BFBS Forces News

“All of us are leaving enriched by learning new things”🗣️ Brigadier Karl Harris CBE, former Director of Land Command and Staff College with his reflections following the conclusion of the #OpReflect tour

Good morning from Maidstone We are heading to France and Belgium on the three-day Op Reflect tour, exploring the global and Commonwealth stories of the First World War #OpReflect

Major Felix Osei-Kuffour spoke to the #OpReflect group during the SS Mendi Commemoration

Morning spent visiting Longuenesse (St Omer) CWGC with #OpReflect Paying respects and honouring the African contribution in the First World War

Steel drums to finish a poignant memorial service at St George’s Memorial Church #opreflect

“An inspirational story”🗣️ Lt Andrew Hughes, The Royal Lancers Queen Elizabeths’ Own shared an inspirational story during #OpReflect’s time at Canada Water Cemetery

The #OpReflect group pay their respects to West Indies Contingent at Canada Farm Cemetery

“Do not think this is war, it is not war, it is the end of world”🗣️ Earlier this morning, the #OpReflect group visited the Indian Corps Memorial at Neuve-Chapelle

A special moment in Ypres📯 Menin Gate Ceremony (Last Post) #OpReflect

Chinooks to the rescue 🚁 Check out this stunning footage of crews in Cyprus taking on precision aerial firefighting training 🌊

Honours and recognition🇧🇳 Colonel Commandant Brigade of Gurkhas paid a special visit to British Forces Brunei

Pride, culture and unwavering community spirit🇳🇵 The Brigade of Gurkhas annual Bhela did not disappoint, with the Kathmandu Veterans’ Football Match and the Nepal Cup Final, won 1–0 by 1 RGR with a dramatic late goal⚡️ Watch in full 📺youtube.com/watch?v=lE-s-b…

How to deal with deadly choking agents☢️ BFBS Forces News' Will Hollis joins troops for 'unusual' training, as soldiers from The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment respond to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats 🔗forcesnews.com/operations/cyp…

Nato's top British officer says the UK has stepped up to fill capability gaps left by the US However, the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe insists Britain has "no opt-out" from the alliance's 5% defence spending target by 2035 🔗 forcesnews.com/nato/uk-has-st…

Happy Birthday Ma'am🫡👑 A 62-round gun salute was fired from the Tower of London by the Honourable Artillery Company💥 The salute was fired to mark HM The Queen's birthday🎂

Nato's top British officer reveals to SITREP @bfbsSitrep that the UK will have to increase spending to reach 5% figure of GDP by 2035 for allied defence and security Watch in full🎧| youtube.com/watch?v=s7eKv_…

The #OpReflect tour visiting Lijssenthoek cemetery, one of the largest Commonwealth war cemeteries

Wenlan Peng, Director the Meridian society (@meridiansociety) recited a poem at the Chinese Labour Corps graves during #OpReflect

Homegrown. Silent. Feared. Inside Ukraine's robot units building the Spextr - a compact kamikaze ground drone changing the battlefield 🎥 Watch BFBS Forces News Reporter, @reporternewton’s full report 🔗youtube.com/watch?v=jK2kjP…

Check out the latest BFBS #ForcesNews daily download: 🔵UK boots military presence in Estonia in a new agreement ⚪️Tri-Service Facilities Continuous Attitude Survey shows rise in overall morale 🟡First Battalion the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment train for a new tasking

Third successful title defence🏆🏆🏆 The British Army men's team claim another victory at the Inter Services Water Polo Championships🏊‍♂️ See the full report🔗⬇️ forcesnews.com/sport/dominant…