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Engineers train to determine promotion
For the last few weeks, 21 Engineer Regiment from Ripon have been training at Otterburn. 40...
British Forces News
HMS Lancaster has returned to sea for the first time in 16 months following a major upgrade. The...
RN engineers discover deadly stowaway
Royal Navy aircraft engineers from 845 Naval Air Squadron in Yeovilton discovered an unwelcome...
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The flame for the London 2012 Torch Relay is to start its journey at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall. It...
Head of Army looks to the future
The head of the Army has warned future operations may mean accepting greater risks because soldiers...
TA medics come home from Afghanistan
Staff from 208 Field Hospital have been welcomed back home, after three months running Camp Bastion...
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Two German men have been released by investigators after sparking a security alert which...
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The MOD is to speed up job losses among its civilian staff in an effort to plug a shortfall in its...
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68 recruits have become the newest airmen and women of the Royal Air Force this year. The new...
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With the Row to Recovery team completing their voyage across the Atlantic, the attention is now on...
Forces' Olympic security plans finalised
Experts have met to discuss security operations for this year's Olympics. The Games, which London...
Gen Sir Nick Parker on Olympic security
The man in charge of the military contribution to security at the Olympics has said the plan for...
Top military diving centre opens
World-beating diving test facilities were opened in Gosport on Wednesday. The Diving and Hyperbaric...
British Forces News
The Shadow Defence Secretary has criticised the MoD after it emerged the department spent more then...
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The mystery behind the sinking of the HMS Affray is to be debated at Westminster later. The...
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The remains of the first HMS Victory are to be raised from the sea bed nearly 300 years after it...
Injured troops take to the stage
Injured troops have been treading the boards of a West End theatre to perform a play about living...
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Defence giant BAE Systems is reviewing its warship business, raising fears of job losses at sites...
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An audit of all the war memorials across Wiltshire is to be carried out to ensure their...
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The new Commander of Colchester Garrison has been appointed. Colonel Mike Newman MBE will be...
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Military and NHS medical professionals are sharing information on the best ways to treat trauma...
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600 Soldiers from 9 Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps have been given the freedom of entry to...
Inquest into blast death of RAF airman
A three-day inquest into the death of an RAF gunner killed in an explosion in the desert in...
Role for military in Thames pageant
The military will play a key role in a spectacular flotilla celebrating the Queen's 60-year reign,...
Top forces medic on combat trauma care
An international conference is underway in London aimed at bringing together the best advances in...
Woman's run in memory of RAF friend
A friend of an RAF Squadron Leader who died from injuries sustained in Afghanistan is running 147...
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The aircraft guarding the gates to RAF Brampton has been dismantled, in preparation for the station...
Theatre therapy helps PTSD sufferers
A new theatre project is helping veterans deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The project...
Navy helicopter in tanker storm rescue
A Royal Navy helicopter braved storm force 9 winds to rescue a man from a chemical tanker as gales...
River rescue soldier 'a hero'
A soldier who jumped in a river to save a drowning woman has described how he kept her afloat for...
Dover cliffs tribute to British soldiers
ABF The Soldiers’ Charity has projected a flag featuring thousands of people’s faces onto the White...
Soldier killed in road accident
A soldier on leave ahead of a tour to Afghanistan was killed in a road accident on Christmas Day,...
Santa on duty at veterans' charity
Father Christmas has been recruited by Britain’s only high street contact centre supporting...
Christmas party for army kids
A charity held a Christmas party today for the children of serving soldiers - in some cases to make...
British Forces News
ABF has raised £250,000 with their Ideal Homes for Heroes Appeal since March last year. The...
Puma crash pilot to be sentenced
An RAF pilot is awaiting sentencing for his part in a helicopter crash that killed three people in...
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The last Army Air Corps Mark Nine Lynx helicopter has been given an upgrade so it can cope with the...
Defence workers take jobs fight to No10
More than 100 defence workers facing redundancy descended on London today to hand in a petition to...
Red Arrows back in the skies
Five Red Arrows have taken to the skies for the first time since the death of a pilot at RAF...
Soldiers set to receive military honours
Servicemen past and present have received military honours at Buckingham Palace. Private Bryan...

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