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Soldier accidentally shot rules inquest A coroner has ruled that a young soldier was accidentally shot by a comrade while on active service...	Sir Geoff Hurst behind Army football An intriguing game of international football is taking place in Aldershot tomorrow between the...
Fight for Chief Coroner for Forces won The fight to appoint a Chief Coroner to oversee military inquests and ensure families get all the...	Why fatherhood needs military precision As an Army Commando Neil Sinclair has survived winters in Arctic Norway, cleared minefields in Iraq...
Army helicopters building beacons Army helicopters have been transporting firewood to build a beacon in North Yorkshire to be lit as...	Forces Weather Catch up with the latest Forces Weather with Louise Leer.
NATO leaders discuss Afghanistan exit David Cameron has today joined other NATO leaders in reaffirming their timetable to withdraw their...	Memorial honours fallen Falklands heroes A new national memorial to the 255 British soldiers, sailors and airmen killed during the Falklands...
Officer to compete in longest bike race Major Jon Cox, of Colchester-based 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, is taking part in the Tour...	Spending a penny at Hammersmith Barracks For the second year running a charity event called ‘The Penny Mile’ has taken place at Hammersmith...
PM vows almost all UK troops out in 2014 David Cameron today insisted Afghan forces will be able to prevent their country again becoming a...	3 Mercian 'go to ground' in Germany In Germany, infantry soldiers from 3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment in Fallingbostel have ‘gone...
The young soldiers of Patrol Base Wahid Housed behind Hesco, Patrol Base Wahid is one of more than a dozen PBs and FOBS that ring the green...	Army on crest of wave in sailing regatta The 2012 Army Offshore sailing regatta has been taking place this week, centred around the Isle of...
Troops given the freedom of Warwick Troops from a Warwickshire army base that trains bomb disposal experts have been given the freedom...	Operational Service medals for 4 YORKS The Duke of York has awarded operational medals to members of the 4th Battalion, The Yorkshire...
Royal flypast cleared for take-off Across the country personnel from the Army, Royal Navy and RAF have been going through their final...	Repatriations of UK servicemen shot dead The repatriations of two servicemen killed by what appeared to be Afghan police officers in...
Army sniper course names left in car An investigation is reported to be underway into how military papers naming 28 soldiers selected...	Olympic Army and TA force number 10500 The size of the Army and Territorial force deployed to assist the London 2012 Olympic Games has...
TA get back to basics in Germany The oldest TA unit, and the only remaining militia unit in the British Army has been training in...	Getting wheels rolling again on camp John McArthur is an invaluable man around camp. He is a REME vehicle mechanic who is attached to...
Sniper ‘had not trained in the dark’ A sniper who is believed to have shot a comrade from Eastbourne he thought was a Taliban insurgent...	UK Iranian target if attacked by Israel Iran could retaliate against the UK if it is attacked by Israel, a former chief of the defence...
2 YORKS presented with medals In Cyprus, more than 300 soldiers from the 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment have been presented...	Royal visit for 2 RIFLES 2 RIFLES have been presented with their Op Herrick 15 campaign medals by their Royal Colonel His...
SCOTS DG crowned Army Sevens champions The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards have been crowned Army Sevens Champions. The Fallingbostel based...	Taliban transfer ban threatens UK exit British troops are being banned from transferring suspected Taliban prisoners over to the Afghan...
Injured paratroopers complete trek Four injured paratroopers have trekked across the North African desert and raised almost £50,000...	Sniper heard 'man down' after firing Soldiers stationed at a remote observation post were not aware of the existence of another post...
Warm welcome for returning soldiers There were emotional scenes in Herford in Germany as troops from 1(UK)ADSR returned home to loved...	Betrayal behind enemy lines The daring special forces mission to go deep into enemy territory in Iraq during the second Gulf...
Army warms up for Sevens Defence Cup The Army Sevens Championships are taking place in Aldershot. The sport has long been a firm Forces...	Inquest: Alerts about shots unheard A soldier radioed his colleagues "about half a dozen times" to tell them that warning shots were...
Injured troops disability cash cut fears A charity supporting injured veterans has warned “fairness is under threat” from planned changes to...	Can future Scotland defend itself? The shape of defence capabilities in an independent Scotland is to be discussed at a conference....
Patrol Base upgraded by Royal Engineers Patrol Base Wahid is on the edge of Helmand's "Green Zone" is being upgraded by the Royal Engineers...	Defence budget blackhole finally plugged A £38 billion black hole in the UK's defence budget has been eliminated, Defence Secretary Philip...
Tributes to UK servicemen shot dead The Ministry of Defence has named two British soldiers killed by Afghan police as Corporal Brent...	Rock-solid entry for Field Gun challenge The Gibraltar Field Gun crew have been preparing for the annual Field Gun competition by pulling...