An all-female team of regular and reserve soldiers are currently training to prepare them for an expedition to Antarctica next year. Exercise Ice Maiden has seen the team undertaking training in Norway this October, which has exposed them to the harsh environment they will face next year when the team will ...
Soldiers from three different continents have carried out a simulated battle in Snowdonia. Leading the most ambitious exercise they have ever conducted, was the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC). The exercise saw a battle for an airfield and power station undertaken in the North Wales national park. In the mock scenario, elements of the ...
With 2015/6 seeing the culmination of the rebasing programme, defence infrastructure has had to grow to accommodate the arrival of many more troops and their families. The Rebasing programme will see some of the biggest troop movements from Germany, with some 5,000 personnel being relocated to bases across Britain – including ...
Queen Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh received their Long Service and Good Conduct medals on Tuesday, following an extension of the awards to all Armed Forces, including those ranked as military officers. The award recognises the good conduct of personnel over a 15 year period, and now extends to cover ...