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soldiers</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2019-10-22T13:29:13+01:00">22 October 2019</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/commemoration/" rel="category tag">Commemoration</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/ministerial-comment/" rel="category tag">Ministerial comment</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/personnel/" rel="category tag">Personnel</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/reactive-statements/" rel="category tag">Reactive statements</a></div> <img width="620" height="310" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/10/DDC-18-098_Defence_in_the_Media_RAF-620x310.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Image shows F-35 jets, along with the Defence in the Media title. Crown Copyright." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/10/DDC-18-098_Defence_in_the_Media_RAF-620x310.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/10/DDC-18-098_Defence_in_the_Media_RAF-310x155.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/10/DDC-18-098_Defence_in_the_Media_RAF-768x384.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/10/DDC-18-098_Defence_in_the_Media_RAF-435x218.jpg 435w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/10/DDC-18-098_Defence_in_the_Media_RAF.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Highlighted Defence coverage includes a documentary on identifying British personnel killed in historic campaigns, as well as reporting of the Defence Secretary's announcement on extending the Forces Help to Buy scheme.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/22/defence-in-the-media-mod-centre-identifies-great-war-soldiers/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: MOD centre identifies Great War soldiers</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-15723 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commemoration category-defence-in-the-media tag-d-day tag-defence-in-the-media tag-veterans"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/06/07/defence-in-the-media-d-day-commemorations-in-normandy/">Defence in the Media: D-Day commemorations in Normandy</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2019-06-07T13:37:50+01:00">7 June 2019</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/commemoration/" rel="category tag">Commemoration</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/38GpPO-OFFICIAL-20190606-124-1082-e1559909432358-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/38GpPO-OFFICIAL-20190606-124-1082-e1559909432358-620x413.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/38GpPO-OFFICIAL-20190606-124-1082-e1559909432358-616x410.jpg 616w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/38GpPO-OFFICIAL-20190606-124-1082-e1559909432358-310x206.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/38GpPO-OFFICIAL-20190606-124-1082-e1559909432358-768x511.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/38GpPO-OFFICIAL-20190606-124-1082-e1559909432358-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Images and reports from yesterday's D-Day75 commemorations in Normandy feature in every major outlet.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/06/07/defence-in-the-media-d-day-commemorations-in-normandy/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: D-Day commemorations in Normandy</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-15717 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commemoration category-defence-in-the-media category-events"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/06/04/defence-in-the-media-d-day-veterans-set-sail/">Defence in the Media: D-Day veterans set sail</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2019-06-04T10:19:51+01:00">4 June 2019</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/commemoration/" rel="category tag">Commemoration</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/611-OFFICIAL-20190602_0007-Daks20Over20Duxford-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Two World War 2 Dakota aircraft preparing to take off on a runway." decoding="async" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/611-OFFICIAL-20190602_0007-Daks20Over20Duxford-620x413.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/611-OFFICIAL-20190602_0007-Daks20Over20Duxford-615x410.jpg 615w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/611-OFFICIAL-20190602_0007-Daks20Over20Duxford-310x207.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/611-OFFICIAL-20190602_0007-Daks20Over20Duxford-768x512.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/611-OFFICIAL-20190602_0007-Daks20Over20Duxford-435x290.jpg 435w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/06/611-OFFICIAL-20190602_0007-Daks20Over20Duxford.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings tomorrow, national newspapers have covered a range of commemorative events. Image of the Day D-Day veterans cross the Channel The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Financial Times, The Guardian, The I, The …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/06/04/defence-in-the-media-d-day-veterans-set-sail/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: D-Day veterans set sail</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-15698 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commemoration category-defence-in-the-media category-events"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/05/31/defence-in-the-media-stories-of-d-day-veterans/">Defence in the Media: Stories of D-Day veterans</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2019-05-31T09:47:43+01:00">31 May 2019</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/commemoration/" rel="category tag">Commemoration</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/05/D-Day-75-Vets-Media-Day-18-copy-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Image shows a D-Day veteran returning to Southwick House, the nerve centre of the Normandy Landings and now the regimental headquarters of the Royal Military Police." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/05/D-Day-75-Vets-Media-Day-18-copy.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/05/D-Day-75-Vets-Media-Day-18-copy-615x410.jpg 615w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/05/D-Day-75-Vets-Media-Day-18-copy-310x207.