Forgotten album that sheds light on 1914 Christmas football game truce, sells for £4.7k
Here we were laughing and talking to men whom only a few hours earlier we were trying to kill, says an excerpt from the album.
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Football The rivalry returns: Watch UK Armed Forces v Irish Defence Forces football live
Watch live as the latest chapter in an international rivalry gets underway.
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USA Trump's new Fox News Defence Sec wants to lessen restrictions on how US personnel can fight
An expert told BFBS Forces News the incoming US Secretary for Defense wants to 'revise the rules of engagement' for US personnel.
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Football UKAF women earn a comfortable victory over the Irish Defence Forces
The UK Armed Forces women have beaten the Irish Defence Forces 7-0 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
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Sea vessels Warship named after US Marine Corps hero commissioned in shadow of Manhattan skyline
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer was named after Medal of Honour and Navy Cross winner John Basilone.
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USA US Navy thwarts Houthi attack on destroyers after strikes involving F-35Cs on rebels
US warships fended off Houthi attacks using at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles.
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Army Investigation launched after British Army soldiers dress in Nazi uniforms for Halloween party
Military Police reportedly escorted the Queen's Royal Hussars' sergeants from the Halloween mess event at Tidworth after guests complained.
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Navy RFA Lyme Bay plays the bad guy in one of West Africa's biggest naval exercises
Despite incidents of piracy and armed robbery being the lowest they've been in three decades, Ex Grand African Nemo is in full swing.
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Boxing Bahrain Royal Guard valiantly defeats British Army in thrilling night of boxing
The British Army were defeated by the Bahrain Royal Guard in their annual Forces Fight Night.
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Russia Russian frigate armed with 'carrier-killing' Zircon missiles crosses English Channel
Defence think tank Rusi points out that hypersonic cruise missiles like the Zircon could prove to be a challenge to Western warships.
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth to prepare for major deployment next year
After a slight delay, the Royal Navy carrier sails out of Portsmouth to make preparations for the first mission of its kind in four years.
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Army Near 100% pass rate celebrated as Gurkha recruits complete training at Catterick
This year's intake of Gurkha recruits marked the end of training with a passing out parade at Infantry Training Centre Catterick.
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Russia Russia's new fibre-optic drones dodging Ukraine's jamming equipment
Moscow has reverted to this simpler and far less vulnerable means of controlling them to avoid UAV jamming.
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Remembrance Lost symbols restored: Imperial College remembers lives lost with renovated WW2 memorial
Two plaques lost in 1973 were restored just in time for this year's remembrance period.
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Remembrance In pictures: Royals, veterans, politicians and the public honour the nation's fallen
In London, more than 10,000 veterans were led by the King to the Cenotaph, with many more coming together across the UK.
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Army Ukraine the focus for former head of the Army who does not miss Main Building 'one little bit'
General Sir Patrick Sanders said he is now focused on 'banging the drum for Ukraine' after leaving his role of Chief of the General Staff.