FOOTBALL, climbing, mountain biking and canoeing are regular pursuits for physical fitness instructor Michael Dillon.

Michael, a 20-year-old Lance Bombardier from Burnley, has been serving with the 12th Regiment of the Royal Artillery for three-and-a-half years and operates a high velocity missile. He has taken up his first operational post in Cyprus. The regiment will spend six months guarding the border between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots and calming any disputes.

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