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This year, The Red Arrows celebrate their 60th anniversary.

They were seen this week soaring over Lincoln Cathedral and their home of RAF Waddington in completion of the winter training season.

Soldiers from the British Army’s Royal School of Artillery learning what it takes to operate the Archer Mobile Howitzer.

On the snowy, frozen military training area of Boden, Swedish Lapland, British Army gunners fired the modern artillery platform for the first time.

For the first time ever, French troops have participated in the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace. 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️

The ceremony celebrated 120 years since the Entente Cordiale, and the strong alliance and partnership that has bound together the UK and France ever since.

The Royal Air Force airdropped life-saving food supplies into Gaza for the first time last month, as part of international efforts to provide life-saving assistance to civilians.

An A400M aircraft delivered over 10 tonnes of water, rice, and baby formula directly to civilians.

Dreams do come true!

11-year-old Noah fulfilled his dream of spending a day as a tank commander thanks to soldiers from the Royal Tank Regiment and the charity, Make-A-Wish UK

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It was a rollercoaster ride for Major Finlay Anderson en route to winning Gladiators🎢

🤕He suffered a broken rib
⏱️Faced an 11-second handicap
🏃Qualified for the semi-final as the fastest runner up

Despite this, he won the final🏆

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Ukrainian pilots graduated from Royal Air Force flight training last week.

The cohort will now move to advanced flying training provided by the French Air Force, before learning to fly F-16 fighter jets.

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📸 UK Carrier Strike Group units assembled for the start of Exercise Joint Warrior, a UK-led exercise forming part of NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender.

👉 Steadfast Defender will be the largest NATO exercise in decades, taking place across many months and nations.

The Queen attended a parade from 2nd Battalion, The Rifles in Lisburn today to mark soldiers completing their junior leadership selection course.

Her Majesty is Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles, the British Army's largest infantry regiment.

📸 Normandy veterans presented with plaques bearing their names for Portsmouth’s Normandy Memorial Wall.

In 80 days, the UK will come together to thank the thousands of D-Day veterans whose heroic service liberated Europe from Nazi tyranny.

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📸 A Merlin helicopter from 820 Naval Air Squadron loaded and fired flares from HMS Prince of Wales, while embarked on board the aircraft carrier for the NATO exercise #SteadfastDefender .

🌆 F-35B Lightning jets from 617 Squadron Royal Air Force lined up on the flight deck of HMS Prince of Wales at sunrise during Exercise Nordic Response, part of the NATO exercise #SteadfastDefender .

📸 A Merlin helicopter from the Commando Helicopter Force in Badderen, Norway in the High North, as part of Exercise Steadfast Defender.

👉 Exercise Steadfast Defender is the largest NATO exercise in decades.

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D-Day veteran Jack Quinn passed away in January aged 99.

Jack was an ambassador for the British Normandy Memorial, which is hosting commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in June.

Today, he was honoured with a flypast from RAF Coningsby during his final send off.

Meet Stan Ford and John Roberts, two surviving D-Day veterans.

To mark 100 days to go until the 80th anniversary of D-Day, their names have been immortalised on the Normandy Memorial Wall in Portsmouth. 🚢

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With 12 months to go, we’re starting the official countdown to the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 🏔️🇨🇦

Follow the latest Team UK news and see how veterans and serving personnel harness the power of sport to inspire recovery and support rehabilitation ⬇️

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Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧

Did you know that we offer over 40 different types of apprenticeships? 🤔

Apprenticeships are available in a range of areas from construction to business admin and even healthcare.

Find out more ⬇️

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Stunning photographs captured by a network of Armed Forces photographers deployed around the world offer a glimpse into the vital work of our military personnel at home and abroad. 📸

Check out our favourite photos from this year: ow.ly/m2Ph50QluxL

Soldiers from 1 Regiment Army Air Corps conducted blank firing building clearances as part of Exercise Urban Maple.

The exercise allows ground troops to develop new skills in an urban environment 🏙️