Foreign volunteers who fought for Ukraine being courted by Latin American drug cartels
Organised crime gangs in the region are keen on recruiting those with combat experience from the war with Russia, particularly drone pilots
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Northern Ireland Farage pledges amnesty for convicted Troubles veterans under Reform government
The party leader made the announcement at the launch of the Veterans for Reform campaign
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Olympics Sliding for gold: Royal Marine Taylor Lawrence sets eyes on Olympic gold in Milano-Cortina
Lawrence and Team GB's bobsleigh driver Brad Hall caught up with BFBS Sport at the Team GB's kit collection day ahead of the 2026 Olympic ...
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Navy Victims of HMS K13 submarine disaster remembered at memorial service in Faslane
Thirty-two men lost their lives when the steam-propelled submarine began taking on water and sank to the bottom of a loch in 1917
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Cadets Army cadets impacted by housing of asylum seekers at military training camps
The government has confirmed the MOD is supporting local cadet forces in securing alternative training locations
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Navy Bolster our capability or risk seeing Russia dominate GIUK Gap, warns former submariner
The UK needs to see its maritime capability expanded two to three times its current level, Ryan Ramsey tells BFBS Forces News
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Arctic/Antarctic Arctic kit: When batteries drain fast and mobility comes down to skis in High North cold
Power, surveillance and mobility can degrade quickly in sub-zero temperatures
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Army Two instructors jailed and kicked out of the Army for sleeping with 17-year-old recruit
Lance Sergeant Antony Pugh and Sergeant Connor Forgan targeted the teenage trainee at Catterick in North Yorkshire
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Afghanistan 'Look at me': Message to Trump from Britain's most seriously injured commando in Afghan war
Jon White was serving as Captain in command of Reconnaissance Troop, 40 Commando in Afghanistan, when he stood on an IED, losing both of his ...
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Afghanistan Veterans and families of the fallen demand apology over Trump's frontline remark
The US president caused anger and upset after suggesting US forces were the only ones fighting on the frontline in Afghanistan
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Boxing Former world champions Dillian Whyte and Charlie Edwards join Navy boxing team for training
It was a lesson to remember for the Navy boxers in the Algarve
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Afghanistan The truth about British blood spilled in US wars, by decorated veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq
Major (Ret'd) Chris Hunter describes UK soldiers' actions alongside their US counterparts in Afghanistan as the epitome of honour and duty
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News Frozen eyeballs and hypothermia: What really happens during ops in places like Greenland
From freezing injuries to dead batteries, a former Royal Marines mountain leader explains what the cold does to bodies and kit
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Gurkhas Brigade of Gurkhas restores badminton championships after a near 30-year absence
The competition used to be played annually in Hong Kong but disappeared after the 1997 handover of the British colony to China
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Navy UK sends Cutlass-class patrol boat to help French intercept Russian shadow fleet tanker
The vessel that was boarded is under UK and European sanctions for its role in facilitating trade in sanctioned oil, BFBS Forces News ...
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Land vehicles M1E3 Abrams: The US Army's new tank that has a cockpit like a Formula 1 car
General Randy George, the head of the US Army, says the latest iteration of the MBT is also driven with an Xbox-style controller