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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...
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...	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...
Dream comes true for lucky Air Cadet An Air Cadet based in Cyprus has been given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly with the Red...	Black Eagles soar into Waddington For the first time the Republic of Korea Air Force will be seen in the skies above the RAF...
Red Arrows to star at Cosford Airshow The latest announcements from the Cosford Air Show promise a thrilling new aspect to the flying...	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...	RAF survival specialist saves two lives Flight Sergeant Mark Lane, currently working as a survival specialist at the Defence Survival...
RAF Regiment gunner's 500-mile mission ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ was a hit song for The Proclaimers in the 80s, but for one RAF veteran,...	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...
Forces put final polish on parade Staff at RAF Halton have been rehearsing for a Diamond Jubilee Parade at Windsor Castle to take...	Taliban transfer ban threatens UK exit British troops are being banned from transferring suspected Taliban prisoners over to the Afghan...
Diamond fanfare honour for RAF musicians RAF musicians are to play a newly written trumpet fanfare to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. It...	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....	Akrotiri Kart Club gets a facelift For over 40 years the Akrotiri Kart Club has played host to tens of thousands of military personnel...
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...	Lost WW2 warplane frozen in time The wreckage of an almost perfectly preserved World War Two RAF Kittyhawk has been discovered by an...
RAF image of ditched helicopter rescue RAF search and rescue footage has been released of the EC225 Super Puma helicopter that ditched in...	UK's aircraft carriers to get jump jets The Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers are to get jump jet fighter aircraft after a change of mind...
MOD stats reveal troop casualty figures The latest Ministry of Defence casualty statistics show that nearly 2,500 British troops have been...	RAF base granted listed status The base for Britain's aerial fightback against German Zeppelin raids during the First World War...
RAF winchman to carry Olympic torch A former RAF winchman, will become one of the first people to carry the Olympic torch when it...	Charles and Camilla take royal salute The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will today take a royal salute from Armed Forces and...
Last million for Bomber Command memorial Lord Ashcroft has donated the final one million pounds needed to complete the memorial to Bomber...	Harry's award for helping wounded heroes Prince Harry has urged the country to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with its wounded veterans as...
D-Day for secret military inquest fears The Ministry of Justice has denied military inquests will be held in secret under plans to conduct...	Falklands War remembered by veterans There were emotional scenes in Portsmouth this weekend as veterans and city residents commemorated...
Kayakers who fell in sea rescued by RAF Two kayakers have been rescued by an RAF rescue helicopter after falling into the sea. The RAF...	Exercise tests allied rapid reaction Nearly 1000 personnel assigned to Allied Rapid Reaction Corps have completed a five-day training...
Olympic ground-to-air missile site trial Blackheath in London has been at the centre of the latest stage in a major exercise to test how the...	Obama hails a 'new kind of relationship' President Obama has made a short night-time visit to Afghanistan on the first anniversary of the...
Eagles set to soar at RAF Fairford The South Korean Black Eagles will become the first fixed wing aerobatics display team from Asia to...	Cadets raise £1500 on sponsored walk 17 cadets with a support team, comprised of 8 staff, from 498(Wishaw) Squadron Air Cadets based in...