US Armed Forces

Mystery donor gives $130m to US military to pay troops during shutdown
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US & Canada
Posted
26 October
Artillery shrapnel hits vehicles on California highway during Marines celebration
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US & Canada
Posted
20 October
Smuggler jailed for 40 years after shipping ballistic missile parts from Iran
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World
Posted
18 October
US news outlets push back against Pentagon's reporting restrictions
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US & Canada
Posted
15 October
Trump directs Pentagon to 'use all available funds' to pay troops during shutdown
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US & Canada
Posted
12 October
'None of us have ever asked for special treatment': US female veterans respond to Hegseth speech
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US & Canada
Posted
1 October
Americast. Americanswers… on 5 Live! What next after US government shutdown? Audio, 27 minutes
And what’s behind Trump’s Gaza peace plan?
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BBC News
Available for over a year
Search for American WW2 pilot's remains under way
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England
Posted
26 September
US airman found not guilty of rape after review
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Northamptonshire
Posted
23 September
Why US naval 'victory' off British coast is celebrated 246 years on
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Hull & East Yorkshire
Posted
23 September
Rape-accused US airman 'smuggled woman on to base'
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Northamptonshire
Posted
16 September
USAF plane and glider near-miss due to 'providence'
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England
Posted
2 September
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford. Disaster Favours the Daring: Shipwreck at Honda Point. Audio, 39 minutes
In 1923, legendary navigator Captain Dolly Hunter led a squadron of warships...
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BBC Sounds
Available for over a year
Tractor fanatic is on a deep sea rescue mission
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Somerset
Posted
25 August
Army medics train with US Air Force for missions
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England
Posted
21 August
'I remember seeing US fighter plane crash in 1945'
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Essex
Posted
21 August
US Navy sailor convicted of spying for China
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US & Canada
Posted
21 August
Witness History. One man’s escape from McCarthyism. Audio, 10 minutes
In 1951, a US soldier defected to the Soviet Union during the anti-communist crackdown
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Soldiers who tackled military base gunman hailed for 'heroism'
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US & Canada
Posted
7 August
US soldier arrested for allegedly leaking tank secrets to Russia
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World
Posted
7 August
'Sparring in space' – BBC gains rare access to US base tracking global missile strikes
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US & Canada
Posted
16 July
Trans troops in US military 'in survival mode' as ban on serving kicks in
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US & Canada
Posted
1 July
Police helicopter in near miss with US fighter jet
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Suffolk
Posted
28 June
US fighter jets return to UK after Iran mission
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Suffolk
Posted
27 June