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.
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Technology 'There are plenty of women in technology thriving': Army troop commander wins tech award
Lieutenant Abbygayle Wiggins was chosen as an individual winner in the awards which look to celebrate women in the technology sector.
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Arctic/Antarctic Polar Preet: British Army officer begins solo trek to Antarctica
BFBS is sponsoring Captain Harpreet Chandi's attempt to become the first woman of colour to cross the Antarctic unsupported.
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Gurkhas Trainee Gurkhas start 'new journey' after Catterick training
The Kassam Khane Parade saw riflemen from Nepal pledge themselves to their regiment in Folkstone.
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Army Soldier jailed after naked initiation ceremony
Rifleman Kieran Trewin, 26, has been sentenced to 18 months military detention.
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Army British Army Sports Awards 2021: The winners
The awards ceremony was broadcast live from Aldershot on the Forces News Facebook page.
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Army Paratroopers show off their firepower, missiles and guns
As part of the exercise scenario on Salisbury Plain, an advancing force of enemy vehicles were engaged and defeated using heavy weaponry.
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UK Extra British troops to reinforce Polish border with Belarus
Thousands of migrants have made efforts to cross into the European Union at the Poland-Belarus border.
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Gurkhas Watch: Becoming a Gurkha - the final test
On the final leg of their 39-week journey to becoming a soldier, the trainees were put through their paces at Otterburn training camp.
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Army Army promises 'independent audit' to drive 'cultural changes'
The Defence Secretary and Chief of the General Staff said the Army is "only as good as the people who serve in it" following a meeting.
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Army Watch: Defence Secretary to meet Army leaders over culture concerns
Ben Wallace told Forces News ahead of the meeting: "We've got to get the culture right."
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Army Ex Khanjar Oman: Hundreds of UK troops take on intense drills in heat of the desert
The training with Omani counterparts included practice patrols, pilot escape and evasion tactics, explosive ordnance disposal and search.
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Sport Show of strength: Army pushed all the way at Inter Services Weightlifting Championships
It was the first Inter Services title since weightlifting was recognised as an official Forces sport.