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  1. News: 42 Commando celebrate opening of new medical centre bit.ly/M6zDnR
  2. News: UK and US soldiers strengthen ties with jump onto Salisbury Plain bit.ly/LSCzBC
  3. News: Earl of Wessex visits the RTMC bit.ly/LBWCBp
  4. Flypast includes: Dakota flanked by 2 King Air aircraft, a Lancaster, Spitfires & a Hurricane from the @RAFBBMF, followed by the Red Arrows.
  5. There will be a #DiamondJubilee flypast for The Queen on 5 June 3:30pm flying down the Mall as the Royal Family watch from Buckingham Palace
  6. Service personnel from Camp Bastion, Afghanistan show their support for the Queen in the year of her #DiamondJubilee: twitter.com/DefenceHQ/stat…
  7. Congratulations to the team who made the 'Our War' series which won a @BAFTA this weekend for best Factual Series: youtu.be/OUJp-jwPzn8
  8. News: Royal Navy rower wins gold at World Cup bit.ly/KD4TXI
  9. To mark the #DiamondJubilee Fortnum & Mason will present Service Personnel on ops with a 'United Services Tin' containing tea & biscuits.
  10. News: Gurkhas help Nepalese community after flash floods bit.ly/Lxfstn
  11. Video: Four tiny Service personnel battle a dinosaur to raise awareness of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: youtu.be/lvj-2sxCWGU
  12. Hercules are a vital part of the RAF’'s fleet, carrying troops, supplies & equipment as well as life-saving medical evacuation missions.
  13. A £350M MOD contract to maintain the RAF Hercules aircraft will support 500 UK jobs & will help support operations in Afghanistan.
  14. News: Captain Stephen James Healey killed in Afghanistan bit.ly/KwUzk8
  15. News: Soldier from 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh killed in Afghanistan bit.ly/KDgt5O
  16. News: Navy's largest warship visits Sunderland bit.ly/KyGcME
  17. News: Military personnel carry the Olympic Flame bit.ly/KyGaV8
  18. News: British Army plays football match against German military bit.ly/LMHo2h
  19. News: Hague - we won't abandon Afghan people bit.ly/JPMCJ6