Here Comes The...Trumpet: State Trumpeters Test New Kit
‘Smith-Watkins’ brass instrument makers have received a commission from the Ministry of Defence for 20 new fanfare trumpets.
Hannah King has been with BFBS over a decade. Starting as our North of England correspondent chasing new Gurkhas across training areas, she now specialises in features, with a particular interest in health and medicine. She’s deployed all over the world, from South Sudan and Somalia to New Zealand and the Falkland Islands. When she’s not out filming for us she can usually be found racing dragon boats and eating cake (not at the same time).
‘Smith-Watkins’ brass instrument makers have received a commission from the Ministry of Defence for 20 new fanfare trumpets.
British military medics have been preparing for a crucial role in a NATO exercise involving 20 nations in Poland this June.
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After months of assessment, teams from across the country were whittled down to four canine contenders.
New term, new students, new military academy...
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The centenary of women serving in the forces was commemorated by a special event.
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Military families can now connect at bedtime - no matter where they are in the world...
After losing his foot when an IED went off on the battlefield, an Afghanistan veteran has turned his passion for cycling into a thriving ...
Three Royal Navy P2000 patrol boats have been sailing the Gota canal in Sweden for the first time
Formed on 2 July 1917, the squadron have found themselves based all over the world, from their early days in Iraq in 1918, to the 1940s in ...
In the build up to Armed Forces Day this Saturday 24 June, Forces News has been looking at some of the roles military personnel play across ...
A group of women has come to the aid of a military museum by giving new bodies to military men from centuries ago...
The Yorkshire Air Museum has unveiled the third 'Blackburn Buccaneer' to be added to its collection...