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Rwanda to allow Southern Africa troops in Congo passage to Tanzania, diplomatic sources say
Rwanda has agreed to allow troops deployed by the Southern Africa bloc to fight rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to evacuate from the rebel-held city of Goma through its territory to ...
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Defence chiefs meet in Kyiv to discuss plans for future international 'reassurance force' in Ukraine
Defence chiefs have met in Kyiv to discuss the size and make-up of the proposed international "reassurance force" to back up any future peace deal in Ukraine. The UK's chief of the defence staff ...
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An RDF Infantry Brigade Completes A Four-month Advanced Infantry Training Course
An RDF Infantry Brigade has successfully completed a four-month Advanced Infantry Training course at the Basic Military ...
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Defence Forces - holding Lebanon's sovereignty 'in their hands'
There are 339 Irish Defence Force members currently in south Lebanon, and bunkering has been a feature of their 6-month tour of duty. For 113 of them, this is their first time serving overseas.
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Myanmar quake: SCDF, local rescuers free man trapped under collapsed building after 8-hour effort
SINGAPORE: A man was freed from a collapsed building in Myanmar by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel and local rescuers on Sunday (Mar 30) morning after an eight-hour operation ...
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Singapore Civil Defence Force works with Myanmar rescuers for eight hours to save trapped quake victim
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), in Myanmar to aid search and rescue efforts following the massive earthquake that struck the country on March 28, rescued a man trapped ...
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Myanmar quake: Civil Defence Force on standby to deploy search and rescue team
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Civil Defence Force is prepared to provide humanitarian aid to victims of the earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday (March 29), resulting in significant loss of life ...
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SCDF deploys 80-member Operation Lionheart rescue team to assist quake-hit Myanmar
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) on Saturday (Mar 29) deployed its Operation Lionheart contingent to Myanmar to assist in disaster rescue efforts. The 80-member team comprises ...
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Trump's anti-DEI purges are wiping out stories of my Air Force service. It's un-American censorship.
A Department of Defense memo on February 26 mandated that all content related to DEI be removed from DoD websites. Jessica Peterson, a flight test engineer with the Air Force for nearly 20 years ...
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Defence Forces class of 2025 commissioned into an increasingly turbulent world
The 100th cadet class in the history of the Irish Defence Forces is entering a period of global uncertainty that few of any of its predecessors have faced. The realisation that Europe can no ...
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Minister for Defence admits Ireland is ‘lagging behind’ in terms of military spending
The Minister said Ireland will commit to Level of Ambition 3 (LOA3), the highest level of ambition as set out by the Commission on the Defence Forces, which reported three years ago. This will see ...
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US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as a Chinese ship keeps watch
US Navy USS Shoup (DDG86), left, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) frigate JS Noshiro manuever during the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity ...