The piece of RAF history left abandoned in Cyprus' eerie buffer zone
Forces News takes a look around the remnants of the Avro Shackleton aircraft lying inside the UN buffer zone in Cyprus.
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Football England U17s men's team train with military-based grassroots team in Cyprus
The team were hosted by UK Armed Forces-run grassroots club, Ayios Nikolaos Youth FC, ahead of their U17 Euros campaign.
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Boxing 1 LANCS dominate War of the Roses Army boxing final to win the title
A 7-2 win overall proved to be a night to remember for the 1 LANCS teams.
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Army £140k Dragon Runner robot and Puma helicopters essential part of explosive team's kit
The EOD team must be able to respond to various scenarios, with some taskings lasting dozens of hours.
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Cyprus Band and Bugles of The Rifles Sound the Retreat with a twist at Cyprus base
The musical display took place at the British military's base in Dhekelia.
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Cyprus Op Tosca: Regs and reservists share vital role to maintain 50 years of peace in Cyprus
British troops have been patrolling the buffer zone in Cyprus and helped keep the peace between the Greeks and Turks on the divided island.
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Army Olympian Army major gets ready for 250km ultramarathon along with Judge Rinder
Heather Stanning's team is made up of three other British Army personnel plus British TV personality and barrister Robert Rinder.
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Cyprus UN marks unwanted milestone of 60-year peacekeeping mission in divided Cyprus
Colonel Ben Ramsay tells Forces News: 'I would hope that there aren't another 60 years of UNFICYP.'
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Women A gap year like none other: Intern officer deploys with The Rifles before heading to uni
Mia Clark finished top of her class at Sandhurst and is currently serving in Cyprus with 1 Rifles - all before heading off to university.
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Cyprus Scientists rediscover 'lost tombs' at the British military's base in Cyprus
Up to 40 of the archaeological sites on the Mediterranean island are believed to date as far back as the Bronze Age.
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Feature How Cyprus' Green Line earned its name more than 60 years ago
The origin story for the nickname of the UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus might surprise you.
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Cyprus Personnel in long-term relationships entitled to overseas housing in new pilot scheme
The scheme breaks down barriers to people wanting a posting in Cyprus or the Falklands, where about a third of overseas personnel are based.
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RAF Shapps thanks RAF Akrotiri personnel for their dedication and professionalism during visit
Typhoon aircraft operated from RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen last week.
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Cyprus Seven decades of stories to tell: Dhekelia Station officially marks 70th birthday
The original Army garrison, designed by the Royal Engineers, was built in 1953 at a cost of £10 million.
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Cyprus British base in Cyprus looking to the future as it marks its 70th anniversary
Dhekelia Station was designed by The Royal Engineers which oversaw its construction, with the build costing £10m at the time
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Cyprus British soldiers keeping alive an 18th century military bugling tradition
The days of using the brass instrument to communicate on the battlefield are long gone, but The Rifles is keeping the tradition alive