Two members of British Forces Gibraltar joined their Scottish counterparts in a force protection exercise known as Neptune Guardian at the Kings Bay Naval Base, USA. The exercise takes place twice a year and involves the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron, …
August 27, 2023 is the 80th anniversary of Commandant René Mouchotte’s death. In order to join the Free French Forces, Mouchotte and five colleagues escaped the Vichy Francecontrolled Oran, Algeria, in 1940 by flying a partly disabled plane to Gibraltar. …
Young Jacob Newson, known as ‘Jacob the Pilot’ because of his love of aviation and ambition to become a RAF pilot, who raises thousands of pounds for the RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF), recently visited Gibraltar to complete the Mediterranean Steps …
Private Dominic Salmon, a Class 3 Chef in the Junior Ranks Mess, recently completed his introductory training as a chef and received the Best Student award. A 14-week course called "Chef Class 3" included an eight-week kitchen component where he acquired a …
Lee Okoroafo, Force Ordnance Warrant Officer for the Falkland Islands, will be spending this Father’s Day away from his family. In his role at the British Forces South Atlantic Islands base he conducts assurance and inspection, interacting with units and …
Travel around 1000 miles south of London and you’ll be on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. A small-town bordering Spain, with a population of wild monkeys, which uses the Great British Pound Sterling as its currency. Here are 8 things you may not have known about the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
Each year thousands of military and civilian personnel are deployed to Britain’s overseas bases. But where do we send our people? And why are they there? In this blog we look at just one of those areas: Cyprus.
Flying Officer Chris Fedden gives an insight into Strategic Command's European Joint Support Unit.