Defence in the Media: Saturday 16th January 2016
...warfare training in Brunei, learning to live, survive and fight in this unique training environment. So far the troops have been learning to live off the land, involving identifying edible...
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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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...is prepared to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of the Chibok schoolgirls who were abducted in summer 2014. The piece says the President has said he does not...
Defence in the Media: 23 December 2015
...a speculative story that British Special Forces are to help direct an air campaign. They suggest that a handful of Special Boat Service commandos are part of a US-led force...
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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...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...