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Defence in the Media: 26 November 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 26 November 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon visited Portsmouth Naval Base to see preparation ahead of the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. Crown Copyright.

Defence news today includes the Defence Secretary's visit to Portsmouth Naval Base to see further preparation for the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. Portsmouth The Portsmouth News reports on Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon's visit yesterday to Portsmouth Naval Base, following on …

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Defence in the Media: 22 November 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 22 November 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Soldiers from C Sqn Household Cavalry Regiment deployed to Salisbury Plain on EX IRON SCOUT 3.

In today’s defence news there are reports about Defence Committee comments on a Private Members Bill about medals, further coverage about the Royal Navy and imagery from a British Army...

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Defence in the Media: 27 June 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 27 June 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team The Red Arrows performing over Cleethorpes for the 2016 Armed Forces Day National Event (AFDNE) at Cleethorpes. Crown Copyright.

Today’s news blog includes coverage of Type 26 warships and reports from over the weekend that an Army captain will be stripped of his Military Cross. Warships The Sun speculates that the Ministry of Defence has “gone back” on a …

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Defence in the media: Thursday 3 March 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 3 March 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

...the Defence Safety Authority is conducting a service inquiry to identify any further lessons to prevent a recurrence of this tragedy. Our thoughts remain with the families and friends of...

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Defence in the media: 20 October 2015

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 20 October 2015 - Categories: Defence in the media
Defence in the media

...quotes Lt Gen Everard saying LGBT people make the Army more effective, and how he has called for more homosexual and transgender people to sign up. The article states that...

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MOD response to Sun article on HMS Concord

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 20 October 2015 - Categories: Breaking News, Reactive statements

...of HMS Concord for the Naval General Service Medal with the clasp Yangtze 1949. The Independent Review carefully considered the Concord veterans’ case that they should be eligible for the...

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Military personnel thanked for Ebola service at Downing Street

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 10 July 2015 - Categories: Events

...the Downing Street reception received their medals from Defence Secretary Michael Fallon. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, who visited Sierra Leone back in March, said: I saw first hand the heroism...

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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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