Number 3 Force Protection Wing Complete Their Final Training Exercise – Exercise Agile Protector
As No. 3 RAF Force Protection Wing (3 FP WG), based at RAF Marham, move into their contingency operations phase all their training was brought together on Exercise AGILE PROTECTOR. Due to the complex nature in which 3 FP Wg are expected to operate, Exercise AGILE...
RAF Transport Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine To Ascension Island In The South Atlantic Ocean
Earlier this week, a LXX Squadron (70 Sqn) RAF A400M aircraft transported doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to Ascension Island – a UK Overseas Territories in the South Atlantic Ocean. Due to its remote location and small population of just over 800 contractors...
Over 350 Additional Military Personnel Deployed In Scottish Covid Response
A further 353 Armed Forces personnel will deploy to locations across Scotland as part of the continuing military support to the testing and vaccine delivery programmes. In the largest single deployment of military personnel in Scotland since the start of the pandemic,...
Tri-Service Reserve Force Joins Fight Against Covid In Greater Manchester
Reservists from all three military services have joined the fight against Covid19 in Greater Manchester. Our Reserve Forces have been providing a valuable contribution to the various strands of assistance to civil authorities since early last year, but this is the...
UK Commits To Deeper Defence And Security Cooperation With Japan
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab discussed the deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth during the “2+2” virtual meeting with their respective Japanese counterparts, Ministers Nobuo Kishi and Toshimitsu Motegi. CSG21, led by UK aircraft...
