Flagship leads Carrier Strike Group 25 on crucial deployment after years of planning
BFBS Forces News went on board HMS Prince of Wales before she departed on Operation Highmast, better known as CSG25.
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Football RAF Akrotiri's favourite team: how the base is boosting local football in Cyprus
Apea FC have been adopted as a favoured team by service personnel at RAF Akrotiri due to strong ties between the club and the base.
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Navy HMS Spey marks end of Bersama Shield, an exercise of communication and cooperation
HMS Spey took part in the two-week exercise alongside warships from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore.
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Navy HMS Richmond leaves Plymouth to take up her duties defending strike group
The submarine-hunter will spend most of the next eight months protecting HMS Prince of Wales and the other ships of CSG25.
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Military Life Culture Colonel returns: Dive into candid conversations on leadership and inclusion
BFBS Creative's interview podcast The Culture Colonel is back and asking more of the questions that matter.
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Army New Army padre carries out dual baptism during major Nato exercise in Romania
Padre Daniel Alcock helps two soldiers make a powerful personal commitment during Exercise Steadfast Dart.
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Rugby Union Royal Navy clinches win against RAF at Cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
The Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force opened their Inter Service campaigns at the Cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens for the very first ...
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Rugby Union RAF women kick off Inter Service campaign with storming win over Royal Navy in Northampton
The RAF women faced the Royal Navy women at the Cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens, the home of Northampton Saints, for the first time at ...
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Navy HMS Richmond receives major upgrade to boost combat capability on CSG25
She'll be able to share more vital combat data even faster with other ships during the naval deployment thanks to a technical upgrade.
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Tri-Service Exclusive: A decent home is the least our Armed Forces deserve, insists Starmer
The Prime Minister tells BFBS Forces News he'll make sure military families have a home they're proud to live in.
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Tri-Service Military housing: Govt pledges urgent repairs and more freedom for service families
The MOD says these measures will all be in place before the first anniversary of the housing buyback deal that was announced in January.
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Remembrance Not just overseas: The 160,000 war graves hidden in plain sight across the UK
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cares for more than one million graves worldwide.
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Rugby Union Mark Williams keen to lead from front as new RAF men's rugby union captain
The RAF corporal comes into the 2025 Inter Service championship in hot form after a hat-trick at Sixways Stadium.
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Rugby Union Royal Navy men aim to turn disappointment into triumph in opening RAF game
The Royal Navy senior men's team spoke to BFBS Sport ahead of their opening Inter Service clash against the Royal Air Force.
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Rugby Union Watch: Josh McNally relives RAF glory days with his victorious old teammates
Tom Gardner, Josh McNally, Dave Manning and Tim Coghlan gather to remember their 2015 Inter Service Championship win, the RAF's first in 21 ...
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Russia New research reveals the scale of Russian and Ukrainian losses in the Ukraine war
New statistics have found that nearly 102,000 Russian soldiers have been ‘killed in Ukraine’, according to a media investigation.