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We go behind the scenes of Exercise Rhino Storm, a large-scale NATO training exercise taking place across Germany and involving an additional 3,500 UK troops.

BFBS Germany’s Jade Callaway tells Ryan Galpin about her day on the ground during the final test exercise.

In this episode:

• Inside Exercise Control (EXCON) — the operational hub coordinating the exercise.
• How the “Red Forces” (enemy simulation) actively create challenges for the troops.

• Bombardier Neil Strachan (105 Regt RA) explains his role firing simulated artillery at friendly forces to test their responses.

• The farmhouse barn turned battlefield hospital.
• The frontline responders explain what they do.
• Urban Warfare at the now derelict former British base (RAF Gütersloh / Princess Royal Barracks) which closed in 2016.  (Jade describes it as “The Last of Us meets military training”!)

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We’re buzzing to tell you how soldiers have moved thousands of bees to a new hive at Keogh Barracks in Aldershot.   

Ryan Galpin is joined by BFBS Aldershot’s Natasha Reneaux to talk all things beekeeping in the British Army. 

🐝 In this episode: 

• How beekeeping is supporting wellbeing, sustainability, and community across defence sites. 

• Why it’s becoming a popular hobby in the British Army with servicemen and women increasingly keen to set up their own hives. 

• How you can get funding support for this via the Lived Experience Fund. 

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Essential upgrades are underway at RAF Brize Norton where improvements are being made to the passenger terminal. 

Ryan Galpin is joined by BFBS Brize Norton’s Gemma- Leigh James who takes us behind the scenes at the RAF Station where thousands of British Servicemen and Women pass through on their way to deployments and postings. 

 In this episode:  

• Learn about the logistics involved in getting passengers and kit into the air and onto postings, deployments and ops tours globally.    

• News on the major new upgrade to the baggage handling system. 

• Plus, why Gemma- Leigh took to the skies with 300 toy giraffes!    

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Rat Pack Roulette—is a BFBS video series combining military ration tastings with in-depth conversations with veterans.  

Today Lydia Tester talks to the host Karl Lambert about the latest episode featuring Jordan Wylie MBE.  

Jordan is a veteran, adventurer, and ambassador for the Army Cadet Force but is probably best known for appearing on Channel 4’s Hunted. 

In this preview, Jordan and Karl discuss: 

• The heightened awareness that comes with combat and how it compares with extreme adventure. 

• Why many veterans seek new challenges after leaving service to regain a sense of purpose. 

Karl also shares the three-course tasting menu which includes dishes from Spain, Latvia and Germany and why he struggled to eat a French ration pack. 

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Welcome to the first episode of BFBS Daily Dits!

Today, we head to The Rock, where BFBS’s Jacob Dyer takes us aboard HMS Stirling Castle which has become the first Royal Navy ship affiliated with Gibraltar.

In this episode:

• Jacob tells host Lauren Mitchell about his visit onboard where he caught up with Commander Phil Harper.

• Hear how the ship’s commercial origins give it a unique layout and features compared to traditional warships.
• How HMS Stirling Castle operates as a mine-hunting mothership, using uncrewed vehicles to improve safety and efficiency.
• Hear about the ship’s “bougie” onboard comforts.

• And Lauren shares her Royal Navy fails!

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