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First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Redundancy: unwelcome or an opportunity?

Javascript and Flash are required to run this functionalityTo Download this program click hereEXTENDED INTERVIEW The General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division has spoken to Forces News about the latest round of Army redundancies.A total of 4,480 ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - 7 hours ago]

Entities: General Officer, Layoffs, JavaScript

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Help for soldiers leaving the forces

In Germany, the Career Transition Partnership helps those leaving the forces get off to a flying start in civvy street.At their Regional Resettlement Centre in Herford, soldiers who are facing redundancy or who have just decided to move on, learn how ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Maggie Gordon, Germany, Tony Hooper, Herford (Germany)

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

EgyptAir

Cadets' close encounter with Typhoon jet

Forty one air cadets on an RAF Tristar that formed part of an aerial display over Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Birthday Parade flypast got more than they bargained for at the weekend.Just as the aircraft had completed its historic flight over the ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: TriStar, Mark Ashton, LoadMaster, EgyptAir

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

International Security Assistance Force

Afghan progress 'not guaranteed'

The commander of international forces in Afghanistan says progress in the country isn't guaranteed.General Joseph Dunford will be the last commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force.Speaking to the BBC in his first interview since taking ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, International Security Assistance Force, Joseph Dunford, Government of Afghanistan

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Queen's Birthday Honours for military

Chief of the General Staff General Sir Peter Wall has been made a Knight Grand Cross - just one of many military awards in this year's Queen's Birthday HonoursGeneral Sir Peter Wall was awarded his first Knighthood in 2009, this year he's been granted ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Peter Wall, Military/Armed Forces, The Corps of Royal Engineers, 16 Air Assault Brigade, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Defence minister visits Afghanistan

The Secretary of State for Defence has been in Afghanistan today.Philip Hammond spent time visiting troops in Camp Bastion.He responded to concerns raised by the head of the Army General Sir Peter Wall that any gap between military resources and planned ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Afghanistan, Peter Wall, Military Resources

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

David Cameron

US to arm Syrian rebels

David Cameron has said there is credible evidence of "multiple attacks" using chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.The Prime Minister said the UK believes the "scale of use is sanctioned and ordered by the Assad regime" but also ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Chemical Weapon, David Cameron, Embargo, Syria

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Bomb disposal team practise drills

BFN SECONDARY STORIESTo Download this program click herePersonnel at RAF Akrotiri have been revising their bomb disposal skills to cope with any threats within the island’s Sovereign Base Areas.The Ammunition Troop is normally in charge of stores and ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Ammunition, RAF Akrotiri, Threat Level

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Incredible acts of battlefield bravery

A British soldier who single-handedly fought off enemy fighters in Afghanistan said he was "overwhelmed" to be awarded the Military Cross today but said he wanted to dedicate it to his whole battalion.Lance Corporal Lawrence Kayser, 27, was one of four ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Royal Anglian Regiment, Military Cross, Michael Aston

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Ex military chiefs cleared over lobbying

Two former senior military personnel have been cleared of breaching parliamentary rules on Lobbying.The Sunday Times made allegations against Lord Dannatt, a former head of the Army, and a former Chief of the Defence Staff Lord Stirrup.Both were accused ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, House of Lords, Allegation

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Military music as Kate launches liner

The Band of her Majesty's Royal Marines Portsmouth,accompanied by the Pipers of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards, started off the ceremonies as the Duchess of Cambridge carried out her last solo engagement, the launch of a liner, before her baby is bor ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Princess Cruises, Kate Middleton, WellChild, Irish Guards

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Royal encounter for veterans in Scotland

The Prince of Wales has been visiting veterans and meeting injured soldiers on his final day of engagements in Scotland.He has been to the Erskine Home in Edinburgh before going to the neighbouring Personnel Recovery Centre - the only residential recovery ... [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Scotland, HMS Bangor, Personnel Recovery, The Royal British Legion

Quotes

He said: "I think eventually this war has to be resolved by political means and the Afghan people will have to come to some accommodation with all Afghan people that want to return back here and if peace and stability is to be brought to Afghanistan then some form of political reconciliation is critical."

Afghan progress 'not guaranteed' [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 17 2013]

"The information about chemical weapons further shows the folly of having some embargo that gives some sort of almost moral equivalence to President Assad and to the legitimate opposition. We will continue to support, train and assist and work with the opposition."

US to arm Syrian rebels [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 14 2013]

Speaking of his own, he said: "I don't see it so muchmuch as a reflection of personal achievement rather than as the collective efforts of my battle group last year, and that's a huge privilege."

Incredible acts of battlefield bravery [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 13 2013]

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Redundancy: unwelcome or an opportunity? [Published BFBS Gibraltar - 7 hours ago]
Help for soldiers leaving the forces [Published BFBS Gibraltar - 7 hours ago]
Cadets' close encounter with Typhoon jet [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 17 2013]
Afghan progress 'not guaranteed' [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 17 2013]
Queen's Birthday Honours for military [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 15 2013]
Defence minister visits Afghanistan [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 15 2013]
US to arm Syrian rebels [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 14 2013]
Bomb disposal team practise drills [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 14 2013]
Military music as Kate launches liner [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 13 2013]
Incredible acts of battlefield bravery [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 13 2013]
Ex military chiefs cleared over lobbying [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 13 2013]
Royal encounter for veterans in Scotland [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 13 2013]
Navy recruitment drive goes interstellar [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 13 2013]
Base safety fears over MOD police cuts [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 13 2013]
Afghan progress 'not guarantanteed' [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 12 2013]
Selfless soldier shot on checkpoint roof [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 12 2013]
Sappers spruce up Cyprus welfare sites [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 12 2013]
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Army musicians ready for Beating Retreat [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 11 2013]
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Taliban attack on Kabul airport fails [Published BFBS Gibraltar - Jun 10 2013]
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