Army Radio News - 04 May 10

One Of The Most Important On-Going Engineering Works At Camp Bastion's Proving A Tough Task

The building of Route Trident, or as it's known as "the Afghan A1" has come up against a number of problems. Once it's up and running it should significantly improve the speed and safety of vehicles travelling in the area.

Tributes Have Been Paid To The Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Over The Weekend

Corporal Harvey Holmes of 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment was attached to 40 Commando Royal Marines Battle Group and died in an explosion close to patrol base Waterloo on Sunday.

The Head Of US Central Command's Visited Helmand Province To Meet British Foreign Office And Military Staff In Lashkar Gah

General David Petraeus was met by the Commander of Task Force Helmand, Brigadier Richard Felton, along with the Director of the Provincial Reconstruction Team, Lindy Cameron.

The Momentum Of Op MOSHTARAK's Being Maintained

Provincial Governor Mangal's appointed a significant number of new senior governance and security chiefs in the Province. The new Police Development Advisory Training Team, which is based in Lashkar Gah.'s taken command of all Police Advisory Teams and the Helmand Police Training Centre.

One Man And His Dog Are Proving A Great Team In Afghanistan

Lance Corporal Andy Wallace and Patrol Dog Gromit, affectionately known as Wallace and Gromit, are based at the Working Dogs Section at Camp Bastion. They've been sent up to Kabul to do a tour of duty, patrolling the streets and enhancing security there.

Garrison FM's Been Doing Its Bit For This Year's ABF: The Soldiers' Charity's Big Curry Event

The team at Colchester held its very own LITTLE Big Curry to help raise funds

The Results Are In For This Week's Army Sport's Lottery

Bagging the 1st prize of 10 thousand pounds is WO2 Sweeney from 3 Logistic Support Regiment in Abington. Sgt Smith from 1 GS Regiment came second, winning 5 thousand. Sgt Brown from 7 Para RHA in Colchester won the third prize of 2 and a half grand.