Queen's Baton Arrives in the Falkland Islands
As part of its relay for the Commonwealth Games "The Queen’s Baton" has arrived in the Falklands. Military personnel and their families gathered to welcome it at the Mount Pleasant Complex. It will be...
View ArticleOperation Snowman in the Falkland Islands
Most have us in the UK have been basking in sunshine and enjoying some proper summer temperatures. However in the Falklands, where more than one thousand British personnel are based, the weather's a...
View ArticleWe Speak to the Chief of the Air Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff has been meeting British Forces in the Falkland Islands. Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford is a veteran of the the Falklands conflict, he served in 1982 as a helicopter...
View ArticleFalklands Veterans Rewarded After Thirty Years
Falklands veterans who missed out on a medal will be honoured at Downing Street following a 30-year campaign for recognition. Thousands of servicemen and women will now be eligible for the South...
View ArticleBusinessmen 'Yomp' Across Falklands for Charity
A group of businessmen have swapped their suits for hiking boots and 'yomped' across the Falkland Islands for charity. The 12 members of the April Fool’s Club followed the route taken by the Royal...
View ArticleFallon: Britain to Boost Falklands Defences
The Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has confirmed that the UK is to increase its military presence in the Falkland Islands. Although troop numbers will remain at their current level, military support...
View ArticleDrilling Companies Strike Oil Off The Falklands
Two British companies have announced that they discovered oil and gas reserves off the Falkland Islands. The find comes at the end of a controversial nine-month drilling campaign. Falkland Oil and Gas...
View ArticleArgentina's Ambassador Summoned For "Dressing Down"
Argentina's ambassador to the UK has reportedly been summoned to the Foreign Office for a "dressing down". According to Sky News it follows a threat by Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to prosecute UK...
View ArticleFalklands Veterans Awarded Medals After 33 Years
More than 100 Falklands veterans who served aboard HMS Illustrious have been awarded their South Atlantic medals at a ceremony in Portsmouth. The recognition has come more than three decades after the...
View ArticleFalklands Veterans Return To The Firing Range
Veterans of the Falklands War have been sharing their knowledge of 1980's military equipment with British Army weapons specialists. Out on the range the experts at the 'Support Weapons School' have...
View ArticleArgentina Starts Legal Action Against UK Companies
Tensions between London and Buenos Aires have again been raised after Argentina initiated legal proceedings against three British and two American companies drilling for oil and gas off the Falklands....
View ArticleArgentina And Russia In Strategic Partnership Deal
The Argentinian President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner is in Moscow to sign a series of strategic partnership deals with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. While focussing on trade, energy projects...
View ArticleTonight: "We Were There" - The Story Of HMS Sheffield
Eyewitness accounts of the moment HMS Sheffield was hit by an Exocet missile during the Falklands war, are at the heart of a new episode of "We Were There", tonight only on Forces TV. It's a brand new...
View ArticleWe Were There: The Battle Of Mount Tumbledown
On the night of June 13 1982, the British launched an assault on Mount Tumbledown, one of the highest points near the town of Port Stanley and eventually succeeded in driving Argentinian forces from...
View ArticleFalklands Veterans March To Honour Soldier's Bravery
Up to 1,000 paratroopers and Royal Marines have marched on Downing Street to petition the Prime Minister to honour a soldier who was killed during the Falklands War. Commanding officers recommended a...
View ArticleSecret Files Reveal Abuse Of Argentine Soldiers
Previously secret files held by Argentina's military have revealed systematic abuse and torture of Argentine soldiers by their own officers during the Falklands War. In April President Cristina...
View ArticleRAF And Royal Navy In Dramatic Falklands Rescue
The RAF and Royal Navy have come to the rescue of cruise passengers trapped aboard a blazing ship off the Falkland Islands. The French cruise liner Le Boreal, with 347 passengers on board, issued a...
View ArticleSappers Take On Windy Mission Helped By A Ballerina
32 Engineer Regiment are currently preparing for a very different kind of deployment. In three months time, they will head to the Falkland Islands where their mission is to build three new...
View ArticleAssessing Argentina's New President
Argentina will change its way of relating to the world, according to the country's new President. But what will the dawning of a new era in Buenos Aires mean for the Falkland Islands? The centre-right...
View ArticleHMS Invincible's Falklands Commander Dies
The man who commanded HMS Invincible during the Falklands War has died at the age of 83. Admiral Sir Jeremy Black captained the aircraft carrier in 1982 as the ship was sent to the South Atlantic to...
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