BATUS: Is it still needed?
British soldiers have been training on the huge area since 1972 – but is now the time for troops to be exercising elsewhere?
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Army Exclusive: Ranger Regiment selection process before taking on Special Forces roles
The newly formed Army regiment will pick soldiers from current battalions to operate in high-threat environments.
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Army New Ranger Regiment: What makes it 'partly special'?
"Better equipment", "more selected" and "more independent" will set the Ranger Regiment apart, the Defence Secretary says.
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Army New details on elite Ranger Regiment revealed as Army's future set out
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has revealed the Army's regular strength going forward will be larger than originally planned.
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Army Future Soldier: What is the British Army being promised as part of modernisation plans?
The concept is said to demonstrate how the Army is modernising to address future threats from across the globe.
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Army 4 RIFLES first to join Army's new Ranger Regiment next week
The announcement was made by General Sir Patrick Sanders, The Rifles' Colonel Commandant at The Rifles Awards dinner.
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Army Army dismisses claims Ranger Regiment cap badge resembles controversial unit emblem
The service says the comparisons are "completely inaccurate".
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Army Ranger Regiment: What we know about the Army's new elite force
The regiment will be part of a new Special Operations Brigade, with hopes it will be deployable from next year.
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Royals Duchess of Cornwall recalls Army officer father's capture and escape in WW2
The Duchess told London's Guildhall her father passed his admiration for Rifles regiments on to her.
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Royals 'I would certainly not wish to face any of you,' impressed Duchess of Cornwall tells RIFLES
The regiment welcomed its serving Colonel-in-Chief for the first time to the biennial event in London.
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Army BATUS: Army's use of largest battleground has 'diminished'
The huge training site in Canada remains useful for the military, says a former commander, with the base set for change.
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Army BATUS: Army's Canada training base to see 'change' but won't close, Wallace says
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has responded to reports that soldiers will leave the huge training area to move to the Middle East.
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Army Women in Defence Awards 2021: Six nominations for the Army
The awards look to recognise and celebrate the contributions of women across the defence sector.
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Army Katrice Lee: Father returns to where missing toddler disappeared almost 40 years ago
Katrice was two years old when she was last seen on 28 November 1981 in a NAAFI supermarket at Schloss Neuhaus, near Paderborn.
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Army Army's annual cost of employing infantry soldier increases four years in a row
The figures for March 2021 show the annual cost of employing an infantry soldier was £47,352 – compared to £41,673 in 2017.
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Gurkhas Watch: What is the Queen's Truncheon and the Gurkhas' Kassam Khane parade?
The parade sees new Gurkha troops pledge allegiance to both the Queen and their new regiment.