Armys

Soldiers at work, rest and play: The winning entries in Army’s annual photography competition

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Soldiers are snapped playing volleyball, parachuting, and sleeping after exhausting operations in candid behind-the-scenes photos of life in the British Army. Winning pictures in the army’s annual photographic contest show the complex and diverse characters which make up the armed forces. This year there were a record number of 946 still imagery submissions and 116 … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: SAS hero launches full frontal assault on the Army’s diversity drive 

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General Sir Mike Rose was Commanding Officer of the SAS when it brought the Iranian Embassy siege to an explosive end and, two years later, when it achieved extraordinary success in the Falklands War. But he has arguably saved his most devastating assault till now. It comes, I can disclose, in the form of a … Read more

British Army’s Information Warfare Unit will be deployed to tackle anti-vaccine propaganda

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The British Army’s Information Warfare Unit will be deployed to tackle anti-vaccine propaganda ahead of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, it has been revealed.  Soldiers are already monitoring cyberspace for Covid-19 content to find out how British citizens are being targeted online, leaked documents showed. It comes amid a rise in the number of anti-lockdown and … Read more

Jamaica-born public school boy British Army’s first black officer

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The discovery of a war plaque has rewritten history books to reveal Walter Tull was not the first black British Army officer.  Experts believed that Tull, an ex-Tottenham Hotspur footballer, was the first black man to be commissioned and also killed fighting in the Great War in 1918. But a plaque honouring Lieutenant Euan Lucie-Smith, of the … Read more

Army’s top tank base is hit by coronavirus outbreak after wives held botox party

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Army’s top tank base is hit by coronavirus outbreak after army wives dubbed ‘the Covid queens’ held illegal Botox party A group of military wives held a botox party at the Bovington Garrison in Dorset Five women tested positive and forced 30 soldiers into isolation for two weeks  Group had invited a beauty therapist from … Read more

General says mothballing British Army’s tanks is ‘very dangerous’ in face of threat from Russia 

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Mothballing the British Army’s tanks to cut costs is a ‘very dangerous’ idea in the face of the threat from Russian, a former Army chief has said. General Lord Dannatt described the notion of storing the army’s entire force of hundreds of tanks and armoured vehicles until there was a crisis as ‘misguided’. The former … Read more

Army’s iconic bearskin hats worn by the Queen’s Guard are under threat

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Army’s iconic bearskin hats worn by the Queen’s Guard are under threat from Brexit trade deals as animal rights campaigners push for a total ban on fur sales Seven British Army regiments are permitted to wear 18-inch bearskin hats  The headwear has by used by the Army following the 1815 defeat of Napoleon  Animal rights activists … Read more

D-Day hero who captured the German army’s tallest soldier in World War Two has died aged 97 

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D-Day hero who captured the German army’s tallest soldier in World War Two has died aged 97 Corporal Roberts took the surrender of 7ft 6in Jakob Nacken in September 1944 Before that he was nearly killed several times during the Battle of Normandy  He died in his sleep at Bournemouth Hospital on August 1 after … Read more

The British Army’s senior ranks are ‘full of middle-aged white guys’, admits top commander 

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The British Army’s senior ranks are ‘full of middle-aged white guys but they’re not all toffs’, says top commander who also believes the military ‘should do a lot better’ at tackling racism Lieutenant General Tyrone Urch has said the top brass are ‘not all toffs’ However, he added that the army ‘should be doing a … Read more

Officer at the Army’s secret warfare unit ‘pressured veteran who reported his security blunder’ 

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Officer at the Army’s secret psychological warfare unit ‘pressured veteran who reported his security blunder’ Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Burridge lost a pile of cards with his contact details He is in the 77th Brigade which leads efforts against Covid-19 disinformation The cards were spotted on a street in Cottesmore, Rutland, by an Army veteran  Here’s how … Read more