A Ministry of Defence handout photograph shows a portrait taken in 2008 of British General David Richards who became Chief of the General Staff on 28th August 2009. Richards took command on Friday, pledging to focus on the conflict in Afghanistan where 9,000 British soldiers are on duty. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

A Ministry of Defence handout photograph shows a portrait taken in 2008 of British General David Richards who became Chief of the General Staff on 28th August 2009. Richards took command on Friday, pledging to focus on the conflict in Afghanistan where 9,000 British soldiers are on duty.

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  1. Fishing vessel Alakrana and what Spanish Ministry of Defence says are pirates (enlarged) are seen off the coast of Somalia in this handout image created by the Spain's Defence Ministry and released October 2, 2009. Somali pirates hijacked the Spanish tuna fishing boat in the Indian Ocean, the regional government of the Basque Country, the Seychelles and a pirate spokesman said on Friday. The Alakrana, which has a crew of 36 and a home port in the Basque Country, escaped a previous pirate attack last month. The logo seen in the bottom left belongs to the Spanish Air Force flying unit that took the picture.
  2. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 13: This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (L) welcoming U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell to their meeting on September 13, 2009 in Tel Aviv. Mitchell said that efforts were still needed to bridge an Israeli-American dispute over settler construction in the West Bank.
  3. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 13: This handout file photo provided by the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (R) welcoming U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell to their meeting on September 13, 2009 in Tel Aviv. Mitchell said that efforts were still needed to bridge an Israeli-American dispute over settler construction in the West Bank.
  4. In this image made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009, a Royal Air Force Typhoon flies over the Jumeirah Palm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while attending the Dubai Air Show, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Palm Jumeirah is built in the shape of date palm tree and consist of a trunk; a crown with 17 fronds; and a surrounding crescent island - the back of which forms the breakwater. The island will support luxury hotels, exclusive residential villas, shoreline apartments, marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities, health spas, cinemas and various dive sites.
  5. A man fires a gun while a commando watches at a defence and security fair organised by Albania's Ministry of Defence and Klik Espo Group, an event management company in Zall Herr near Tirana November 24, 2009.
  6. Commandos take part at in a military training exercise at a defence and security fair organised by Albania's Ministry of Defence and Klik Espo Group, an event management company in Zall Herr near Tirana November 24, 2009.
  7. Commandos take part at in a military training exercise at a defence and security fair organised by Albania's Ministry of Defence and Klik Espo Group, an event management company in Zall Herr near Tirana November 24, 2009.
  8. Commandos are seen during at a defence and security fair organised by Albania's Ministry of Defence and Klik Espo Group, an event management company in Zall Herr near Tirana November 24, 2009.
  9. Britain's chief of the general staff, General David Richards arrives to give the 2009 annual defence lecture at Chatham House in London September 17, 2009.
  10. Britain's chief of the general staff, General David Richards arrives to give the 2009 annual defence lecture at Chatham House in London September 17, 2009.
  11. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) General Sir David Richards, Chief of the General Staff attends the Armistice Day service at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2009 in London, England. The service is being held to commemorate the passing of a generation who fought in WWI. The last remaing veterans, William Stone, Henry Allingham and Harry Patch, all died this year.
  12. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) General Sir David Richards, Chief of the General Staff attends the Armistice Day service at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2009 in London, England. The service is being held to commemorate the passing of a generation who fought in WWI. The last remaing veterans, William Stone, Henry Allingham and Harry Patch, all died this year.
  13. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 09: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) General Sir David Richards, Chief of the General Staff, attends a service of commemoration to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq at St Paul's Cathedral on October 9, 2009 in London, England.
  14. Britain's Chief of the General Staff, General Sir David Richards attends a conference on the UK armed forces in central London on September 17, 2009.
  15. Britain's Chief of the General Staff, General Sir David Richards attends a conference on the UK armed forces in central London on September 17, 2009.
  16. Britain's Chief of the General Staff, General Sir David Richards attends a conference on the UK armed forces in central London on September 17, 2009.

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