Earning your stripes: A soldier's first step up the ranks to lance corporal
BFBS Forces News follows the progress of junior soldiers taking part in the latest Junior NCO Cadre run by The Rifles in Cyprus.
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BFBS Forces News follows the progress of junior soldiers taking part in the latest Junior NCO Cadre run by The Rifles in Cyprus.
Members of the Joint Task Force are currently preparing options for the UK government to remove citizens from Lebanon.
Speaking to BFBS Forces News, John Healey said he had visited some of the RAF personnel who worked on the jets that helped defend Israel.
First Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment builds on the 1759 tradition by introducing an award for its more junior soldiers.
Soldiers from 1 Lancs hand over to their fellow infanteers from 1 PWRR as they come to the end of their two-year deployment in Cyprus.
After a two-year deployment in Cyprus, members of the 1 Battalion Duke of Lancaster Regiment are ready to return home.
A guide to all medals and who is eligible to receive them.
Nicosia International Airport was once a busy hub for holidaymakers but in 1974 that all changed.
Scott Burdekin will lead the Cyprus National Cricket Team in their upcoming qualifiers ahead of the 2025 World Cup in Pakistan.
Flight Lieutenant Ben Wallis received the Air Force Cross for his actions - the highest honour given by the RAF in a non-combat situation.
Forces News takes a look around the remnants of the Avro Shackleton aircraft lying inside the UN buffer zone in Cyprus.
The EOD team must be able to respond to various scenarios, with some taskings lasting dozens of hours.
British troops have been patrolling the buffer zone in Cyprus and helped keep the peace between the Greeks and Turks on the divided island.
Heather Stanning's team is made up of three other British Army personnel plus British TV personality and barrister Robert Rinder.
Colonel Ben Ramsay tells Forces News: 'I would hope that there aren't another 60 years of UNFICYP.'
The UK's mine countermeasure efforts embrace modern warfare advancements in autonomous systems to ensure stability in the Gulf.