The first troops arrived in Sangin in June 2006, filling sandbags as they fought off the Taliban – an enemy that, four years and at least 100 British deaths later, refuses to go away.
As the casualties have mounted over the years, soldiers stationed in Sangin protected themselves with higher walls and an ever darker sense [...]
The British Army’s Radio Service – Army News – Today’s Music
The private company Garrison Radio was brought into being in 2001, by the former Radio 1 DJ Mark Page, to serve British Army garrisons around the UK.
The Army had decided it wanted to have it’s own radio service for its troops based in Britain and [...]
The facilities at Catterick Leisure CentreÂ
include a 25-metre six-lane competition pool, a training pool, a teaching pool and a six-court sports hall for five-a-side football, basketball, volleyball, netball and badminton, which also has cricket nets and trampolines. There is also a technogym fitness gym and a studio offering more than 35 fitness classes every week.
Another very [...]
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