Royal Marines enact historic Tower of London ceremony with helicopter and landing craft
From oysters to Cachaça, the ceremony of paying the Constables' Dues has been a time-honoured tradition spanning over 700 years.
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News Victoria Crosses worth up to £600k go missing from museum in Essex
Chelmsford City Museum says it has reported the loss to Essex Police and remains in contact over the status of the missing items.
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Navy Philippe de Gaulle: Man who fought with Royal Navy and son of military legend dies aged 102
Admiral de Gaulle was the son of wartime military leader and French president General Charles de Gaulle.
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Cyprus UN marks unwanted milestone of 60-year peacekeeping mission in divided Cyprus
Colonel Ben Ramsay tells Forces News: 'I would hope that there aren't another 60 years of UNFICYP.'
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History All you need to know about the Victoria Cross
What is the Victoria Cross and who has received it?
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Weapons and Kit Bergen v Bergan: What do you call your military backpack?
Which version of the spelling for the British Army's backpack do you believe is correct?
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Cyprus Scientists rediscover 'lost tombs' at the British military's base in Cyprus
Up to 40 of the archaeological sites on the Mediterranean island are believed to date as far back as the Bronze Age.
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Feature How Cyprus' Green Line earned its name more than 60 years ago
The origin story for the nickname of the UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus might surprise you.
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Gurkhas Gurkha Museum to add Nepali voice to exhibits during closure for modernisation and update
Changes will account for the growing Nepalese community in the UK.
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Aircraft The historic F-16 - the iconic fighter jet that's still flying and fighting at the age of 50
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, known as the Viper by its crews, took its first flight in 1974 and has been in service around the world ever since ...
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Feature History in Focus: The Naafi assistant who helped bring an end to the U-boat menace
Three men raced on board a sinking U-boat to snatch crucial documents that would help decipher Shark, the upgraded version of Enigma.
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Navy In Pictures: HMS Tamar protects one of the world's most isolated paradise islands
HMS Tamar's mission to protect Pitcairn Island's pristine environment and support its isolated community.
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Navy Behind the scenes of world-famous HMS Victory's massive restoration project
Lord Nelson's flagship is being stripped right back and having all the rotten wood removed as she sits in her dry dock in Portsmouth.
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Feature History in focus: The story of HMS Edinburgh's sunken cargo of Russian gold
It was the salvage of the century - the recovery of 431 of the 465 gold bars that went down with HMS Edinburgh in 1942.
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History From ruins to rules: How the destruction of a monastery reshaped heritage protection
'... any damage to cultural property... is a damage to the cultural heritage of all humanity' says the 1954 Hague Convention preamble.
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Army Royal Signals visit Italy to commemorate 80th anniversary of Battle of Monte Cassino
Personnel from 2 Sigs got a better understanding of the four-month battle in 1944, which was one of the pivotal engagements of WW2.