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Defence in the Media: 2 April 2017

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A variety of stories feature in today’s media, including the Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon on the Andrew Marr show, UK troop deployments to Eastern Europe, and the RAF's 99th birthday.

Brexit and Security

The Sunday Telegraph  reports that security is set to be a dominant issue during Brexit negotiations.

Appearing on the BBC One Andrew Marr Show this morning, the Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon reiterated that the UK wants “a deep and special partnership with the EU covering all aspects including security” and that the UK and EU would be weaker if they did not agree on a Brexit deal on fighting organised crime and terrorism.

You can watch the Defence Secretary's interview here.

The Observer reports comments by former Defence Secretary and former NATO Secretary General George Robertson.

NATO

Sunday Express reports from Eastern Europe, where their Defence Editor has been embedded with US and British forces as they moved from Germany to Eastern Europe as part of support for NATO.

You can read more about UK deployments to Eastern Europe herehere and here.

Website

The Sunday People reports on a website used by soldiers.

An Army spokesperson said:

We expect the highest standards of behaviour from our people, whether on or off duty. Anyone found falling short of our values will be dealt with through the disciplinary process.

Image of the Day

This week, the first nine ship practice display has taken place at RAF Scampton.
THE 2017 Red Arrows team flew together earlier this week in their first “nine-ship” ahead of this year’s display season. This weekend the RAF is celebrating it's 99th birthday.
Carrying out their winter training at RAF Scampton, the Lincolnshire home of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team,the Squadron is renowned for displaying with nine, British-built fast-jets and bringing the whole formation together is a key moment in the six-month winter training programme.
The Red Arrows begin training for the forthcoming season almost as soon as the previous year has ended.
For the latest season, full preparations got underway after the team returned from a nine-week, 20,000-mile, tour of the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions supporting UK interests at the end of 2016.

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