Today’s defence related news includes coverage of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh receiving their Long Service and Good Conduct medals, after the Defence Secretary announced that military officers will now be eligible, as well as soldiers.
Long Service and Good Conduct Medals.
The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Star report that The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh both received their Long Service and Good Conduct medals at Buckingham Palace yesterday. The presentation followed an announcement that the medal, which recognises the good conduct of Armed Forces personnel over a 15 year period, has now been extended to include those ranked as military officers.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:
Tracing its history back to 1830, the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is the oldest medal still being awarded. It is therefore right to make these changes and to be able to more fully recognise those who commit themselves to a career serving our country in the Armed Forces.
You can read more about the presentation and the Long Service and Good Conduct medal here.
Russia
There is continued coverage of yesterday’s House of Commons debate on Aleppo in which the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that Russia risks becoming a pariah nation because of its air strikes in Syria.
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