On 29 November 2007, the UK Defence Forum jointly organised a "welcome home" event for troops from 12 Mechanized Brigade returning from Afghanistan.

Mike Penning MP, himself a former Grenadier Guard, welcomed troops to the event which was also supported by the Army All-Party Parliamentary Group.

Secretary of State for Defence Des Browne MP welcomed the troops, who were also given a tour of the House of Parliament.

The UK Defence Forum is grateful to all those companies who make its events happen through sponsorship. These include: Aspire Defence, BAE Systems, Babcock, Berwin Leighton Partners, Boeing, Carillion, EADS, Finmeccanica, General Dynamics, KBR, Lockheed Martin, Marshalls, Maersk, NDI, Nexter, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, QinetiQ, Raytheon, Rolls-Royce, Smiths Detection, Thales, Virgin Atlantic and VT Group.

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	Mike Penning MP welcomes troops to Parliament.
	Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Defence, addresses the visiting troops at a "welcome home" reception in the House of Commons.