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BATUS training area provides room for manouvre during exercise
Soldiers trial ‘game-changing’ communications kit
Soldiers on Operation Cabrit in Poland have been trialling the latest dismounted situational awareness communications kit.
2 SCOTS home from Iraq
Troops from The 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS) return home after six months training and mentoring security forces in Iraq.
QDG take the lead on battlefield exercise
Troops from 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards have spearheaded a massive battlefield exercise as part of a multinational NATO force in Poland.
Airborne forces make transatlantic drop to demonstrate joint capability
British paratroopers have jumped into Latvia alongside their US counterparts to show their ability to strike hard and fast in response to crises anywhere in the world.
Coldstream Guards troop their colour
Coldstream Guards troop their colour to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s official birthday.
Queen’s Birthday Honours
To celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday, state honours have been granted to personnel whose work has been deemed inspirational, exceptional and in some cases life-saving.
Army engineers inspire youngsters in glider challenge
Army engineers have shared their expertise with schoolchildren as part of a creative design challenge aimed at promoting skills in science and engineering.
Military Working Dog helps out veterans
Ex-Military Dog Keda is a hero once again after receiving The Sun’s Hero Dog Award.
British Army’s new air defence system completes firing trials.
Land Ceptor, the Army’s new air defence missile, was recently tested on a Swedish test fire range close to the Baltic Sea, launching from its launcher vehicle and intercepting and destroying an aerial target in a display of the weapon’s accuracy.
Exercise Griffin Spanner
Eighty-five children, aged 13 to 15, from seven schools in Staffordshire have taken on electrical and mechanical engineering tasks alongside soldiers.
Airborne Signallers tested on soldiering competition
From first aid to fire and manoeuvre, the soldiers of 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron have competed against each other on Exercise Mercury Dagger.
Rioters’ fire and fury tests paratroopers
Paratroopers have faced the fire and fury of a hostile crowd as they prepare for global operations.
Mental Health Awareness Week.
The importance of mental fitness was a central topic when the British Army held its first Health and Deployability Conference, in anticipation of Mental Health Awareness Week.
Bravery and leadership celebrated in honours list
The latest Operational Honours and Awards list is announced today and recognises gallantry in Afghanistan, peacekeeping duties in South Sudan and some of the first deployments to Operation CABRIT in the Baltic region of Eastern Europe.
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News in brief
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced he is looking to counter the Scottish Government’s income tax rise that affects thousands of Armed Forces personnel in Scotland.
The Defence Secretary has reassured servicemen and women that he would look to mitigate against the negative impact of Scottish taxes. Up to 8,000 service personnel are set to be hit by the tax rise.