...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...
...as DIO and represents real recognition of the work we’ve been doing on promoting a health and safety culture within the organisation. Varied and challenging When many people think of...
...Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Iraq, Hong Kong, and the Middle East. In 2018 we've hosted a number of foreign forces training in the UK. These include: The Belgian 2nd Commando Battalion...
...Group [Crown Copyright/MOD2018]Runners up were the Army Ornithological Society Ascension Seabird Conservation Project for their work in safeguarding the local seabird population in the Falkland Islands. The team spent hundreds...
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...and The Rifles. The programme uses archaeology to aid in the recovery of soldiers who are sick, wounded or were injured on operations in Afghanistan. Last November, volunteers discovered remains...
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...on line following a period when use was scaled back due to troops being deployed to operational theatres in Iraq and Afghanistan and so not needing jungle training. The reactivation...
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...BATUK provides the Army with combined arms light role infantry battle group exercises. It is also used for Forward Operating Base/village locations and engineering tasks. Soldiers from 1st Battalion The...
...and release of surplus public land to accelerate new housing schemes and the MOD has played a significant role by delivering land for 40,000 homes during the last Parliament. The...
...Support (DE&S), spending 16 years as a Commercial Officer. During this time I worked in RAF Wyton, Cyprus, DE&S Abbeywood and also completed three operational tours in Bosnia and Afghanistan....
...Nightingale team hard at work. (Picture - Crown copyright/MOD 2014) Operation Nightingale was established by DIO and The Rifles. The programme helps personnel injured on operations, including Afghanistan, return to...