Tributes paid to RAF Mountain Rescue veteran who was part of Lockerbie disaster effort
David "Heavy" Whalley was also part of the search effort after the fatal RAF Chinook crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994.
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News Ex-Army officer becomes first disabled person to ski solo and unsupported to South Pole
Jonny Huntington from Kingsbridge, South Devon, covered 566 miles (911km) of Antarctic tundra in 46 days.
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RAF RAF mountain rescue team saves walkers trapped on fifth-highest peak in Wales
The RAF Mountain Rescue Service was formed in 1943, and since then has sustained a high readiness capability for search and rescue.
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Gurkhas Wounded Gurkha veteran's historic climb of Everest honoured by the Lords
Earlier this year, Hari Budha Magar became the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Nato Nato soldiers master mountain warfare in Slovenia
With proper training, formidable 'no-go' areas turn into areas ready to take advantage of to exploit the enemy
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RAF Rare glimpse behind the scenes of RAF Mountain Rescue training
There are three RAF teams of rescuers based at Lossiemouth, Leeming and RAF Valley.
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RAF In pictures: RAF Mountain Rescue teams conduct annual winter training in Scotland
The RAF Mountain Rescue Service sustains a high-readiness incident response for search and rescue and aircraft post-crash operations.
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RAF RAF personnel and mountain rescuers save walkers from Lake District fell
The rescue took place just 44 minutes into the new year.
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Gurkhas Former UK Special Forces Operator Rescues Critically Ill Doctor From Mountainside
‘Nims’ briefly put his world record attempt on hold to save the life of another climber.
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Germany NATO's Secret Weapons? Meet The Military Mules Keeping Troops Moving
The German Mountain Infantry Brigade and its four-legged companions deliver supplies to troops in hard-to-reach places.