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Defence Infrastructure Organisation: Service Family Accommodation (SFA)

Introduction The provision of good quality living accommodation for service personnel and their families is a top priority for the Ministry of Defence. This includes the management of around 50,000 properties; major upgrades and other improvements; providing a comprehensive repair and maintenance service; managing allocation; and overseeing service personnel move in and move out of properties. Entitlement Am I entitled to Service Family Accommodation ( SFA )?

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Supporting the Overseas Territories

By Sharon Black

Issue We have a broad responsibility to support the Overseas Territories and to ensure their security and good governance. Britain and territory governments share significant challenges: building more diverse and resilient economies; cutting public sector deficits; regulating finance businesses effectively; and protecting biodiversity and natural resources

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Meet the Millies heroes

By Sharon Black

Last week, The Sun newspaper honoured courageous servicemen and women at its fifth annual Military Awards ceremony.

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CGS outlines rationale behind today’s Army 2020 announcement

By Sharon Black

Writing in The Times newspaper, Chief of the General Staff General Sir Peter Wall has outlined the thinking behind the changes to be made to the Army in today’s Army 2020 announcement.

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Defence 2011: A Year in Pictures

By Sharon Black

For the run-up to Christmas, the MOD online news team has once again picked out the images that best represent our defence news coverage over the past year.

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Navy Search and Rescue man is finalist in Our Heroes awards

By Sharon Black

A Royal Navy Search and Rescue crewman who has rescued over 600 people in over 800 emergency call-outs has been nominated as a finalist in a Scottish newspaper’s prestigious Our Heroes awards.

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Dr Fox – tackling mental health issues is a priority

By Sharon Black

Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has written an article for The Sun newspaper in which he stresses that tackling mental health problems for troops is a high priority. Here follows the article.

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Dr Fox – tackling mental health issues is a priority

By Sharon Black

Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has written an article for The Sun newspaper in which he stresses that tackling mental health problems for troops is a high priority. Here follows the article.

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TV presenter inspects front line kit

By Sharon Black

Fed up with the endless newspaper articles about how troops were being sent to war with inadequate kit, TV presenter Mike Brewer decided it was time to find out the truth.