Armed Forces Minister meets 1,000 UK personnel based in Estonia on NATO mission

The Minister visited Royal Air Force Typhoons patrolling Baltic skies as part of the Alliance’s Baltic Air Policing mission, met with British Army personnel contributing to the NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroup and flew in… More information

Armed Forces to step up Commonwealth recruitment

Britain’s Armed Forces are to step up their long-held global links, by increasing the number of recruits from Commonwealth countries… More information

UK deployment in Mali reaches the next stage

British helicopters have arrived in West Africa as the UK’s support to a key French counter-terrorism operation in Mali reaches its next phase… More information

Tech giant Microsoft signs Armed Forces Covenant

Microsoft today (6 Jun 18) became one of the biggest companies to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant. Minister for the Armed Forces Mark Lancaster visited Microsoft’s UK Headquarters in Reading for the signing, where he met with staff currently serving in the reserves… More information

New imail INtouch system takes over from the e-bluey

Defence Minister Mark Lancaster has announced a new mailing system for friends and family to send letters to personnel around the world… More information

Broadband providers drop cancellation fees for armed forces personnel

Defence Minister Mark Lancaster has announced that Armed Forces personnel will no longer have to face cancellation fees for their broadband and media packages when posted overseas or to another part of the UK… More information

Mountaineering military team take on Nepal for medical research

A military team who climbed some of the highest mountains in Nepal in the name of medical research have been welcomed back to the UK by Defence Minister Mark Lancaster… More information

Service to civvy

Are you pension ready? Defence Business Services have launched a campaign to help you on the road… More information

LIBOR funding flows for military community

The military community will benefit from £57.7m worth of investment in projects, the Chancellor announced in yesterday’s Autumn Statement… More information

Defence Secretary launches Reserves day 2016

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon launches 2016’s Reserves Day with 100 Reservists and their employers. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has officially launched… More information