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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Happy St George's Day ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Did you know that St George's Day is also the Regimental Day of some of our units? ๐ค
On 23 April 1968, four English Fusilier Regiments amalgamated to form First Fusiliers ๐ช
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Today, as Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Lancers, Her Majesty The Queen presented medals at Catterick Garrison ๐๏ธ
The Queen's father was awarded two Military Cross medals while serving with the Regiment.
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With the second phase about to begin, we look back at #SteadfastDefender24 so far ๐ช
๐ Apache AH64-Ds saw their last action in Nordic Response
๐ช M3 Amphibious Bridging Vehicles helped us cross the Vistula River
๐ค Working with our allies every step of the way
#WeAreNATO
Good luck to our runners competing in this year's TCS London Marathon ๐โโ๏ธ ๐โโ๏ธ
They will be raising money for the Army Benevolent Fund, a great cause that supports both veterans and serving soldiers, as well as their families.
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British Army staff hosted close allies and friends from Esercito Italiano ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ค ๐ฎ๐น
Discussions took place regarding closer collaboration within NATO, as well as plans to commemorate shared sacrifice and history at Monte Cassino in 30 days time.
#WeAreNATO #1NATO75Years
Did you know the origin behind this expression - giving it the whole nine yards? ๐ค
It's tied to the Vickers machine gun's ammunition belt length. 'Giving it the whole nine yards' meant firing until all ammo was gone.
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