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    The Armed forces in Wales are the military bases and organisation in Wales or associated with Wales. This includes servicemen and women from Wales and...
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    The British Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies...
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    Federal Defence) is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bundeswehr is divided into a military part (armed forces or Streitkräfte) and...
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  • Armed Forces Day (formerly Veterans' Day) in the United Kingdom is an annual event celebrated in late June to commemorate the service of men and women...
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    Head of the Armed Forces is the position of the sovereign of the United Kingdom as commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces. Supreme military authority...
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  • Canadian Armed Forces are the official dress worn by members of Canada's military while on duty. Prior to the unification of the Canadian Armed Forces, the...
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  • This is the structure of the British Armed Forces. Ministry of Defence, at Main Building, Whitehall Secretary of State for Defence Minister of State for...
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  • Armed Forces Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in India, Malaysia and the United Kingdom relating to armed forces...
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    Japanese Armed Forces (IJAF, full Japanese: 帝国陸海軍, romanized: Teikoku riku-kaigun or Nippon-gun (日本軍) by short which by meaning "Japanese Forces") were...
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    The Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It came into force on 31 October 2009. It replaces the three separate...
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    The Armed Forces Memorial is a national memorial in the United Kingdom, dedicated to the 16,000 servicemen and women of the British Armed Forces killed...
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    regarding Australia's defence and defence forces and Section 114 prevents the States from raising armed forces without the permission of the Commonwealth...
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    The commander-in-chief of the Canadian Armed Forces (French: Commandant en chef des Forces armées canadiennes) exercises supreme command and control over...
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  • Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing. In British freedom of information law, "special forces" has been defined as "those units of the armed forces of the Crown...
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    The Irish people served in the British Armed Forces (including the British Army, the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and other elements). All of Ireland...
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    most police officers in the United Kingdom do not routinely carry firearms. The only forces where officers are routinely armed are the Police Service...
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    The Shade". Whilst serving in the armed forces in Wales, he was a guest singer in a band called Brian Poole & The Tremeloes. In the 1970s, he performed together...
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    Force (UPDF), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. From 2007 to 2011, the International Institute for Strategic...
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    police forces in England, 4 in Wales, a single police force in Scotland, and a single police force in Northern Ireland. These territorial police forces are...
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  • British Armed Forces at the end of the Cold War. It is intended to convey the connections and relationships between units and formations. In 1989 the...
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  • The following is a list of official marches of the British Armed Forces. For the marches of the regiments of the British Army at the start of World War...
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    relating to the Armed forces in Wales and Veterans The "Wales and Africa Programme" EU settlement scheme Human rights and equality in Wales Issue co-ordination...
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    Armed Forces of the Russian Federation War flag of the Royal Staff of Saudi Arabian Armed Forces Flag of the Armed Forces of Serbia Flag of the Armed...
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  • All units of the Canadian Armed Forces have an order of precedence that determines seniority; it often decides such matters as which unit forms up to the...
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  • Firearms Act 1968. Since 2004, police forces have issued Tasers to Authorised Firearms Officers for use against armed assailants which are considered by...
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    that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments...
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    The investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales (later King Charles III), took place in Caernarfon Castle, north Wales, on 1 July 1969. The ceremony formally...
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  • The Armed Forces Bikers Veterans Charity (AFB) is a United Kingdom-based motorcycle charity which aims to assist former serving members of the armed forces...
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  • The Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji is a training facility for the Nigerian Armed Forces, including the army, air force and navy. It is near...
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    would be quite wrong." The Welsh Ambulance Service thanked the Armed Forces in Wales for its support through the Coronavirus pandemic. On the 12th of...
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