
Message In A Bottle Leads To Rare Base Visit For German Youngster
In early October, four-year-old Felix dropped a message in a bottle into the River Weser, which was later found by a British soldier.
In early October, four-year-old Felix dropped a message in a bottle into the River Weser, which was later found by a British soldier.
The two-year posting to Cyprus was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The soldiers are raising money for a local charity by completing the 3,160km distance from Southport, Merseyside, to Lapland.
The soldiers helped chefs cook the meals at a restaurant in Covent Garden.
Those awarded have shown outstanding examples of courage and dedication to their work on operation, the MOD says.
The arrival of two Apache AH-64Es is being heralded by the Army as a new era in modern British military aviation.
The unit is on Exercise Cypher Spear in Otterburn in preparation for its deployment to Estonia next year.
It means for the first time, all three of The Yorkshire Regiment's battalions are in Yorkshire.
Gurkhas and soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade took part in the exercise at RAF Wittering.
British soldiers have not exercised on the training area since March due to COVID-19.
Lieutenant General Tyrone Urch CBE received the award in recognition for his role during the construction of the NHS Nightingale Hospitals.
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The soldiers spent three weeks training on Otterburn ranges ahead of a multinational exercise in Kenya.
The shooting competition culminated in the recruits competing against their instructors.
Two members of the British Army are to appear at at military court this month - one is charged with a racist attack on another soldier.
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