Six soldiers from Captain Sir Tom Moore’s Yorkshire Regiment will carry his coffin at his funeral to honour the D-Day hero. Captain Tom’s daughter Lucy Teixeira said her hero father’s funeral will be ‘quite spectacular’ following the 100-year-old Second World War veteran’s death earlier this month. Captain Tom, who raised more than £32 million for the … Read more
Ready for Anything? Parachute Regiment is furious as Royal Marines swipe official motto for use in a marketing campaign ‘Ready for Anything’ has appeared beneath the Paras’ winged crest since WWII The Marines launched an online campaign with the same words last week An Ministry of Defence spokesman said ‘a healthy rivalry is only to be expected’ … Read more
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden donned his military uniform today when visiting a marine regiment in Berga. The royal, 41, a former Major in the Swedish Navy, sported a green camouflage jacket and matching trousers for his solo outing, with the father-of-two appearing without his wife Princess Sofia. He toured the 1st Marine Regiment and the 4th Naval Warfare … Read more
British Army creates its first dedicated ‘cyber regiment’ claiming that web attacks are now ‘every bit as deadly’ as those on the battlefield MoD launches the 13th Signal Regiment as the first dedicated Cyber Regiment It will work with the Royal Navy and Air Force to provide secure comms networks Its HQ in Dorset houses 250 … Read more