First Distinguished Service Order bearing King's cypher awarded to Veterans Minister Al Carns
While he was the one to receive the decoration, Col Carns described the award as recognition of the courage and determination of his team
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CSG25 In pictures: Defence Secretary visits HMS Prince of Wales in latest stop for CSG25
John Healey met government officials and Royal Australian Navy personnel when he paid a visit to the aircraft carrier in Darwin
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Navy HMS Trent back in home port after five years of busting drugs and shadowing Russians
The River-class offshore patrol vessel has been on an extensive global deployment to the Mediterranean, West Africa and the Caribbean
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RAF Mission complete: Typhoons scrambled more than 20 times to defend Nato airspace
Operation Chessman also saw the II (AC) Squadron jets conduct training sorties with 13 Nato partners, flying more than 460 hours
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Tri-Service Forces support Lionesses' Euro victory open-bus parade and homecoming celebration
The Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines Portsmouth led the open-top bus procession down the Mall after the Lionesses' win over Spain
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Army Newest Gurkha recruits receive their berets - including those for new artillery regiment
Some 274 trainee riflemen at ITC Catterick have learned which units they will be serving in within the Brigade of Gurkhas
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Middle East Starmer and Trump call for end to starvation crisis in Gaza as aid drops begin
The Prime Minister describes the situation in Gaza as an "absolute catastrophe" as he met President Trump in Scotland
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Weapons and Kit Soaring to new heights: UK tests surveillance balloon that can fly above most military aircraft
In the future, the balloons could also provide a fast internet connection to disaster zones or remote areas with no coverage
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Weapons and Kit Sig Sauer M18: Facts behind handgun blamed for fatal shooting of US airman
BFBS Forces News takes a look at the sidearm in widespread use within the US military - although missile command has suspended its use
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Russia Russia cancels Navy Day parade for first time since 2017 as drones target St Petersburg
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the parade in St Petersburg had been cancelled due to security concerns
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RAF Global Enablement: RAF proves it's not all about Typhoons and the Red Arrows
These RAF personnel work in a variety of roles from logistics to air traffic control - and without them operations simply wouldn't happen
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Sport Military's best fighters grapple for supremacy at Inter Services martial arts championships
The championship saw fighters from across the services compete in Taekwondo, Karate, Weapons Kata and Kendo
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Army Army's new Archer Mobile Howitzer fired abroad on operations for first time
The Royal Artillery's new 155m mobile howitzer is in the Baltic country as part of the UK-led Nato battlegroup that's stationed there
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Ukraine Starlink outage cuts off Ukrainian frontline drone units during overnight global disruption
Ukrainian commanders warn that battlefield operations are at risk without backup systems if satellite internet goes down again
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Army First members of the King's Gurkha Artillery get hands-on with the L118 Light Gun
Soldiers from the Army's newest regiment put their past roles behind them and concentrate on how to deliver fire where and when it's needed
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News MOD pays out in Lariam malaria drug case after hundreds of troops had severe side effects
Lariam was routinely prescribed to prevent malaria, a deadly disease, but the drug can have devastating side effects