The Dispatch feed - This Is Bristol

Reading, fighting and arithmetic

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Nichola Jones finds out more about 40 Commando Royal Marines' legacy in Afghanistan, as their colleagues prepare to take over the work they started

The battle of the boffins

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Meet the urban warriors of the future

Ready to roll

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

In the heart of the rolling Dorset countryside, the Armour Centre at Bovington is the spiritual home of the tank in the British Army. David Clensy...

Where the Junglies fly

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The days of the Royal Navy being confined to the sea are long gone. Tina Rowe looks at how a certain type of helicopter is helping in the war in...

Praise ye the Lord, 'tis good to race

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

For the Galloping Padre, Royal Navy chaplain Simon Beveridge, racing can't compare with the satisfaction of creating a sanctuary for comrades...

The Dispatch, with 847 Naval Air Squadron

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

AFTER experiencing a tremendous welcome home to Yeovilton where wives, families and friends plus the press, TV and radio were waiting to greet...

Making space for the shuttle

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Tristan Cork goes behind the scenes at RAF Fairford, a home from home for hundreds of Americans and the world's emergency landing site for...

Afghanistan meets Salisbury Plain for two-week military training exercise

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Some 6,000 Royal Marines and soldiers from 3 Commando Brigade will be training alongside 1st Battalion The Rifles for military training exercise that will transform the Salisbury Plain into an Afghan warzone.