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Day 2 talks for NATO defence ministers
Uncertainty about how and when the NATO-lead ISAF mission to Afghanistan will end is set to grow...
Argentines vent anger at Will posting
Small protests have taken place in Buenos Aires over the arrival of Prince William on the Falkland...
Highlights from Wednesday at Meribel
Watch highlights of the Alpine Ski Super G Final and the Telemark Classic Final in Wednesday's...
Friday's action from Meribel 2012
The final events have been held at the Inter Services Skiing and Snowboarding Championships in the...
RAF Regiment marks 70th anniversary
The RAF Regiment has marked the 70th anniversary of its formation with a service in Bury St Edmunds...
British Forces News
The flame for the London 2012 Torch Relay is to start its journey at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall. It...
RN engineers discover deadly stowaway
Royal Navy aircraft engineers from 845 Naval Air Squadron in Yeovilton discovered an unwelcome...
Prince begins his tour of the Falklands
In the next few day’s Prince William is due to begin his 6 weeks tour of duty in the Falkland...
Thursday's action from Meribel 2012
It is day four of the Inter Services Ski and Snowboard Championships at Meribel in the French Alps...
Leeson on emerging winter sports talent
EXTENDED INTERVIEW Air Marshall Sir Kevin Leeson has been speaking to Forces News at the Inter-...
Star Trek science for troops safeguarded
Billions of pounds of funding to drive forward cutting edge defence technology to give frontline...
British Forces News
Germany’s first ‘Personnel Recovery Facility’ has opened its doors today at its new base in...
British Forces News
After Tuesday's heavy snow, Wednesday in Meribel proved a brilliant day for action. The Super G was...
British Forces News
In Ruhpolding in Germany biathletes have been in action in Exercise Rucksack. It's the 65th Inter...
Highlights from Tuesday at Meribel
Watch highlights of the Snowboard Parallel Slalom Final in Tuesday's Inter-services Ski and...
Tuesday’s action from Meribel 2012
The parallel giant slalom went ahead today, but heavy snow forced the cancellation of the downhill...
Highlights from Monday at Meribel
Watch highlights of the BFBS Snowboard Cross Final and the Telemark Giant Slalom Final in Monday's...
Double victory for Army snowboarders
The Army pulled off a double victory in Tuesday night’s Snowboard Parallel Slalom Final. The...
MOD unveils supersonic missile system
The Royal Navy's next generation missile defence system will be capable of intercepting and...
Cross country runners get bogged down
Fifty-six runners headed to Helensburgh Rugby Club to take part in this year’s Northern Region...
Forces shake-up forces schools to expand
While plans for drawdown gather pace in British Forces Germany, schools in Hohne are bucking the...
Monday's Action from Meribel 2012
More than 300 service personnel and sponsors have witnessed the official opening of the 2012 Inter...
Marching anthem of war remains popular
It was the marching anthem of the Second World War, but 100 years on, it's still one of today's...
Highlights from Sunday at Meribel
Watch highlights of the Boarder Cross practice and opening ceremony in Sunday's Inter-services Ski...
Captains and coaches talk Meribel 2012
As British Forces winter sports athletes gathered for the 2012 Inter-service Ski and Snowboard...
Olympic air exercise makes itself heard
The Ministry of Defence says a sonic boom heard by thousands of people across the north of England...
Family rooms to be built at QEH
Rooms are being developed on the site of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital for the families of injured...
British Forces News
The MOD is to speed up job losses among its civilian staff in an effort to plug a shortfall in its...
31 Squadron raise £45,000 in the heat
An RAF squadron, which ran, cycled and rowed 56,000 miles in the heat of combat in Afghanistan, has...
Forces athletes head to the French alps
British forces Alpine athletes are heading to Meribel for another year. The skiers and snowboarders...
British Forces News
68 recruits have become the newest airmen and women of the Royal Air Force this year. The new...
British Forces News
An RAF Corporal caught with child pornography at his Aberdeen home has been fined. Robert Waud, 38...
RBS boss criticised over bonus
A bonus of nearly one million pounds awarded to RBS boss Stephen Hester has been strongly...
British Forces News
The Row2Recovery team have conquered the Atlantic and raised hundreds of thousands of pounds on the...
First school staffed by forces signs 60
The first UK school with a teaching staff who have all served in the armed forces say 60 children...
MOD considers RAF Northolt 'sale' option
RAF Northolt could be sold to private investors under options being considered by the Ministry of...
MOD's £850m bill for redundancy pay-offs
The taxpayer faces a bill of more than £850 million for making thousands of troops and staff...
LOA cuts hit Gibraltar pay packets hard
There will be big cuts in the allowances paid to military personnel serving in Gibraltar. From...
ITV series to focus on forces wives
The trials and tribulations of military wives are to be the basis for a new ITV series. Network...
Bravery and courage recognised at Palace
Courageous forces personnel have been recognised at Buckingham Palace for their work in theatre....

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Impact of military shake-up on forces families

Liam Fox’s announcements on Monday have huge implications for forces families, especially those...