Defence in the Media: 25 August 2015
...in recognition of this service, local staff have been offered a generous financial package and for those staff who were working on the frontline in Helmand for 12 months or...
Defence in the Media: 24 August 2015
Today’s headlines include news that ISIL militants have destroyed Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin and further reporting on Defence spending. Iran Many of today’s papers highlight yesterday’s re-opening of the...
Defence in the Media: 23 August 2015
...in Iraq - RAF aircraft have carried out more than 260 air strikes and have flown over 1200 missions, we have around 800 people supporting operations against ISIL and have...
RAF Photographic competition 2015
“People's choice: Image of the year" - Public Vote Launched Following on from the success of last year’s public vote, the RAF is again allowing the public to choose their...
Defence in the Media: 21 August 2015
Dominating broadcast headlines this morning are the reported comments made by Jeremy Corbyn that, if elected party leader, he would offer a public apology for Labour’s role in taking Britain into the Iraq War.
HMG Policy on Afghan Interpreters
...of 500 local staff are eligible out of which 150 have already moved to the UK, along with their families bringing the current total to 330. CLAIM 3: All interpreters...
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...
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...