Royal Marine selling Afghanistan and Iraq medals to buy his family a home
The rare medals make up a double gallantry medal group and are expected to fetch about £120,000 at auction.
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Gurkhas Watch: What is the Queen's Truncheon and the Gurkhas' Kassam Khane parade?
The parade sees new Gurkha troops pledge allegiance to both the Queen and their new regiment.
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Veterans Brian Wood: Marathon-a-day Iraq veteran closing in on finish line
The former soldier and author is running at least 26 miles for 25 consecutive days to remember the fallen from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Aircraft F-35s operating from HMS Queen Elizabeth again following crash
It comes after an F-35 crashed into the Mediterranean shortly after taking off from HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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Navy Watch: HMS Argyll tests new gunnery aid against speedboat and jet ski targets
The new weapon mounting gets the thumbs-up after extensive trials in different scenarios and weather conditions.
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Navy HMS Dragon joins French navy's biggest exercise of the year
Six navies are taking part in Exercise Polaris 21, as well as 25 warships, support vessels, submarines and French carrier Charles de Gaulle.
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Technology 'There are plenty of women in technology thriving': Army troop commander wins tech award
Lieutenant Abbygayle Wiggins was chosen as an individual winner in the awards which look to celebrate women in the technology sector.
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Remembrance Remembrance: Jewish community holds parade at the Cenotaph
2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the first wreath laying by Jewish veterans at the Cenotaph.
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Arctic/Antarctic Polar Preet: British Army officer begins solo trek to Antarctica
BFBS is sponsoring Captain Harpreet Chandi's attempt to become the first woman of colour to cross the Antarctic unsupported.
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Middle East Watch: The future of the sea is 'under threat' says UK National Security Adviser
The comments were made at a International Institute for Strategic Studies conference to discuss the Middle East’s security challenges.
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Veterans Spitfire pilot's Battle Of Britain medals to be sold for £140,000
The lot, including seven medals and a gold watch from film star Deborah Kerr, will be sold on 8 December.
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Gurkhas Trainee Gurkhas start 'new journey' after Catterick training
The Kassam Khane Parade saw riflemen from Nepal pledge themselves to their regiment in Folkstone.
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Aircraft F-35 crash: Joint UK-US recovery operation underway
An investigation into the cause of the incident is running alongside a race to retrieve the valuable airframe.
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Army Soldier jailed after naked initiation ceremony
Rifleman Kieran Trewin, 26, has been sentenced to 18 months military detention.
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Army Paratroopers show off their firepower, missiles and guns
As part of the exercise scenario on Salisbury Plain, an advancing force of enemy vehicles were engaged and defeated using heavy weaponry.
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Veterans Gurkha and SBS veteran star of new Netflix show
Nimsdai Purja MBE climbed the highest peaks on Earth in six months and six days - smashing the previous record of seven-and-a-half years.