The Government has announced measures to protect the Armed Forces personnel from persistent legal claims. The Prime Minister and Defence Secretary have announced the introduction of a presumption to derogate from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which will apply to future conflicts. Numerous court judgements have been brought over the ...
The Ministry of Defence and The Sun newspaper have launched the ninth annual Sun Military Awards – or ‘Millies’. Nominations are now open to put forward individuals and units for an award. First held in 2008, the ‘Millies’ have been supported over the years by HRH The Prince of Wales and The ...
Army Elite Sport Programme launched Olympian, and Solider, Major Heather Stanning, has helped launch a British Army programme, designed to discover and support new sporting talent. With sensational Golds, won with partner Helen Glover at Rio 2016 and London 2012, Stanning was given special dispensation from the British Army to pursue an ...
The UK Forces are leading training in Exercise Venerable Gauntlet, a military exercise based at Sennelager, Germany. This is the first major exercise before the UK takes the lead in a NATO multinational force in 2017, and sees the UK working alongside troops from Denmark, Germany, Spain, and other allies. The UK is to take on ...