Defence in the Media: Saturday 16th January 2016
...TRANSLATORS The Daily Mail reports that a translator who risked life for UK troops - known as 'Ahmed' - is to be 'kicked out of the UK and sent back...
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Penny Mordaunt: Thank you to all our Armed Forces who have helped with the flooding response
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...waters in South Ayrshire. It has been a truly tri-service response. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the Armed Forces that have been involved,...
Defence in the Media: 31 December 2015
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Defence in the media, Equipment, Ministerial comment, Operations, Personnel
...migration from Syria. New Year’s Honours In the New Year’s Honours almost 1200 people are recognised; the Guardian reports that many of those recognised include members of the military who...
Defence in the Media: 23 December 2015
...made by Colonel Richard Kemp who says combat troops must be sent back to Helmand. He says the UK should be prepared to send 'significant numbers of Special Forces, combat...
Defence in the media: 21 December 2015
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Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel, Reactive statements
...capability in defending the country’s security and the significant progress made since 2001. Though this has come at a high price, the UK can be proud of what it has...
Celebrity tailor measured up injured personnel
Injured members of the Armed Forces were treated to a pre-Christmas makeover this week. A tailor, who lists royalty and presidents among her customers, visited service personnel at Defence National...
Armed Forces Covenant makes progress in delivering fair treatment for troops
The Government today (10 December) publishes its fourth annual report on the Armed Forces Covenant, which ensures that past and present personnel and their families are treated fairly. Service families move home more often than civilian families, on average every …
Defence in the Media: 10 December 2015
...of Lancasters Regiment (2 LANCS) helping the emergency services making sure the locals are all accounted for. Follow us on Twitter and don’t forget to sign up for email alerts....
Defence in the Media: 29 November 2015
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Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel, Reactive statements
...he steps up efforts to win MP’s backing for air strikes against ISIL fighters in Syria. SYRIA Earlier today, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon appeared on Sunday’s BBC One current affairs...
British Forces rescue cruise passenger injured in South Atlantic
...Sergei Vavilov was visiting South Georgia, 800 nautical miles to the east of the Falklands, when the man was bitten by what is thought to have been a fur seal...