A radical new approach to managing the Defence Estate
As our Armed Forces adjust to change, so must the way the MOD manages its estate. Report by Tony Moran.
Military Resettlement, Business, Training & Recruitment
Military Resettlement, Business, Training & Recruitment
As our Armed Forces adjust to change, so must the way the MOD manages its estate. Report by Tony Moran.
As the RAF fights in both Afghanistan and Libya, military chiefs are turning to meteorologists to help them plan and execute crucial operations. Report by Neale Adams.
A British soldier who serves with the Joint Support Unit at Camp Souter, the main ISAF base in the Afghan capital Kabul, has set up a boxing club for Afghan youngsters.
A British soldier who serves with the Joint Support Unit at Camp Souter, the main ISAF base in the Afghan capital Kabul, has set up a boxing club for Afghan youngsters.
The official opening ceremony of a new training centre for Afghan troops in Helmand province took place on Saturday 30 April 2011.
In a break from the parade ground norm, soldiers and civilian staff from 16 Air Assault Brigade’s headquarters walked up a Welsh mountain last week to collect their Afghanistan campaign medals.
British boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper, who sadly died this weekend, found an early home for his stellar talent when he joined the Army for a two-year stint of National Service. Report by Lorraine McBride.
A team from the MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has recently deployed to Afghanistan to help shape future NATO operations there.
HMS Cornwall returned to HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth for the final time yesterday, following a six-month deployment conducting counter-piracy operations east of Suez.
HMS Cornwall returned to HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth for the final time yesterday, following a six-month deployment conducting counter-piracy operations east of Suez.
When the royal newly-weds greet the public on Friday from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, RAF pilot Squadron Leader Ian Smith will perform a special wedding day flypast from the cockpit of a Spitfire. Report by Lorraine McBride.
The RAF’s 14 Squadron performed their final parade at RAF Lossiemouth last week, before the unit, which currently flies Tornado GR4 jets, is officially disbanded on the 1 June 2011
British Officer Cadets taking part in this year’s Sandhurst Cup in America have won the top two best international team positions.
British Officer Cadets taking part in this year’s Sandhurst Cup in America have won the top two best international team positions.
The MOD has today announced a restructuring of management in the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation.
Ten of the Royal Navy’s P2000 patrol vessels took to the seas on Friday, 15 April, for some of the largest squadron exercises and manoeuvres in 25 years.
As part of the UK’s ongoing involvement in Operation ELLAMY, Royal Navy destroyer HMS Liverpool has been working tirelessly to protect Libya’s civilian population under threat of attack from Colonel Gadaffi’s forces.
Crowds of thousands in Shrewsbury yesterday gave a warm welcome to soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, recently returned from a six-month tour in Afghanistan.
The Royal Navy’s second most senior sailor has thanked the men and women of HMS Cornwall for their four-month sweep of the Indian Ocean keeping the pirate scourge in check.
Pilots and aircrew from the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) recently got to see their helicopters from an enemy perspective when they were allowed to target aircraft with Taliban weaponry.
RAF weatherman Sergeant Karl Rhodes explains why temperature measurements are such a burning issue in Defence.
Hundreds of people, young and old, cheering and waving flags, turned out to support soldiers from The Rifles as they marched through Gloucester after being granted the freedom of the city last week.
Thanks, in part, to the efforts of an RAF police officer there has been a six-fold increase in the disruption to narcotics production in Helmand province in the last year.
Highlighting the Service’s multiple roles, a Royal Navy patrol ship has caught and fined a fisherman who misrecorded his catch of hake in an area policed by the Royal Navy to stop incidents of overfishing.
The RAF said farewell to one of its oldest units as Leuchars-based 111 (Fighter) Squadron took a bow after 94 years.
The Afghan National Police (ANP) in Helmand have taken a further step in their continuing development after receiving first aid training from medics of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS).
A veterinary outreach programme in Nad ‘Ali is one of a growing number conducted by the Royal Army Veterinary Corps designed to help farmers and livestock owners living in the remote corners of Helmand province, Afghanistan.
A new organisation to manage Defence property and associated infrastructure begins life today, Friday 1 April 2011.