Paras blast through enemy trench system during 48-hour live-fire exercise in Estonia
Members of 3 Para had to overcome barbed wire, drones, bunkers and mines to reach the enemy trench during Exercise Swift Response.
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Food Fast food: Australian chefs prepare 1,600 meals for soldiers on Exercise Talisman Sabre
The Australian Army Catering Corps worked hard to prepare 1,600 meals for British, American, Australian, Tongan and Indonesian troops.
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Navy Royal Navy's smallest ships having a big impact on Exercise Tamber Shield in Norway
HMS Biter, Trumpeter, Exploit and Blazer are in the Norwegian fjords on exercise with 815 Naval Air Squadron and the Royal Norwegian Navy.
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Navy Royal Navy's Wildcats fend off fast attack craft on Exercise Tamber Shield
The role of 815 Naval Air Squadron is to carry out warship detection, surveillance and intelligence gathering.
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Feature Exercise Tiger: How the top secret rehearsal for D-Day went devastatingly wrong
The aim was to prepare US soldiers for landing on Utah beach, but it ended in chaos and a massive loss of life
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Nato British Army's new Apache model spearheads largest Nato exercise since Cold War
Fifteen military helicopters, worth more than half a billion pounds, have taken to the skies to begin crucial Nato training overseas.
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Royal Marines Royal Marines retain Virginia Gauntlet title after going head to head with US Marine Corps
Exercise Virginia Gauntlet 3 saw Royal Marines compete against their US counterparts in 26 different sports.
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Navy Royal Navy vessels and helicopters join allies in Norway for Exercise Tamber Shield
Exercise Tamber Shield is a UK-led deployment which involves personnel from Nato and the Joint Expeditionary Force.
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Army All ghillied up: How to spot a trainee British Army sniper before they spot you
The sniper stalk is a tricky exercise which sees trainees stealthily work their way towards their target while trying to avoid being seen.
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Army Trench warfare not consigned to history as British Army training site gets revamped
At Senny Bridge Training area there are about 300 meters of newly refurbished trenches, built in the style similar to those seen in Ukraine.
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USA Arctic Angels: US paras swap Alaska for Norway as they drop in for Exercise Arctic Shock
Exercise Arctic Shock saw hundreds of troops from the US and Norway conduct training in the frozen terrain around Bardufoss.
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Exercises Gone fishing: See how military divers recover an armoured vehicle from a frozen lake
Soldiers from the Royal Engineers were among 27 divers from five different countries taking an ice-diving course in Norway.
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Nato Building bridges: British and German troops demonstrate river-crossing skills in Poland
Some 16,000 British soldiers are taking part in the largest set of Nato multinational military manoeuvres in a generation.
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Exercises Operation Clockwork: Merlins, Wildcats and Apaches navigate 'hardest environment on earth'
The aircraft have been working together in the Norwegian mountains – where the tundra and environment can be deadly.
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Nato Nordic Response 24: UK Commandos train to defend frozen terrain against invasion
Royal Marines, British Army Commandos and the Commando Helicopter Force are taking part in the exercise, formerly Cold Response, in Norway.
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Aircraft Last hurrah: British Army's Apache Mk1 helicopter flying its final mission
The Apache Mk1 helicopter will be replaced by the newer AH-64E model after its retirement.