Swift and bold: All about The Rifles
The British Army regiment was formed in February 2007 and has hundreds of battle honours.
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Queen Camilla Colonel-in-Chief Queen Camilla hails work of her magnificent Rifles regiment
Camilla notes with pride how the Army's largest regiment has remained in the vanguard, always advancing towards any challenge that it faces
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Cyprus British soldiers keeping alive an 18th century military bugling tradition
The days of using the brass instrument to communicate on the battlefield are long gone, but The Rifles is keeping the tradition alive
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Russia Russia starts deploying poorly trained airborne forces in Ukraine, says MOD
The UK believes soldiers from the 104th Guards Airborne Division have been sent to war despite being below the usual standard
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Forces Charities Tickets For Troops reaches 2,000,000 donated tickets milestone
Tickets For Troops' mission is to offer exciting opportunities to members of the military community.
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Ukraine Government pressed to reveal 2024 military aid plans for Ukraine
Defence Minister James Heappey says the amount of funding will be announced once the UK's commitment has been agreed
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Germany I want answers: Father of missing Katrice Lee to hand back military medals in protest over case
"My medals mean nothing to me - my daughter means everything," girl's father tells Forces News as he demands answers and a judicial review
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Army British soldiers embedded with Japanese armed forces for first time in major training exercise
The exercise involved the first joint live fire training carried out by the two forces
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Army British Army tests urban warfare kit of future to the max
The Army Warfighting Experiment is the flagship experimentation programme for new technology for the British Army
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Russia November proving to be Russia's deadliest month of the war so far, Ukrainian figures suggest
The UK Ministry of Defence believes Russia has experienced one of its worst months since the war in Ukraine began
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Boxing British Army boxer tastes international success in Croatia
Lance Corporal Terri-Leigh Stuart was representing England Boxing at the Zagreb Boxing Queen Tournament in Croatia.
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Gurkhas British Army's newest Gurkhas pass out at Catterick after months of training
It follows nine months of phase one and phase two infantry training
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Army Investigation into soldier's death finds armoured vehicle crew lacked training
Private Jethro Watson-Pickering was killed when the gun turret of the Scimitar he was driving struck him on the head.
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Cyprus General reveals the challenge behind military's accommodation pilot in Cyprus
A new accommodation scheme will be attempted in Cyprus but it is expected that challenges will be faced around the capacity for housing.
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Royals Princess Royal unveils new military music school at former detention centre
Her Royal Highness spent the morning at the new facility, arriving to a performance from the Royal Marines Band.
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Prince William Watch: Prince William rides in Warrior on Salisbury Plain as he joins attack exercise
The Prince was visiting the 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment for the first time as Colonel-in-Chief.