Archive interview with late Gail Halvorsen reveals joy over his Candy Bomber role
The archive BFBS the Forces Station audio was recorded in 1998 to mark 50 years since the Berlin Airlift
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Germany Germany navy chief resigns after Ukraine-Russia comments
Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach said Ukraine would not regain the Crimean Peninsula and Vladimir Putin deserved "respect".
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Army £2.1bn cost to remove British Army from Germany, Armed Forces Minister says
It comes as the British Army is expected to head back to Germany under modernisation plans.
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Army Gothic Dragon: Welsh Warriors on large-scale live-firing exercise in Germany
1st Battalion the Royal Welsh have travelled to the training facility near Paderborn in Germany, the Army’s largest in continental Europe.
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Nato NATO's UK-led Allied Rapid Reaction Corps returns to Germany for warfighting drills
Exercise Steadfast Leda, NATO's biggest tactical-level exercise in 2021, launched last week with close to 4,000 participants across Europe.
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Germany Katrice Lee: Family of missing girl launch appeal for new information
Katrice Lee disappeared from a NAAFI supermarket in Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn, Germany, during a birthday shop with her mother and aunt.
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Nato New British Army defence hub in Germany fuelled by continued Russia tensions
The new base in Germany will play a key role in NATO's strengthening deterrence and defence posture in continental Europe.
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Army Katrice Lee: Father returns to where missing toddler disappeared almost 40 years ago
Katrice was two years old when she was last seen on 28 November 1981 in a NAAFI supermarket at Schloss Neuhaus, near Paderborn.
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Politics Boris Johnson promises to meet missing Katrice Lee's Army veteran father
Katrice Lee disappeared on 28 November 1981 from a NAAFI shopping centre in Germany, where her father was stationed with the military.
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Germany British soldiers back to fast-paced battlefield training in Germany
British Army training in Germany is back to its highest levels since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Army Amphibious Bridge-Rigs Linking UK And Germany
The M3 bridging rigs can drive into water and join together to create platforms for troops.
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Nato 'A New Entity': A Look At NATO's Newest Command
Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC) will be one of the first new commands established by NATO since the Cold War.
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Germany German Armed Forces Appoints First Military Rabbi In 88 Years
Rabbi Zsolt Balla told Forces News: "It's a historical weight and I really hope to be able to carry that weight for a better future."
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Nato How RAF Helped Pave The Way For NATO Air Policing
The Royal Air Force trialled air policing a month before it was introduced to NATO.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Germany And Italy Complete Troop Withdrawals
It brings the NATO mission in Afghanistan close to an end while the US' own withdrawal continues to loom.
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Football England v Germany: How The Military Watched The Match
England beat Germany 2-0 at Wembley Stadium, and will play Ukraine in the Euro 2020 quarter-final on Saturday.