Summer here, winter there: How the RAF keeps flying when it's freezing in the Falklands
Mount Pleasant Airfield is exposed to some challenging snowy and icy conditions, where wind chill can make it feel as cold as -15°
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Royal Marines In pictures: Mural of iconic Falklands Yomper image unveiled to inspire future Royal Marines
The mural has been unveiled at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone, Devon
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Falklands It's pomp, plumes and powder smoke as Falkland Islanders greet new Governor
After Colin Martin-Reynolds was sworn in, he took part in a parade formed of Armed Forces and Falkland Islands Defence Force personnel
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Falklands How two amateur radio enthusiasts secretly passed soldiers' 'I am safe' messages during Falklands War
Each message they transmitted to home for the soldiers in the Falklands was the same: "I am safe".
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Falklands Falklands War: Veteran recalls horror of fires on ship after Argentine Exocet missile attack
HMS Glamorgan had just completed her bombardment and was sailing to safety when she was hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile.
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Falklands Former Royal Marine on how his men seized Mount Harriet in daring Falklands raid
Nick Vaux was the Commanding Officer of 42 Commando during Britain's successful recapture of the Falkland Islands
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Falklands The story behind this famous photograph of the Falklands conflict
We went to meet the man behind 'the Yomper' – one of the most iconic photos taken of the conflict.
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Navy Falklands veteran HMS Bristol waved off from Portsmouth as she heads to the scrapyard
The historic vessel, which saw action in the Falklands, was a warship originally designed to defend a class of aircraft carriers never built
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News Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands marks four decades since its construction
Mount Pleasant Complex is a fighter and transport base for the UK military presence in the Falklands
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Army Sir John Nott: Defence secretary during the Falklands conflict dies aged 92
Sir John worked with Margaret Thatcher and before his politics career, served in the British Army as a lieutenant with 2nd Gurkha Rifles.
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Falklands British sovereignty of Falklands and Gibraltar not for negotiation, insists Lammy
The issue arose as the Foreign Secretary was heckled by MPs while he defended the decision to give up UK control over the Chagos Islands.
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Navy Permanent home in the Falklands for Sea Harrier and Lynx that crippled Argentine sub
Sea Harrier ZH801 ends up in a museum in the Falklands, along with Lynx XZ725, which attacked and crippled the Santa Fe in South Georgia.
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Falklands Lord Cameron visits troops on Falklands and pays tribute to those who died in 1982 conflict
The Foreign Secretary spoke to troops and their families at the Mount Pleasant Complex during his official visit.
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Falklands Lord Cameron to pay respects in memory of British lives lost in Falklands conflict
The Foreign Secretary will visit the Falklands and pay tribute to the memory of those who lost their lives during the fighting in 1982.
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Falklands MOD insists it's confident in the security of the Falkland Islands despite claims of downgrade
The security of the islands that were the focus of war with Argentina in 1982 relies on a Royal Navy patrol vessel and four RAF Typhoons.
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Falklands Airborne forces go seaborne as Paras join project to retrace Darwin's historic voyage
The Parachute Regiment said it was a once in a lifetime opportunity for the eight serving soldiers to join the Darwin200 Project.