Yesterday was the 85th anniversary of the founding of Special Operations Executive. Often called Churchill's secret army - it was in fact discussed for weeks before its sign off. More info in 'Mission France'. I marked the day by teaching about SOE's origins. #SOE #tutor #ww2

"It's not especially glamorous, it's critically important"🗣️ Close to 1,000 troops and more than 300 vehicles have been involved in a simulated operation to prepare for war. 16 Air Assault Brigade conducted a no-notice practice mobilisation. 🔗brnw.ch/21wUkX6

🎉 The newly refurbished Bexhill Joint Cadet Centre is officially open! 📸 See all the event photos on our website⏩ shorturl.at/t160O #ArmyCadets #RAFCadets #BexhillOnSea #Community #YouthDevelopment #EastSussex

🛩️ SUMMER AIR SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT 🛩️ We're pleased to announce that the Hawker Hurricane Mk.I from Hurricane Heritage alongside the Pitts S-2A Special, formerly of the Rothmans Display Team, as a static visiting aircraft. 🎟️: Link in bio 📸Mike Edwards & Darren Harbar

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Camp VIKING Military Skills, Music, Ceremonial, Adventure Training and Gold First Aid.

⚽ The British ladies football team, 1895. Early Lionesses #Lionesses 🔗via #thenationalarchives find out more: linktr.ee/thenationalarc… 📸 COPY 1/420, Photograph of British Ladies Team, South, 1895

Another good ⁦The King's Awards⁩ workshop thanks to ⁦HertsChamber⁩ and hosts ⁦⁦Sika⁩. Hopefully many great #Hertfordshire businesses will apply this year.

Historic debut for HMS Prince of Wales in Australia🇦🇺⚓ The UK's flagship was welcomed into Darwin – the first Royal Navy aircraft carrier to visit Australia in a generation!🛳 This is the latest stop of the UK Carrier Strike Group's deployment to the Indo-Pacific. #CSG25

Fabulous letter from the great Deborah Moggach in today’s Times.

F Company Scots Guards are Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace today with musical support from the Band of the Grenadier Guards and Band of the Irish Guards. Picture by Mark Leishman

Afghan Veteran and Blesma Member Craig Wood has been recognised with two Guinness World Records! 🦾The first solo ocean crossing by a triple amputee 🦾The first solo Pacific Ocean crossing by a triple amputee Congrats Craig! 🇬🇧

⚽️ fever is gripping the nation as we prepare for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Cup Final on Sunday. This morning the Band of the Grenadier Guards were certainly feeling football focussed… will it be 🇪🇸 or 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to lift the 🏆?! 🤞🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💂‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #threelions UEFA EURO England Football

On 16 July 2025, the outgoing King’s Gurkha Orderly Officers, Captain Tarjan Gurung and Captain Jagatram Rai were presented their Royal Victorian Order (MVO) medals from King Charles III, in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle. #Gurkha #Nepal #TheKing #Royal #BritishArmy

This article highlights a serious issue. Boys need better role models. But the Army Cadets UK RAF Air Cadets Sea Cadets @CCFCadets are already showing we can tackle this. Here's how 🧵 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The University of Northampton's report shows that cadets benefit from structure, routine, and strong adult role models. Being a cadet plays a significant role in advancing social mobility - offering diverse careers and education opportunities to individuals from all backgrounds.

Military training doesn't follow a 9-to-5 routine. For Commissioning Course Short, orders were briefed at 0100hrs, ahead of a 0400hrs H-Hour attack. #leadership #Sandhurst #BritishArmy ##ArmyReserve #UOTC

SOUTH BEDS NETWORK LAUNCH ⛑️ #Luton and #Dunstable St John Ambulance England units merged to become South Bedfordshire Community Network last weekend. Had a great time with Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire at the Network Launch Event in Dunstable Follow the new Instagram for updates instagram.com/sja_southbeds 💚

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 That winning feeling ❤️ #CymruAmByth | #AUSvWAL

The Princess Royal will visit The Royal Ocean Racing Club on the occasion of its Centenary at the Parade in Cowes, Isle of Wight, today! ⚓