The announcement comes as Wales prepares to host the UK-wide Armed Forces Day for the first time on Saturday.

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Mr Santos, a former defence minister, praised the country's armed forces for the rescue, as well as their day-to-day work to keep Colombians safe.

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The document leaked to the Guardian newspaper clearly implicates the armed forces in serious violations of human rights during Egypt's 18-day revolution that led to the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, says the BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Cairo.

BBC: Egypt army 'tortured and killed during 2011 revolution'

Because these steps have not been taken, there is little doubt among the experts that high-altitude EMPs will harm the systems that Americans and their armed forces rely on each day.

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Other tasks during the three-month project include navigation skills on Salisbury Plain and a teambuilding day with an injured armed forces veteran.

BBC: Pupils chosen for aviation project inspired by Red Arrow

On April 21, armed forces chief A.S. Widodo delivered to the president the results of an annual two-day military leadership meeting.

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