Falklands War: 'Iconic' Medals Fetch £130,000 At Auction
The six medals were awarded to Captain John Pettinger for distinction on multiple occasions with the Parachute Regiment in 1982.
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Scotland Army Divers Practise Underwater Engineering On Exercise Submerged Crusader
The exercise sees specialist troops practise underwater engineering skills needed to keep ports operational on any military mission.
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Prince Harry Was This The Day Prince Harry Decided On An Army Career?
In 1993, an eight-year-old Prince Harry visited the barracks of the Light Dragoons in Hohne, Germany and took a ride in an armoured vehicle.
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Exercises 3 SCOTS Sharpen Skills At Galloway Forest Training Area
Due to coronavirus, 3 SCOTS soldiers have been training closer to home in Galloway Forest Training Area.
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News Tanks Will Be Part Of Army Future, Defence Secretary Says
Ben Wallace says tanks will be "up to date" and "lethal" after reports the Challenger 2 could be mothballed.
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Mental Health Soldier Swims Across Channel To Raise Mental Health Awareness
Captain James 'Harry' Grantham completed the crossing in 16 hours and 37 minutes.
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Army Captain Sir Tom Moore Tells Junior Soldiers 'The World Is Your Oyster'
The fundraising veteran also handed out awards and watched a flypast of two Apache helicopters.
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Cadets Beneath The Surface: Army Cadets Aiming For Two Guinness World Records
Army Cadets and ambassadors are taking on TWO Guinness World Record Attempts
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Reserves 6 Rifles Reservists Train Ahead Of Peacekeeping Deployment
The battlegroup, which is 95% reserves, will deploy on Operation Tosca in Cyprus at the end of the month.
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Exercises Trainee Recruits Undergo Unexpected Lesson In Chinooks
The visit made the recruits' training feel "more real" and also had benefits for the RAF student pilots.
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Army Coronavirus: Army Soldiers Jailed For Breaching COVID Rules
Thirteen troops are being imprisoned at Colchester's Military Corrective Training Centre for the offence of disobeying a lawful order.
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Veterans Former Army Medic Aims To Be First Person Paralysed From The Chest Down To Swim Channel Solo
The swim is one of three gruelling challenges Nerys Pearce has set herself to raise money for a charity that she said saved her life.
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Motorsport Army Extreme Enduro Rider Misses Out On National Title
Lance Corporal Stuart Mack did not get the result he needed in the season's final race to secure the championship.
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UK Coronavirus: MOD To Refund Personnel Wrongly Charged Rent During Lockdown
The Ministry of Defence estimates it will cost between £10m and £15m to pay back those affected.
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Royals Camilla Visits Rifles For First Time As Regiment's Colonel-In-Chief
The Duchess of Cornwall succeeded the Duke of Edinburgh in the role earlier this year.
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Army Swift And Bold: All About The Rifles
The Rifles is made up of eight battalions and holds a record number of battle honours.