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  • £13m vets aid pledge

    AN ESTIMATED one million veterans are expected to benefit from easier access to services after an extra £13.2m was distributed across the UK.

  • Buchenwald survivor

    Navigator endured horrors of brutal PoW camp and fought for recognition of airmen and Special Ops agents

  • Top honours to AS1 Smith

    THE HISTORIC Churchill Hangar at RAF Northolt was transformed into a packed boxing arena as Service personnel and civilian athletes came together for an evening of high-quality amateur competition.

  • CAS awards

    A PAIR of Luftwaffe Typhoons brought the Chief of the Air Staff ’s Commendation Award Ceremony to a dramatic close with a flypast over Cranwell.

  • Allies plan post-war future for Ukraine

    TYPHOONS AND a Voyager will practise how Allies would support Ukraine to ensure the skies are safe to allow civilian airspace to reopen once the war in Ukraine ends as part of a series of manoeuvres this month.

  • On the pull

    CHINOOK CREWS with Akrotiri’s 1310 Flt tested their pulling power by hauling the 10 tonne helicopter 1310ft down the runway to raise funds for Forces charity SquaddieBox.

  • The full Monte

    FUNDRAISING CYCLISTS netted more than £36,000 for Forces charity SSAFA after conquering a 200-mile ride across Italy to the hilltop monastery at Monte Cassino.

  • Jet set

    JET ENGINES for military aeroplanes could be built in Britain for decades to come under a new £2.5 billion programme between the Government and Rolls-Royce.

  • Invictus call-up

    INVICTUS GAMES organisers are hoping to recruit more than 200 volunteers to help run the 2027 event in Birmingham.