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Mike Morton

Biography

Mike has more than three decades' worth of journalistic experience at BFBS, Future Publishing, Sky News and the BBC, specialising in military subjects. A former reservist, he is currently a detachment commander in the Army Cadet Force. He also enjoys shooting his air rifles, having been the editor of a shooting magazine for six years.

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