JJ Bates

Lover of all sports 🏉🥊🏌️⚽️🏀 BFBS Forces News Head of Content Strategy.....................My views are my own!

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That moment you see Katy Perry backstage at the #InvictusGames 👀

Vancouver has certainly put on a special show for #IG25

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Check out the ultimate #InvictusGames welcome wagon 🚗

Competitors arriving at the games have been taking the #cruzmobility pod for a spin and Forces News’ very own @JJBatesBFBS was invited to try the AI automated vehicle.

#InvictusGames2025 #IG25
🔗 https://t.co/197h9BFpe0

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There’s certainly no party like an @InvictusGames25 party! 🎉

BFBS Forces News got a glimpse of the incredible atmosphere amongst some of the teams as they arrived in Vancouver ahead of the opening ceremony 🇨🇦

#IG25

📺 Watch here 👇

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Travelling in style in Vancouver 🚙

Had to take this automated #InvictusGames branded vehicle for a ride

#InvictusGames2025 #Invictus2025

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For all you history buffs out there! 🚨

The #GreatBritishBattleCommanders pod is fantastic. 🙌

@MikeClarke2020s and @BernardCornwell look at the ‘master of strategy’ - Wellington.

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Watch the very first episode of the Great British Battle Commanders pod now 🎙️

Host @MikeClarke2020s and author @Bernardcornwell take an in depth look at the ‘master of strategy’ the Duke of Wellington.

💻 Watch the full episode here 👉 https://t.co/b1g8onuBm9

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Military dream team give their top tips for dealing with stress.

Veterans @BrianWoodMC, @AldoKane, Karl Hinett and @jason_carl_fox are taking on a 500km Arctic Ultra for @SSAFA and raise awareness for mental health in the military.

📺 Watch here 👇

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The things I’m willing to do for @ForcesNews! 💪

I’m about to do a fitness session with military veterans Jason Fox, @AldoKane, Karl Hinett and @BrianWoodMC.

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Don’t miss @bfbsSitrep’s first ever LIVE podcast 🎙️

At 1pm today we will be broadcasting from Belgium, talking to the most senior British officer in Nato.

#podcast #livestream

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Join @bfbsSitrep for our first ever LIVE podcast 🎧 📱 💻

@ClaireBFBS and @MikeClarke2020s speak to Nato's most senior UK officer, Admiral Sir Keith Blount, from the heart of the @SHAPE_NATO headquarters in Belgium.

⏰ 1PM TODAY
👀 On the Forces News YouTube channel

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Sandhurst Women: Leading the Fight

Take an exclusive look behind the scenes at the @RMASandhurst as this centuries-old British Institution attempts to improve the experience of female officer cadets.

All episodes available now �Sandhurst Women: Leading the Fight

Take an exclusive look behind the scenes at the @RMASandhurst as this centuries-old British Institution attempts to improve the experience of female officer cadets.

All episodes available now �Sandhurst Women: Leading the Fight

Take an exclusive look behind the scenes at the @RMASandhurst as this centuries-old British Institution attempts to improve the experience of female officer cadets.

All episodes available now �Sandhurst Women: Leading the Fight

Take an exclusive look behind the scenes at the @RMASandhurst as this centuries-old British Institution attempts to improve the experience of female officer cadets.

All episodes available now 👇

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@Hantsprints Hi, I am contacting on behalf of @ForcesNews. We would love to use your amazing footage with a credit to you, if that’s okay with you? Many thanks JJ

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@_AnarchyOne @ForcesNews Thank you 🙏

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UPDATE: Coverage is now expected to start at 12:55 BST
https://t.co/dVvznNpKDU

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Join us LIVE for a special parachute jump to commemorate #DDay80

Hundreds of military personnel will parachute into a historic D-Day drop zone to mark 80 years since the Normandy Landings

⏰ 12:45 BST
Watch here 👇

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@rhreid Hi, I am contacting on behalf of @ForcesNews. We would love to use your amazing footage with a credit to you, if that’s okay with you? Many thanks JJ

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@PedderSophie Hi, I am contacting on behalf of @ForcesNews. We would love to use your amazing footage with a credit to you if that’s okay with you? Many thanks JJ

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@ChowdahHill - Hi, I am contacting on behalf of Forces News in the UK. We would love to use your amazing footage of the incredible birthday cake - with a credit to you if that’s okay with you? Many thanks JJ

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The Army looks set to lose the man of the moment.

What will Harry do next?

#TheTraitors #TraitorsUK

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Watch as The Traitors winner reveals he is ready to leave the Army

However, Harry Clark the champion of the hit BBC series praised the military on @BFBSRadioHQ for making him the man he is today

#TheTraitors #TraitorsUK
Find out more 👉 https://t.co/GdClm3yXMX

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🎧 You must listen to the latest #NearDeath #podcast - Kirk's story is simply incredible.

So proud to work for a company that gives a voice to astonishingly brave heroes.

https://t.co/31HpBVbHsS

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@Jack_Watling Hello, I am contacting on behalf of Forces News. Apologies if what we put out misrepresented what you were saying. That was 100 percent not our intention. The article has now been updated. https://t.co/zE0TmEUei3