British Armed Forces Federation 🇬🇧

Official account of unofficial British Armed Forces Federation, independent all-ranks tri-svc staff association. RT etc ≠ endorsement, views may be individual.

[British Armed Forces Federation 🇬🇧 @BaffHq]

Retweeted purely for military band interest…

[Анатолій Штефан (Штірліц) @Shtirlitz53]

💪 Не дивлячись ні на що, ми будемо стояти за нашу Батьківщину!
Слава Україні!🇺🇦 @ArmedForcesUkr
Геноцид Української Нації.
#stoprussia
Telegram - https://t.co/GLExONwd4u

[Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office @FCDOGovUK]

98 names. Not forgotten – finally found.

On the 82nd anniversary of D-Day – the Allied landings that helped secure Europe’s freedom – these names are added to the @britishmemorial

Every man is remembered. Each one is a hero.

We shall never forget. #DDay

[Sir Humphrey @pinstripedline]

A truly awful tragedy and three exceptional aviators lost.

RIP.

[SSAFA @SSAFA]

All at @SSAFA are deeply saddened by the loss of life in today’s @RoyalNavy helicopter crash in Devon.

Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the families, friends, and colleagues of those who have died, and with all those across the Royal Navy affected by this devastating news.

We remember with gratitude the courage, commitment, and service of those lost.

SSAFA, as ever, stands by ready to help the entire Armed Forces community.

[FalklandsinUK @FalklandsinUK]

Wishing everyone a very Happy UK Overseas Territories Day!

Today, we celebrate the extraordinary heritage, vibrant diversity, and enduring contributions of the UK Overseas Territories as proud members of the UK family.

🇫🇰🇦🇨🇦🇮🇮🇴🇰🇾🇬🇮🇲🇸🇵🇳🇸🇭🇬🇸🇧🇲🇻🇬🇹🇦🇹🇨🇬🇧

#UKOTDay

[British Armed Forces Federation 🇬🇧 @BaffHq]

@kimakorr @KShevchenkoReal Ships are tracked. The port or ports where a bulk grain carrier loaded gives a little bit of a clue.

[British Armed Forces Federation 🇬🇧 @BaffHq]

Proposed merger of KCL and Cranfield Uni, a BAFF member's reaction: https://t.co/qwbatQdB0H

[British Armed Forces Federation 🇬🇧 @BaffHq]

Latest BAFF blog post in connection with the Afghanistan Inquiry (chaired by Mr Justice Haddon-Cave): https://t.co/xnBkGddTPa

[Veterans’ Foundation @VeteransFdn]

Today we remember Drummer Lee Rigby on the anniversary of his death. 🌹

A proud Fusilier, devoted father and respected friend, Lee served with commitment and courage. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, comrades and all those who continue to remember him.

“Once a Fusilier, always a Fusilier.”

Photo: UK MOD © Crown copyright 2011 – OGL v1.0

[British Armed Forces Federation 🇬🇧 @BaffHq]

15 years since the formal end of Op Telic. Some thoughts: https://t.co/IHOQvv5tBq

[BFBS Forces News @ForcesNews]

Could Britain still launch a warfighting operation on the scale of Op Telic today?

We put the question to the people who played key roles in the UK’s invasion of Iraq

Watch the full film for the inside story behind the mission 🔗
https://t.co/lUq9VglpVx

[BFBS Forces News @ForcesNews]

A remarkable story of resilience and courage under fire🇬🇧

Outnumbered and under attack, British troops held the line at CIMC House in Iraq during one of the fiercest urban battles in the conflict🫡

🔔Tap 'notify me' | 📅21 May 15.00| Forces News YouTube
https://t.co/VeprNeh5Dt

[British Armed Forces Federation 🇬🇧 @BaffHq]

Another blog post, this time by one of our members, about the Glasgow Council vote not to confer the Freedom of the City to the Royal Regiment of Scotland:
https://t.co/9Hlk1t1Jni

[British Armed Forces Federation 🇬🇧 @BaffHq]

Our latest on Glasgow refusal of Freedom honour to Royal Regiment of Scotland: https://t.co/6YDJb816pG

[British Armed Forces Federation 🇬🇧 @BaffHq]

@pinstripedline “Splendidly policemanlike prose”. Marvellous. Great use of Tippex, too.

[British Armed Forces Federation 🇬🇧 @BaffHq]

We've asked a Scotland-based BAFF member to look into this urgently and report. Mixed reaction possible. https://t.co/pnh2qm9XKA via @ukdefjournal

[Philip Kendall @Piquer]

More details of the daring airdrop at Tristan da Cunha, 9th May 2026. ⬇️ Thanks again @16AirAssltBCT ! #TristandaCunha

https://t.co/rQJJW1aWjl

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

It is simply incredible: During large-scale NATO exercises on the strategically vital Swedish Baltic island of Gotland, Ukrainian drone pilots—acting in the role of the aggressor—repeatedly and completely "annihilated" the Swedish (and, by extension, NATO) troops. The exercises had to be halted three times because, under real-world conditions, the Swedish units would have already been eliminated.

Pilots using the call signs "Tarik" (1st "Azov" Corps) and "Karat" reported that while the Swedish troops possess potential, they must massively improve their drone technology, tactics, and—above all—their understanding at the leadership level. Sweden’s Supreme Commander, General Michael Klässon himself, emphasized that all NATO armies urgently need to learn from the Ukrainians how modern drone warfare is conducted—noting that the "fastest way" is the direct adoption of Ukrainian experiences.
Source: Reporting by the Associated Press (AP) news agency, which was on the ground (May 2026, during the Aurora 26 exercises).

After more than four years of intense, high-tech warfare in Ukraine—featuring countless drone attacks, daily lessons learned on the battlefield, and thousands of documented missions—it is truly staggering that large segments of NATO apparently still fail to grasp the fundamental nature of modern warfare.

[Brian Wood MC @BrianWoodMC]

22 years ago today The Battle of Danny Boy.

What began as an ambush in Iraq became over 3 hours of brutal fighting ending in hand-to-hand combat.

To the men beside me that day — your courage and determination will stay with me forever.

Hermer & Shiner couldn’t lace are boots!

[British Armed Forces Federation 🇬🇧 @BaffHq]

@thinkdefence Similar thoughts from one of our members here: https://t.co/Jro39BSn9p

[SSAFA @SSAFA]

Although it might not make the news, there is never a time that UK Armed Forces personnel, including those of the @RoyalAirForce, are not deployed somewhere in the world. @SSAFA RAF Welfare Officer, Rebekah Marshall, writes on understanding the challenges of overseas deployment. https://t.co/rUJ1Qeom8b