Veteran ID Cards to officially launch along with online application system in January
Anyone who left the Armed Forces prior to December 2018 can verify their veteran status online from January and receive a card in the post.
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Weapons and Kit Sea Viper: The weapon that destroyed the Navy's first aerial target since the Gulf War
The Sea Viper was recently used to destroy an attack drone in the Red Sea, being directed to its target by the powerful Sampson radar.
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Navy American officer becomes Royal Navy's first female frontline Wildcat pilot
Lieutenant Commander Rachel Rychtanek, an exchange officer from the US Coast Guard, earns her wings with the Wildcat.
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King Charles To all those deployed: King Charles writes heartfelt letter to Royal Artillery this Christmas
As the regiment's Captain General, the King said he knew Christmas was a particularly difficult time to be separated from loved ones.
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Navy Youngest Commanding Officer in a generation takes reins at Britannia Royal Naval College
Captain Andrew Bray will be overseeing the training of hundreds of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary officer cadets each year.
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Ukraine See what kit Britain is issuing to Ukrainian troops as they head to the frontline this winter
Major Andy Tang outlines what items of clothing and personal equipment Ukrainian troops are being given as part of Operation Interflex.
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Navy Op Prosperity Guardian: A look at the new force that's protecting shipping in the Red Sea
Royal Navy Type 45 air defence destroyer HMS Diamond is joining the mission, having proved her worth by shooting down an attack drone.
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Army Welsh Guards asks AI to create the perfect Guardsman - and the results are raising some eyebrows
Check out the Artificial Intelligence image creation software's attempt at recreating soldiers from Wales' most senior infantry regiment.
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Army Christmas comes early for latest Para and All-Arms soldiers passing P Company
The three-and-a-half-week Pegasus Company course ends in the gruelling eight events of Test Week - and a maroon beret for those who make it.
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Nato Royal Lancers win Nato photo of the year with stunning scenic shot
Photographers from across Nato took thousands of snaps documenting the year 2023, but it the end it came down to a shortlist of four.
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Afghanistan Royal Air Force evacuates Afghan citizens in first Voyager flight in more than a year
The flight, which left from Pakistan, was the first evacuation by an RAF Voyager under the ARAP relocation programme since November 2022.
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Navy Royal Navy rowing team facing 'fast and furious' conditions during World's Toughest Row
The members of HMS Oardacious are doing well, but still have 1,973 nautical miles left to row in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
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Ukraine British troops give Ukrainian soldiers a festive send-off ahead of return to frontline
After five weeks of leadership training with the British Army, junior NCOs with the Ukrainian armed forces prepare to return to the war.
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Rugby League Tributes paid to 'loyal and generous' Army Rugby League player
Tributes have been paid to Army Rugby League Player Private Josateki Kautani Matasere who has died.
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Ukraine West in dangerous territory due to falling commitment to Ukraine, ministers told
Scottish National Party MP Dave Doogan believes the West is losing interest in Ukraine, which is what Vladimir Putin has been counting on.
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Navy Latest Royal Navy Merlin helicopter aircrew get their wings in parade at Yeovilton
Family and friends look on as the group of six pilots and six aircrewmen from 846 Naval Air Squadron are presented with their wings.