Flying home for Christmas: Navy Merlin gets a lift thanks to RAF C-17 Globemaster
A combined Royal Air Force and Royal Navy team carried out the loading of the helicopter onto the transport aircraft over a six-hour period.
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News Nearly 7,000 members of the Armed Forces to spend Christmas overseas this year
UK personnel are serving on 40 operations in 30 countries this month, sacrificing time with their families to ensure Britain stays safe.
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RAF PM thanks personnel giving up family time at Christmas on visit to RAF Lossiemouth
Rishi Sunak paid tribute to those Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force servicemen and women who will be spending the festive period on duty.
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RAF Contract extended to allow officials use of RAF helicopter travel from Northolt
Grant Shapps' decision reverses a previous announcement by his predecessor, Ben Wallace, who said he would scrap the £40m deal.
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Veterans Rusty Waughman: Pilot who survived RAF's deadliest mission of WW2 dies aged 100
The Lancaster pilot said of the bombing campaign: "You knew you were facing death all the time ... but it's just a thing you accepted."
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Families Military personnel to read heart-warming CBeebies Bedtime Stories over Christmas
The special festive episode features some military mums and dads who can't be at home with their loved ones over Christmas.
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Army Defence Secretary backing beards and brands Army's current policy ridiculous
Grant Shapps calls for change, saying many armies around the world operate effectively without any prohibition on facial hair.
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Aircraft Leader of reborn Immortals living his dream with 809 Squadron flying the F-35
809 Naval Air Squadron becomes the first Royal Navy unit to fly the new stealth aircraft, operating alongside 617 Squadron, The Dambusters
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RAF RAF aeromedical evacuation specialists train to survive -20°C arctic temperatures
The aeromedical evacuation specialists deployed to Bardufoss Air Station in Norway for Exercise Arctic Phoenix
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Aircraft New home, but same markings as Spotty the Jaguar says goodbye to RAF Cosford
Jaguar GR.3A XX119, nicknamed Spotty due to its distinctive paint scheme, is leaving its old base bound for RAF Lossiemouth
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RAF RAF air traffic controllers get training from the best of England disability football
Personnel from RAF Shawbury develop communication skills with help from coaches covering Blind, Partially-Sighted and Power Chair football
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RAF Inside the control tower keeping the skies clear at the RAF's largest and busiest base
Forces News has taken an in-depth look at the air traffic controllers who manage and marshal the skies above the base.
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RAF Exercise Global Dexterity brings heavy lifters Down Under
The series of air mobility training missions sees air and groundcrew from the participating nations fly and maintain each other’s aircraft
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RAF RAF Shadow surveillance aircraft being flown over Gaza to help locate hostages
RAF Shadow R1 aircraft will conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to help find the remaining hostages that were seized by Hamas
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Aircraft RAF Typhoons developing tactical and leadership skills with Nato allies in Spain
The three-week exercise sees the crews from 29 Squadron exposed to threats and tactics in realistic and challenging missions
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Weapons and Kit RAF's P-8 Poseidon fleet to be armed with highly capable Sting Ray torpedoes
The MOD has chosen the UK-manufactured Sting Ray torpedo to be added to the Royal Air Force's P-8 Poseidon payload