HMS Bulwark rescues hundreds more migrants
HMS Bulwark has conducted another migrant rescue mission in the central Mediterranean. The Royal Navy flagship was alerted that up to 400 migrants were crammed into a crowded wooden hulled...
Defence in the media: 28 May 2015
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Defence related news coverage today focuses on the Queen’s speech as well as further coverage of ISIL, including the story that jihadists have unleashed a wave of suicide attacks targeting...
State Opening of Parliament – British Armed Forces, Best of British
With the eyes of the world on Westminster, the professionalism and pageantry of the Armed Forces were on show for all to see today as they escorted Her Majesty The...
Armed Forces Day is coming
...more about the campaign on Facebook, Twitter or sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with the latest. The week of Armed Forces Day begins on Monday...
Defence in the media: 27 May 2015
...Today we feature a video as image of the day, showing one of the latest air strikes in Iraq against ISIL militants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gzWBTQqd_M RAF Tornados attack an ISIL weapons store...
The war against Ebola continues in Sierra Leone
...in country: Brigadier Andrew Hughes said: Brigadier Andrew Hughes in Sierra Leone I arrived in Sierra Leone in January and back then, we were seeing in excess of 350 new...
Defence in the media: 26 May 2015
Items of Defence interest included in broadcast bulletins this morning include reports of the launch by the Iraqi government to “take back” Ramadi and surrounding western Anbar province from ISIL.
Defence in the media: 25 May 2015
Of note for Defence in the news today is the continuing coverage focusing on doubts over the Iraqi forces’ ability and willingness to fight ISIL. ISIL The majority of papers...
"In the Army today, you can be yourself"
...LGBT community, their chain of command, friends and colleagues. As well as sharing best-practice and resources, the conference was a real celebration of the modern, inclusive employer the Army has...
Defence in the media: 24 May 2015
...battlefields of Iraq and Syria. ISIL ground campaign Writing in the Mail on Sunday and also reported across other outlets including the Sunday Express, the former Chief of the General...