...had soldiers digging with us who’ve been out to Iraq or Afghanistan, who have experienced trauma. We also work closely with the diversity networks to make sure we are representing...
...Afghanistan unfortunately cut my career short after 17 years. Dickie Bennett, of Breaking Ground Heritage, on Exercise ANGUS HOLDFAST, an Operation Nightingale dig. [Crown Copyright/MOD2018]I decided to participate in an...
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...services to sick and injured soldiers recently returned from Afghanistan, aiming to aid their transition back into civilian life. The participants have great things to say about it and it’s...
...of projects including force protection engineering and small compound utility provision from Northern Ireland to Afghanistan (via Iraq and a couple of other places), and with operational and planning roles...
...the Afghanistan campaign. Within that role I also saw the very end of the role out of the late Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, two new WWII medals (Bomber Command Clasp...
...Defence estate as a whole – optimising investment and supporting military capacity to best effect. Back in 2011, Defence was focused on the conflict in Afghanistan and DIO had a...
...deployments to the Falkland Islands, Angola, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, and exercises in Canada, Poland, Belize, Australia and Cyprus. I was also responsible for transforming part of the Army’s...
...Mechanical Engineers) is pictured welding a vehicle component in Afghanistan. [MOD/Crown Copyright2012] We work with a huge range of contractors providing all sorts of services, including construction, maintenance, catering, cleaning,...
...role is to liaise between the friendly militaries who want to use our facilities and the UK training estate teams. I provide appropriate training advice, guidance and support to our...
...collaborative work between Breaking Ground Heritage, Combat Stress, the Royal Military Police and 17 Port and Maritime Regiment. Runner up was Exercise Artemis 17 for their effort in excavating seventh...