Army in the South East

04/05/2021

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09/04/2021

It is with deep sorrow that we received the news of the death of His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh. More information can be found at: http://ow.ly/f97w50Ekxj2

24/03/2021

Under ‘Future Soldier’ we will become a modern, world-class Army that is more agile, more integrated and more expeditionary - ready for the next challenge.

With the release of the Integrated Review’s Defence Command Paper, we discover how the Army is set to transform.

Find our more here:
https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/events/future-soldier/?fbclid=IwAR0zmjODIpmMoZDMhQoBTdoy7hPc8suw8Y4a-c_f01SFKLhTVWodUfWh_Iw

20/03/2021

A serving soldier had a unique Valentine’s Day this year, Colonel Richard Collinge who is a member of the Ambulance Co-Responders which is a group of military personnel of all ranks who volunteer in their own time to provide medical assistance to ambulance crews.

While helping the South Central Ambulance Service on St Valentine’s Day, Colonel Collinge was called out on an emergency and helped a man that had gone into cardiac arrest.




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Colonel Richard Collinge who is a member of the Military Co-Responders a group of military personnel of al ranks who in their own time volunteer to provide medial assistance to ambulance crews. He was among thse deployed in a full-time capacity under Op RESCRIPT to assist South Central Ambulance Ser...

17/03/2021

Happy St Patricks Day!

Celebrate with us and The Royal Irish Regiment, this informative film tells of the history and what it means to the Regiment.



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For more information about the sprig of shamrock http://ow.ly/8Z1d50E18hQ

13/03/2021

At the beginning of March the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles part of the Gurkha Brigade held a reduced service at Sir John Moore Barracks to commemorate both Burma Day and Meiktila Day. The special service recognised the Gurkha soldier’s immense contribution during the Burma campaign in World War two.

10/03/2021

Amazing work has been done by the Kent Resilience Unit (KRU) who were deployed to assist the Kent County Council at the start of the year.

Personnel from 6 Regiments supported a community testing program by administering Lateral Flow Tests (LFT) to aid in slowing the Covid infection rate in the Kent area.

These 320 soldiers from 8 Engineer Brigade supported in the smooth operation of Kent’s 22 asymptomatic testing sites and were involved with the training of many civilians who replaced them and continued the work.
Thank you and well done.



For more information:
www.kent.gov.uk/symptomfreetest

08/03/2021

Today is International Women's Day, we celebrate inspirational women and all they have done in the Army.

06/03/2021

An interesting insight into the capabilities of the Jackal reconnaissance vehicle from soldiers of The Royal Anglian Regiment and what they do.

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03/03/2021

A British Army Reservist from Hampshire has been playing her part in the national effort to beat the Coronavirus pandemic. Sergeant Rosie Dicks, in addition to working in the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital also is currently serving with 256 Field Hospital - City of London as a full-time Reservist with The Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps.

From a young age she always wanted to be a nurse and help people, during her military career Rosie has been around the world on military exercises, operational tours and supported the fight against Ebola in West Africa. Her military training and passion prepared her mentally and physically for the challenges she has faced over the last year.

Rosie said; “I am very proud of the work I do and my achievements, it keeps me motivated, it can be exciting and there is always a promise of a challenge.” Rosie is keen to continue to develop her career in whatever manner that may present itself either through her employment in the NHS or as a serving soldier. However, if another deployment was on the cards she said: “I certainly wouldn’t turn the opportunity down.”

01/03/2021

Happy St David’s Day!

With reduced celebrations, a special message from 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards is just what we need.

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27/02/2021

In recognition of Captain Sir Tom Moore’s service to the nation, our Armed Forces were honoured to provide a Bugler, Bearer Party, Firing Party and Ceremonical Guard at his funeral today.

Captain Sir Tom was a Second World War Veteran, Honorary Colonel and an inspiration to all.

Today, with a Dakota flying overhead, the UK said farewell to Capt Sir Tom Moore.

In a moving ceremony with military honours, the last post was played to honour this truly inspirational hero.



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