EMERGING ISSUES
“THE MOD IS SENDING THE WRONG SIGNALS ON ACCOMMODATION”
W
ords of the Defence Committee in its report, published in June.
Evidence showed that Armed Forces personnel and their families valued accommodation very highly and saw it as part of their terms and conditions of employment.
DEPLOYED AT THE LAST MINUTE – “NO ONE WILL BE OUT OF POCKET”
RAF SCAMPTON TO REMAIN HOME OF THE REDS AND ASACS
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NEW CONTRACT FOR HERCULES
T
he MoD has announced a £350 million contract with Marshall Aerospace to maintain the
Hercules fleet until 2015. T
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efence Secretary, Philip Hammond, has confirmed that personnel deployed as part
of the security arrangements for the Olympic and Paralympic Games will not be out of pocket. He said: “We will ensure that all those taking part receive their full leave entitlement, even if it has to be rescheduled, that no-one is out of pocket because of cancelled personal arrangements”.
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he latest report of key activity
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campton is to remain the home of the Red Arrows and the RAF’s Air Surveillance and Control
System until at least the end of the decade.
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR RAF DOCTORS
T
wo RAF doctors have received international accolades for their operational work in aviation
medicine at the Aerospace Medical Association’s scientific conference in Atlanta, USA.
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