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Defence in the Media: 23 July 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 23 July 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media, Operations, Personnel
11th Signal & West Midlands Brigade hosted a reception of local civic dignitaries, military VIPs and Brigade personalities on the evening of the 21st July 2016. The evening followed the format of a formal reception and included the The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas, The Band of the Staffordshire & West Midlands Army Cadet Force, The Pipes and Drums of the Royal Corps of Signals and the Queens Gurkha Signals Dancers and finally a ‘Beating the Retreat.’ Pictured: The Queens Gurkha Signals Dancers Photographer: Cpl Timothy Jones RLC Crown Copyright 2016

...headquartered in Scotland will be the first in the UK to offer ground close combat roles to women. According to the article, the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry (SNIY), based...

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Defence in the Media: 14 April 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 14 April 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Pictured are members of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards practising using the JACKAL Armoured Vehicles before taking part in a Live Firing exercise, the first of its kind since the units moved to Scotland in 2015. Crown Copyright.

Of note for Defence news today is further coverage of the situation in Libya, and reporting on the Army's new reserve recruitment campaign. Libya Articles in The Sun and Mirror follow up reporting that the UK could send 1,000 soldiers to Tripoli to help …

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Defence in the media: 5 April 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 5 April 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

...the extent to which they support the reservist service are very, very important to us. DICKIN AWARD Sky News reports that a US military dog who lost her leg on...

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Defence in the media: 18 January 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 18 January 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

...is due to service, through the War Pensions Scheme and Armed Forces occupational pensions schemes. We are clear that veterans should receive fair treatment following service and we are absolutely...

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