BRIXMIS: How Did Personnel On The Cold War Mission Do Their Jobs?
They were some of the only Western forces to regularly get up close and personal with the enemy during the Cold War.
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Army British Paratroopers Jump Into Estonia
Paratroopers from 16 Air Assault Brigade parachuted into Estonia.
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Exercises Highlanders Hit Exercise Wessex Storm On Salisbury Plain
The 4 Scots are working their way through hostile woodland in Wiltshire.
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Land vehicles Boxer Contract: £2.8bn Deal For Army Fighting Vehicle
The vehicles are expected to be built in Telford, Shropshire, in a new joint venture between two defence companies.
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Royal Marines Royal Marines Assault Group Renamed
The renaming coincides with the 75th anniversary of one of the group's greatest battles.
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Veterans 88-Year-Old Veteran's Dream Comes True With Tank Ride
A Wiltshire care home has made one of their resident’s dreams come true.
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Cold War How 'Real Cold War Spies: BRIXMIS' Was Made
Forces News reporter Rosie Laydon gives a behind the scenes account on the making of Real Cold War Spies: BRIXMIS.
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Russia Former Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon: Russia 'Clearly A Threat' To UK
The Tory MP spent three-and-a-half years as Defence Secretary between 2014-2017, but is standing down at the next General Election.
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Cold War BRIXMIS: The Cold War Mission Through The Eyes Of A British Spy
Dave Butler goes back to Germany to retrace his footsteps of the mission which changed the Cold War.
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Cold War Former British Military Chief 'Had No Idea' Berlin Wall Would Fall In 1989
General Lord Richards shared his thoughts with Forces News in an interview ahead of the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Exercises Exercise Iron Wolf: 4 Mercian Reservists Deploy To Lithuania
Personnel have swapped Wolverhampton for Lithuania, as 4 Mercian prepares for competitive NATO training.
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Black History Month War Memorial To Black And Ethnic Minority Personnel Unveiled
A plaque has been unveiled at the Welsh National War Memorial in Cardiff.
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World UK To Extend Training Mission In Ukraine
More than 17,500 members of the Ukranian armed forces have been trained by British personnel since 2015.
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Syria Turkey Claims Capture Of Al-Baghdadi's Sister
The arrest is thought to have taken place in Aleppo, a week after the death of former IS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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Remembrance Field Of Remembrance Opens To Honour The Fallen
The 2019 Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance has officially opened at the National Memorial Arboretum.
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Wales Defence 'Uncertainty' In Wales Could Impact Recruitment, MPs Warn
A group of MPs has warned more "clarity" about the future of defence in Wales is needed.