Mental health and the military
...of Health has commissioned 50 extra mental health professionals in England to provide services to veterans. A free, dedicated, 24 hour support line for former and Serving personnel, their families...
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon hosts US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
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Breaking News, Ministerial comment
...alma mater, which we will both be visiting later today. But we can do more, so second we need to work smarter, drawing on each other’s expertise to become stronger...
Defence in the media: 9 October 2015
...on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. A team of Royal Navy clearance divers have taken part in NATO Exercise Northern Challenge in Keflavik, Iceland....
Decorated First World War soldier buried almost 100 years after he was killed
...memorial service. Sgt Blakey’s surviving family members were traced by the MOD’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) and were able to attend the service. His great granddaughter Jackie Coleman...
Defence in the media: 8 October 2015
In today’s defence news there is significant coverage of today’s NATO Defence Ministerial meeting, where the Defence Secretary has announced that the UK will make a long-term troop commitment to...
Inspirational Army nurse honoured
...with experience gained during operational tours in Belize, the Middle East, the Balkans, Northern Ireland and southern Africa. These were interspersed with periods on the staff that gave me the...
Performing Hajj with the Armed Forces - a personal account
...years as a combat medical technician in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda and Germany. Later, he did his officer training at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and then served in Iraq...
Defence in the Media: 7 October 2015
Among the broadcast bulletins this morning, BBC Breakfast carried an interview with the Defence Secretary where he discussed Russian military action in Syria. He said that Russian intervention had made a difficult situation more dangerous, and added that NATO ministers, …
Defence in the Media: 6 October 2015
...can be clear that the MOD, like other government departments, rewards performance through the use of one-off payments. They are non-pensionable and have to be earned against stringent objectives each...
Defence in the Media: 5 October 2015
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Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel, Reactive statements
...will be extended. Forces Help to Buy allows military personnel to borrow a deposit of up to half of their annual salary towards buying a home. The £200m scheme is...