Defence in the Media: 20 August 2015
In defence news today, various papers report on threats to Afghan interpreters who worked with British forces, and the leak of government email addresses apparently registered with infidelity website Ashley...
MOD News Team
Use of anti-malarial medication in the military
Following a story on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on the use of anti-malarials in the military, there has been further media coverage and calls for the use of the...
Defence in the Media: 19 August 2015
...Luftwaffe as it attempted to gain air superiority. The social media coverage included significant pick-up (in excess of 2 million views) of the MOD’s own proactive coverage on Facebook. Calais...
Armed Forces Minister Penny Mordaunt on Afghan interpreters
...we have put in place a package of legal and fair policies for the brave men and women who worked with us for a significant time, and who were made...
Defence in the media: 18 August 2015
This morning’s defence-related broadcast headlines include the BBC reporting across Breakfast and BBC R4 Today that 18 Hurricanes and six Spitfires will fly over south-east England later today to mark...
Defence in the media: 17 August 2015
...Afghanistan - they played a very important part in our joint efforts towards a shared goal of a more secure, stable and prosperous Afghanistan. Our full position can be seen...
Defence in the media: 16 August 2015
...British Legion. The poem was famously turned into a song in the early 20th century and was a favourite marching tune for many who served in the 14th Army in...
Defence in the media: 15 August 2015
...The majority of today's papers include stories to mark the VJ Day anniversary. The Guardian reports comments made Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Japan “can't carry on apologising for...
Victory over Japan (VJ) Day
...Day. This morning, Her Majesty The Queen and members of The Royal Family have attended a moving Service of Remembrance along with veterans, former Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees...
Defence in the media: 14 August 2015
...to the publication of Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq Inquiry, and the threat of legal action by the families of British service personnel killed in the Iraq, who believe it is...