British Army supports multinational exercise in southern Germany
Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1PWRR) are among 4,100 soldiers from 10 different nations currently participating in Exercise Allied Spirit VIII in Southern Germany.
Soldiers remove contaminated vehicle from Salisbury Hospital after Russian spy incident
Soldiers from the Royal Logistic Corps and the Royal Tank Regiment removed a contaminated vehicle from the Accident and Emergency entrance at Salisbury Hospital in Wiltshire on Operation MORLOP, in response to a request from the police.
Defence Secretary to ‘intervene to protect military personnel’ from Scottish government tax plans
The intervention comes after the decision by the Scottish government to bring in new income tax bands which, it has been claimed, will impact around 8,000 armed forces personnel in Scotland.
Allied artillery exercises together in Germany
British Army artillery is working alongside allies on a major artillery exercise in Germany.
2 Yorks provide force protection in Afghanistan
The 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, or 2 YORKS, are currently deployed in Kabul, Afghanistan in support of the NATO Resolute Support Mission, say the British Army.
Royal Marines participate in major chemical exercise
Troops from 40 Commando trained with experts in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear warfare to make sure they could cope in a worst-case scenario, say the Ministry of Defence.
British troops to participate in a land-based exercises in Japan in October
British forces are expected to conduct land-based exercises in Japan later in the year.
IN PICTURES: British Army medics ‘train under fire’ in exercise
British Army medics have been training to give life-saving care – even under fire say the MoD.
BAE submits proposal for the US Army Mobile Protected Firepower programme
BAE Systems has submitted its proposal to the US Army to build and test the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicle for use by the Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT).
Army called in to transport NHS staff to hospital in Scotland
The Army has been drafted in to help NHS staff get to work in Scottish hospitals.
