RAF personnel in Cyprus worked 19-hour days to support Israel's defence, Healey says
Speaking to BFBS Forces News, John Healey said he had visited some of the RAF personnel who worked on the jets that helped defend Israel.
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Middle East Seven hundred troops sent to Cyprus ready to evacuate Britons from Lebanon
The Royal Air Force has planes and transport helicopters on standby to provide support if necessary as UK nationals are urged to leave now.
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Cyprus Pop superstar Ed Sheeran brings music and memories to British troops in Cyprus
Ed Sheeran performed an intimate acoustic performance for troops and their families at the Dhekelia rugby pitch
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Cyprus Minden Day parade delayed, but brings in new award for PWRR out in Cyprus
First Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment builds on the 1759 tradition by introducing an award for its more junior soldiers.
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Army End of an era: Duke of Lancaster's Regiment flag lowered in Episkopi after two years
Soldiers from 1 Lancs hand over to their fellow infanteers from 1 PWRR as they come to the end of their two-year deployment in Cyprus.
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Middle East More than 1,000 UK troops on standby to evacuate Britons from Lebanon
It comes as RAF helicopters are already on standby, as well as HMS Duncan and RFA Cardigan Bay.
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Cyprus British Army's 1 LANCS head back to UK after last gruelling test on deployment in Cyprus
After a two-year deployment in Cyprus, members of the 1 Battalion Duke of Lancaster Regiment are ready to return home.
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Cyprus UK Armed Forces help tackle record number of wildfires in Cyprus
Defence Fire and Rescue firefighters have already been called to 13 major fires – well above the seasonal average.
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Cyprus Cyprus' ghost airport: Rare glimpse inside key 1974 battleground that's frozen in time
Nicosia International Airport was once a busy hub for holidaymakers but in 1974 that all changed.
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Aircraft 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.