British Personnel To Drawdown From Iraq
The UK's training mission in the country has already been paused for 60 days, due to COVID-19.
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UK Broadshare And Rescript: What Are The UK's Coronavirus Military Operations?
The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 will be tackled by the UK under different operations.
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UK Deploying Military For Coronavirus Support Is 'Risky', Defence Expert Warns
The expert warned that the tasks personnel would be expected to carry out were “not their speciality” and “essentially a distraction”.
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UK Coronavirus: 20,000 British Personnel At Higher Readiness
A new 'COVID Support Force' will be formed to respond to requests for assistance from public services and civilian authorities.
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Reserves Reservists On Standby To Support COVID-19 Response
They will be available to assist public services during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Army Army Basic Training And In-Person Recruitment On Hold Over COVID-19
The Ministry of Defence says training centres will remain open in the UK, while the Army looks into ways to remotely test candidates.
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Cyprus Third Person In British Forces Cyprus Tests Positive For COVID-19
The individual is said to be displaying mild symptoms of coronavirus and is self-isolating.
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Veterans Government Pledges To End 'Cycle' Of Vexatious Claims Against Veterans
Separate plans are being drawn up to cover personnel who served in Northern Ireland.
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News Royal Welsh Troops Ordered Home From Germany Training Exercise Over COVID-19
The armoured infantry unit was not expected to return to its Wiltshire base for at least another 10 days.
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UK Watchdog Warns Major British Defence Projects Are 'Undeliverable'
The National Audit Office (NAO) says 10 out of the 32 most significant programmes need "urgent action" or are are "undeliverable".
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Army ‘Flexibility' Means Coronavirus Will Not Hamper Training At AFC Harrogate
The Commanding Officer of the Army Foundation College in Harrogate says training will not be disrupted even if forced to close temporarily.
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UK Porton Down Assisting With Coronavirus Response
Scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory have been asked to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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UK Coronavirus: MOD To Lend NHS Any Unrequired Ventilators
The Armed Forces Minister did warn, however, the department will only be able to free up "a small fraction of the number the NHS needs".
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Russia Sitrep: Putin, President For Life?
Russian affairs expert Stephen Dalziel told the BFBS Sitrep podcast why Russia's Vladimir Putin is desperate to stay in power.
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The Queen Queen Meets Navy Carrier's Captain Amid Coronavirus Cancellations
As well as meeting Captain Angus Essenhigh, the Queen was joined by the commanding officer's predecessor, Commodore Steve Moorhouse.
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Cyprus Coronavirus: British Forces Cyprus Schools Close
Nearly 6,000 British military personnel and their dependents are based in Cyprus.