US military aircraft arrive in UK – and online chat suggests something big is going down
US military assets including C-17 Globemasters and AC-130J Ghostriders have been spotted flying into US Air Force bases in England
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USA Another bite of the Nifty Nugget: US revives large-scale mobilisation exercise
The US last conducted the exercise in 1978, replicating what would happen if it needed to respond to an existential conflict
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RAF Virtual war: RAF and UK Space Command join allies for multinational exercise
The US Air Force hosted personnel from the UK, Canada and Australia for Exercise Virtual Flag: Coalition
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Feature NORAD's holiday heroes: How RAF and USAF personnel team up to help Santa at Christmas
Luckily Santa doesn't have to take on the pressures of delivering millions of presents on Christmas Eve alone
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USA Golden fleet: President unveils Trump-class battleships and new bigger aircraft carrier
President Trump said that the new warships would be larger, faster and 100 times more powerful than any previously built
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Navy Nato vs the World: 12 Ships of Christmas from HMS Prince of Wales to HMNZS Aotearoa
BFBS Forces News has paired 12 countries' vessels to compare and contrast their relative capabilities
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USA Spirit of sport – or trolling? US Army and Navy square off ahead of American football game
Billy the Goat (not real) and an AI army cadet feature in this year's videos, which are designed to rile up the rival services
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USA US seizes 'illicit' crude oil tanker as tensions with Venezuela continue to rise
Pamela Bondi revealed that Washington had sanctioned the vessel due to her supposed involvement in an illicit oil shipping network
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Exercises Exercise Sky Shield: Patriot missiles light up Kuwait's skies in counter-drone drill
In April, the US approved a $425m (£319m) Patriot equipment and support sale to Kuwait
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USA Turkey in talks to rejoin the US F-35 fighter jet programme, envoy reveals
The US removed Turkey from the Lockheed Martin advanced F-35 programme after Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 air defence systems
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Feature Story behind haunting last photo of sailor trapped in USS West Virginia after Pearl Harbor
Less than 12 hours later, F1c Clifford Olds was trapped in the dreadnought battleship 40 feet below water
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Russia Everything you need to know about US-Russia peace plan to end Ukraine war
BFBS Forces News has examined the 28-point peace plan drafted by Washington and analysed what the key leaders have said in response
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Navy Ex Malabar: Quad nations project power and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific
The annual exercise encompassed a range of activities, including anti-submarine warfare, counter-piracy ops and anti-air warfare drills
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Weapons and Kit US Marine Corps beefs up security of ammunition – seven years after warning
The corps finally updates its security protocols for checking its ammo inventories, seven years after being warned they were deficient
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Technology Autonomous airpower: The new aircraft transforming the battlespace in the skies
The fully autonomous X-BAT can fly more than 2,000 nautical miles and even engage in dogfights
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Veterans More veterans are to receive nuclear test medals after successful campaign
The Government has widened eligibility for the Nuclear Test Medal to include British personnel who supported US atmospheric tests