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Defence in the Media: Monday 5 February 2018

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 5 February 2018 - Categories: Defence in the media, Equipment, Exercises, NATO, Royal Navy

Today's defence news includes continued coverage of the House of Common's Defence Committee report into the future of the Royal Marines and the competition for the Army's new Mechanised Infantry Vehicle.

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Defence in the Media: 20 December 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 20 December 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Reactive statements, Royal Navy
Pictured L-R at Buckingham Palace: Major General Robert Magowan (outgoing Commandant General Royal Marines), His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh (outgoing Captain General Royal Marines), His Royal Highness Prince Harry (incoming Captain General Royal Marines) and Major General Charles Stickland (incoming Commandant General Royal Marines). Crown Copyright.

Defence news today includes further reporting on the Royal Navy, and coverage of Prince Harry's appointment as Captain General Royal Marines. Royal Navy ships There is reporting today in The Times, Daily Mirror and Daily Record on the number of Royal Navy …

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Defence in the Media: 12 June 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 12 June 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Personnel

Defence news today includes an off-duty British Army officer who supported the immediate response to the London attacks, and further reporting of the England football team's training with the Royal Marines. London attack An interview is carried in The Sun with Lieutenant …

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Defence in the media: 11 April 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 11 April 2017 - Categories: Defence in the media, Royal Navy

Today’s defence news includes the Defence Secretary’s visit to India and Royal Marines restructuring.

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Defence in the media: 15 March 2017

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 15 March 2017 - Categories: Legal, Personnel, Reactive statements, Royal Navy
Amid the magnificence and grandeur of Buckingham Palace’s ballroom 126 Gurkha soldiers received their Afghanistan Operational Service Medals from Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry.

Defence news today includes Scots soldiers in Kenya, Gurhkas presented with medals, and the appeal of Sergeant Alexander Blackman.

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Defence in the media: 19 August 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 19 August 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media, Reactive statements

...final decisions have been made. Royal Marines The Daily Mail reports that female service personnel could share rooms with male Royal Marines under plans put forward by the First Sea...

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Defence in the Media: 18 April 2016

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

...on how best to support the new Libyan government. All planning has been focussed on training Libyan Security Forces to provide their own security to the Government and Libyan people....

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Defence in the Media: 12 March 2016

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 12 March 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media

Today’s defence news summary includes coverage of the UK’s support of the fight against Daesh in Iraq and success for RFA Lyme Bay. Iraq The Today Programme, BBC News, Sky...

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Defence in the Media: 19 January

Posted by: MOD News Team, Posted on: 19 January 2016 - Categories: Defence in the media
HMS Protector, which is currently deployed in the Antarctic Ocean carrying out inspections of fishing vessels. Crown Copyright

Of note in Defence news today is further reporting on the Iraq Historical Allegations Team, and coverage on a Royal Navy Police investigation. IHAT The Sun reports on its front page the case of an anonymous British soldier who the paper suggests is …

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Defence in the media: 20 December 2015

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

...newspaper writes, and his intervention could see the first women training to serve alongside male troops by next autumn. Prime Minister David Cameron said: The Defence Secretary and I are...

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