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Defence in the Media: D-Day commemorations in Normandy

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 7 June 2019 - Categories: Commemoration, Defence in the media

Images and reports from yesterday's D-Day75 commemorations in Normandy feature in every major outlet.

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Defence in the Media: Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team at Kingston University

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 25 May 2019 - Categories: Army, Defence in the media

An Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team call out to Kingston University features in today's media as they assisted the Metropolitan Police after a suspect Second World War bomb was found in a nearby building.

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Defence in the media: D-Day 75th Anniversary Plans

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 23 April 2019 - Categories: Commemoration, Defence in the media, Events
D-Day veteran, Leonard Williams, shakes hands with the Commanding Officer of HMS Saint Albans on board the ship, with two navy sailors standing to attention in the background.

Today’s Defence-related news highlights the plans to support the series of major commemorations which will mark D-Day 75 both in the UK and at various locations along the Normandy coast.

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Defence in the media: 5 March 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 5 March 2017 - Categories: Legacy, Medical, Reactive statements
Image shows a Royal Navy Bomb Disposal expert, detonating the German WWII SC 500lb bomb. After a long, cold night of expert and cautious work at the Brondesbury Park building site near Brent, rendering the fuse safe on the German WW2 SC 500lb air dropped bomb yesterday, the Army’s Royal Engineers were relieved to hand over the ultimate disposal of the 500lb explosive to a four-man Royal Navy Team from the SOUTHERN DIVING UNIT (2) based in Horsea Island, Portsmouth. The Royal Navy team made a controlled demolition of the WW2 ordnance at Shoeburyness Range near Southend, Essex at 1130am on Saturday morning (4 March 17). AB (Diver) Liam Boardman initiated the demolition of the bomb, supported by the Navy’s team of duty Mine Clearance Divers, led by Petty Officer Diver Craig Waghorn and including Leading Diver Matthew Smark and AB Diver Steve Lundsten who travelled up last night from their Hampshire base to assist the Army team.

...part in the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, with many receiving life-long injuries and almost 700 making the supreme sacrifice. Medical care for Service Personnel The Sun writes that more...

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Defence in the media: 5 August 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 5 August 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

There is further reporting on the extension of the RAF Tornado fleet in today’s Defence news. RAF ground attack capability The Financial Times (paywall) writes that the extension of the...

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Defence in the Media: 6 June 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 6 June 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media

...which provides initial administrative support before the French authorities process the medal applications. We are doing our very best to process the applications as quickly as possible and we prioritise...

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