I lakalaka what I see! A smiling Prince Charles watches Fijian soldiers perform dances in traditional dress to mark the 50th anniversary of the South Pacific country’s independence Five Fijian soldiers performed a Lakalaka celebration at Birkhall on Saturday Prince Charles watched the soldiers’ performance in traditional skirts and shirts The Prince of Wales was … Read more
Revealed: A boiled egg with soldiers is Britain’s favourite way to enjoy an egg (and five minutes and 10 seconds is the perfect boiling time) Over 30% of Britons say a boiled egg and soldiers is the best way to eat an egg The classic fried egg came a close second followed by scrambled, then … Read more
A video shared by Azerbaijan’s defence ministry claims to show Armenian military personnel being bombed as the conflict between the two nations escalates. The aerial footage – likely recorded from either a gunship or a drone – appears to show the Azerbaijani aircraft targeting Armenian soldiers and military equipment. Shared on Friday with the title … Read more
Russian soldiers have been captured slugging it out in a gruesome boxing fight as part of their qualifications for a special forces beret in a spectacular set of photos. Volga Federal District’s National Guard special forces servicemen took part in the gruelling test to earn a crimson beret today. Striking pictures show the men battering … Read more
HISTORY Hitler’s Northern Utopia by Despina Stratigakos (Princeton £25, 328 pp) Adolf Hitler was mesmerised. In the spring of 1934, he went on holiday, a secret cruise in a German battleship through the fjords of Norway and, for hours on end, stared at the natural beauty around him. A Norwegian crew member later recalled him … Read more
Anger over time limit on troops’ claims for injuries amid warnings the new laws to protect soldiers from legal witch-hunts will block compensation bids New laws to protect British troops will put a time limit on compensation claims Defence spokesman John Healey said the new bill amounted to ‘penny-pinching’ Ministers hope the bill will end … Read more
Ben Wallace signalled tonight that drones will replace troops in future wars as he warned Britain’s enemies have ‘adapted far more quickly than us’. The Defence Secretary set out his plan for the military to become ‘relentlessly innovative’ as he unveiled new lethal autonomous kit for use by the Royal Navy. He was flanked by … Read more
Captain Sir Tom Moore has told junior soldiers passing out of their basic training that the ‘world is an oyster and yours to go and open’. The 100-year-old Second World War veteran took the salute as almost 300 teenagers graduated from the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Sir Tom was made honorary colonel … Read more
China said yesterday it had ‘found’ five Indians who were believed to have been kidnapped by its soldiers on the Himalayan border last week. The Indian Army said it spoke with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who confirmed that the youths from Arunachal Pradesh were discovered on their side of the frontier. Seven Indian youngsters … Read more
February 1, 2020: PVT Eric Christopher Hogan and PFC Anthony Nevelle Peak Jr. die in a car crash March 1, 2020: SPC Shelby Tyler Jones is shot dead at a convenience store in Killeen March 5, 2020: Spc. Christopher Wayne Sawyer found dead at his home. Foul play is not suspected. March 14, 2020: SPC Freddy Beningo Delacruz … Read more