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Reservists and regular soldiers of the Army Air Corps (AAC) have been honoured by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales for their service operating the Army’s helicopters in Afghanistan. Prince Charles, who is AAC Colonel in Chief, presented Operational Service Medals to the soldiers...
Soldiers of 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (1RRF) have handed over control of Checkpoint (CP) Abpashak East to the Afghan security forces. CP Abpashak East becomes the latest checkpoint in the Nahr-e Saraj district to be handed over to the Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP) ...
Soldiers from the Queen’s Royal Lancers and the Household Cavalry Regiment have destroyed a significant stash of insurgent bomb-making equipment and explosives in Helmand Province. The operation, which saw British forces work shoulder-to-shoulder with colleagues from the Afghan Nation...
One hundred British soldiers have spent the last four weeks training with the Indian Army in the mountains of Belgaum in southern India. The soldiers, all members of D Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh, deployed on an exchange programme with the Indian Army to develop counter-ins...
Increase male awareness to their health needs Reduce male soldiers' reluctance to seek medical intervention Increase awareness of male specific (high risk) diseases Why it matters Every year 20 soldiers are diagnosed with testicular cancer, which is becoming an ever increasing issue i...
Soldiers are being reminded to check personal ‘equipment’ as part of a new Army campaign to raise awareness of male specific diseases and encourage more soldiers to seek help early. The campaign kicks off today at the annual Army versus Navy rugby match at Twickenham with the support ...
Men and women of 4th Mechanized Brigade have marched through London to the Houses of Parliament to mark their return from Afghanistan. More than 120 military personnel from the brigade were led by its commander, Brigadier Bob Bruce, in the parade, which attracted crowds of spectators....
Also making the journey to France were the nephew and great nieces of Lt Pritchard, who like the Elphick family were brought up with stories of their fallen relative through the memories of others. Eighty-nine year-old John Harold Shell, son of one of Lt John Harold Pritchard's sister...
