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The tour saw them conduct escort patrols across Northern Iraq to base defence duties, during what became one of the most intense periods faced by British forces in the region in recent years. Individuals received Wider Service and General Service Medals for other deployments such as Operation CABRIT to Estonia.   In total around 150 soldiers from B and C Company, both based in Lisburn, received th

The AJF will be delivered on the 15 May 26 in Aldershot Garrison Gym, Rawlinson Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 2EY.0900-1400- Open to all serving SP.1030-1130- Rejoiners Brief from NRC/SO3 Inf.1130-1400- Veterans allowed to wonder around and talk to Corps.1400- Event closes.

The Rifles would like to take this opportunity to formally announce the appointment of our new Colonel Commandant, Lieutenant General Sir Charles Collins KBE DSO. Commissioning into The Royal Green Jackets in 1995, he initially served with them in armoured and light infantry roles. His early service was spent in Northern Ireland, Germany, and the United Kingdom with deployments to the Balkans, Sie

Corporal Luke O’Neill has been named the first winner of the Fitzgibbon Award.As a Section Commander with B company, 1 RIFLES, he has helped drive innovation at the battalion with his skills in leadership and drone expertise 🪖Chosen from 25 nominations, he has made a real impact, and brought recognition of excellence to the Army's junior ranks

The 5 RIFLES documentary ‘Platoon 24/7: Preparing for War', will be re-run on 5Action on Tuesday the 7th of April at 9pm.If you missed it the first time around, this is your chance to gain an insight into an infantry battalion and how it ticks.The following two episodes will be shown over consecutive Tuesdays at the same time, and it will also be available on the C5 streaming platform "Simply 5".E

LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAY HALL MBESomerset Light InfantrySomerset and Cornwall Light InfantryLight InfantryThe Royal Green Jackets22nd September 1934 - 26th January 2026Ray was born on 22nd September 1934. He enlisted into the Somerset Light Infantry(SOM LI) on 13th May 1952 in Taunton. After basic training, he was posted to the Light Infantry Brigade Training Centre in Strensall, Yorkshire. By the e

2026 Grand Military race meeting – Sandown Park, Fri 6 Feb 26This year’s Grand Military race meeting at Sandown Park racecourse will be held on Friday 6 February. As usual, the meeting consists of six races, four professional and two for military jockeys: The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Memorial Amateur Handicap Hurdle and the Grand Military Gold Cup.  Jockeys come from across the three Servi

Message from The National Malaya and Borneo Veterans AssociationWould you like to march at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on Remembrance Sunday 8th November 2026.Your Association almost certainly includes veterans who served in Malaya and Borneo in the 1960’s.As such they probably already hold the GSM with bars for Malay Peninsula and/or Borneo. They may also hold the PJM (Pingat Jasa Malaysia).2026 ma

The first episode of The Rifles documentary ‘Platoon 24/7: Preparing for War' will be aired on Channel 5 on Monday, the 2nd of February at 9 pm, with the following two episodes due to go out in the same time slot on the 9th and 16th February. The series will also be available on the C5 streaming platform "Simply 5".