Defence in the media: 27 September 2015

...the Freedom of Information Act which show that "thousands of troops" have failed fitness tests. Articles reports that in the 12 months to June 2015, 4,339 soldiers failed, while a...
...the Freedom of Information Act which show that "thousands of troops" have failed fitness tests. Articles reports that in the 12 months to June 2015, 4,339 soldiers failed, while a...
...Shadow Defence Secretary Maria Eagle supports Trident renewal, while the Daily Mail writes that Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to ‘push ahead’ with his plans to scrap Trident. Kunduz, Afghanistan A...
...focus on the details of yesterday’s air strikes in Syria. Kunduz, Afghanistan BBC R4's Today, BBC online and Sky News report that Afghan officials have said that government forces have...
...Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. The Independent on Sunday argues that President Putin’s intervention should be welcomed. The Daily Star Sunday reports that the SAS has killed 200 ISIL fighters in...
In Defence news, Doctors Without Borders says it has withdrawn from Kunduz, in Afghanistan, after an air strike by US-led NATO forces allegedly destroyed the city’s hospital and killed 22...
...in Iraq and Afghanistan. On returning from operations, Major Mohammed became a lecturer and research fellow at Kings College London where he advised on mental health issues within Defence. ...
...promoting, protecting and restoring soldiers’ health. Colonel David Bates Here, Col Bates, the senior nurse in the Army in his role as Director of Army Nursing Services and Assistant Director...
...MPs will vote with the Conservative Party as they regret voting against two years ago. Afghanistan Today’s Guardian continues to report on the airstrike against a hospital in Kunduz last...
...The Sun reports the story of SAC Rachel Trimble, a female flight operations assistant at RAF Brize Norton who joined the RAF as a teenage boy and served in Afghanistan....
...We’re cooperating on freezing their finances, stemming the flow of foreign fighters, and countering their corrupt ideology. We also spoke about Russia. By propping up Assad instead of defeating...