase

The headquarters responsible for UK military logistics in Afghanistan has changed command for the last time. The incoming command team will oversee the return to the UK of the majority of the UK troops and equipment still deployed in... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Ferocious sand storm hits Camp Bastion

The air around Camp Bastion is eerily still as a tidal wave of sand and dust approaches from the west. With the sand came a strong cold wind which significantly lowered the temperature and completely blocked out the sun, as well as causing havoc by... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Reaper in drugs haul

The RAF’s Reaper has helped destroy a drugs haul and foil a Taliban ambush. Film footage from the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) is saving lives and fighting crime throughout Afghanistan’s southern provinces. Routine surveillance of... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

No 58 Sqn RAF Regt safely back on home soil

Number 58 Squadron, RAF Regiment has returned safely to RAF Leuchars following a successful seven month operational deployment to Camp Bastion as part of the RAF’s contribution to the NATO mission in Afghanistan. Deploying in Oct 13 as... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Every dry detachment needs a pub landlord

Al Murray, aka the Pub Landlord, visited Camp Bastion, he said “It has been an absolute privilege... As a nation we are blessed by having the best military personnel, who show unwavering devotion to our fine country”. Operation LOCK-IN. In what was his... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

EastEnders now want to include a military storyline

The soap EastEnders has so far not included the Armed Forces, but that is about to change. The producers now want to include a storyline involving a soldier returning from... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

With great sadness and deep sympathy

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the names of the five service personnel who lost their lives following the crash of a Lynx helicopter in southern Afghanistan on Saturday 26 April 2014. They are... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF elements deploying on final phase of Op Herrick

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced that the next deployment of UK armed forces to Afghanistan is due to take place in Jun14. This week saw the UK’s military headquarters in... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

The RAF will be "providing Typhoons this summer"

At the weekend, Philip Hammond appeared on ‘The Andrew Marr Show’, where he answered questions from the former BBC political editor on Britain’s military capability, Afghanistan and Nato... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link