With China's National Day approaching, the military parade for this year's celebrations is drawing increasing anticipation. Netizens who had a sneak peek of the recent joint drills for the grand parade regarded it as a "spectacle," and were especially wowed by the bright and brave female soldiers in the foot formations. #PRC70 #70YearsThriving | CGTN

As the British Army celebrates International Women’s Day today, 22 female soldiers are currently tackling eight days of the Royal Marines’ Arctic Survival Course, in Norway, in a bid for a place on a once-in-a-lifetime expedition Antarctica Ex ICE maiden Share for #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2016 Read more about Exercise Ice Bambi: http://bit.ly/1W5ukoo | British Army

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180K views · 4.4K reactions | More than a thousand troops are busy rehearsing for the Queen's Birthday Parade on June 17th. Each parade is made up of 3,000 steps of precise length, and manoeuvres taken straight from the battlefields of Waterloo. This blockbuster event enjoys three public showings: the Major General's Review on 3rd June, the Colonel's Review on 10th June and Trooping the Colour on the 17th. Don't miss it! | British Army | Facebook

15K views · 2.1K reactions | International Women's Day was marked in Russia with the military staging flash-mobs all around the country #IWD2021 | Reuters | Facebook