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/05/D-Day-75-Vets-Media-Day-18-copy-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings next week, various news outlets have highlighted the stories of World War II veterans and previewed the commemorations. Image of the Day The stories of D-Day veterans The Daily Mirror tells …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/05/31/defence-in-the-media-stories-of-d-day-veterans/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: Stories of D-Day veterans</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-15648 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commemoration category-defence-in-the-media category-events tag-d-day tag-defence-in-the-media tag-veterans"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/04/23/defence-in-the-media-d-day-75th-anniversary-plans/">Defence in the media: D-Day 75th Anniversary Plans</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2019-04-23T11:29:08+01:00">23 April 2019</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/commemoration/" rel="category tag">Commemoration</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a></div> <img width="620" height="406" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/04/MG190051011-e1556015226387-620x406.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="D-Day veteran, Leonard Williams, shakes hands with the Commanding Officer of HMS Saint Albans on board the ship, with two navy sailors standing to attention in the background." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/04/MG190051011-e1556015226387-620x406.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/04/MG190051011-e1556015226387-310x203.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/04/MG190051011-e1556015226387-768x503.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2019/04/MG190051011-e1556015226387-435x285.jpg 435w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Today’s Defence-related news highlights the plans to support the series of major commemorations which will mark D-Day 75 both in the UK and at various locations along the Normandy coast.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/04/23/defence-in-the-media-d-day-75th-anniversary-plans/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the media: D-Day 75th Anniversary Plans</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-15112 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-commemoration category-defence-in-the-media category-royal-air-force category-royal-navy"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/11/12/defence-in-the-media-monday-12-november-2018/">Defence in the Media: Monday 12 November 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-11-12T12:15:47+00:00">12 November 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/army/" rel="category tag">Army</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/commemoration/" rel="category tag">Commemoration</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/royal-air-force/" rel="category tag">Royal Air Force</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/royal-navy/" rel="category tag">Royal Navy</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/PETE4995-620x414.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Her Majesty The Queen and members of the Royal Family joined thousands of people to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War yesterday, as part of the traditional National Service of Remembrance." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/PETE4995-620x414.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/PETE4995-614x410.jpg 614w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/PETE4995-310x207.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/PETE4995-768x513.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/PETE4995-435x290.jpg 435w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/PETE4995.jpg 1900w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Today’s defence-related news includes extensive coverage of Remembrance Day and the Armistice centenary, as well as the Autonomous Warrior project. Remembrance Day The nation fell silent yesterday to remember those killed and injured while fighting for their country. Remembrance Day …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/11/12/defence-in-the-media-monday-12-november-2018/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: Monday 12 November 2018</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-15097 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commemoration category-defence-in-the-media category-exercises category-nato category-operations category-royal-air-force"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/11/09/defence-in-the-media-friday-9-november-2018/">Defence in the Media: Friday 9 November 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-11-09T11:01:44+00:00">9 November 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/commemoration/" rel="category tag">Commemoration</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/operations/exercises/" rel="category tag">Exercises</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/nato/" rel="category tag">NATO</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/operations/" rel="category tag">Operations</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/royal-air-force/" rel="category tag">Royal Air Force</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-155-0241-Field20Of20Remembrance-620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A Veteran from the Royal Army Medical Corps searches for names amongst the crosses." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-155-0241-Field20Of20Remembrance-620x465.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-155-0241-Field20Of20Remembrance-547x410.jpg 547w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-155-0241-Field20Of20Remembrance-310x233.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-155-0241-Field20Of20Remembrance-768x576.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-155-0241-Field20Of20Remembrance-435x326.jpg 435w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-155-0241-Field20Of20Remembrance.jpg 960w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Defence news today includes coverage of Exercise Trident Juncture and Armistice Remembrance events.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/11/09/defence-in-the-media-friday-9-november-2018/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: Friday 9 November 2018</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-15069 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-army category-commemoration category-defence-in-the-media category-events category-royal-air-force category-royal-navy"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/11/04/defence-in-the-media-sunday-4-november-2018/">Defence in the Media: Sunday 4 November 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-11-04T14:05:36+00:00">4 November 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/army/" rel="category tag">Army</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/commemoration/" rel="category tag">Commemoration</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/events/" rel="category tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/royal-air-force/" rel="category tag">Royal Air Force</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/royal-navy/" rel="category tag">Royal Navy</a></div> <img width="620" height="478" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-152-London20Poppy20day-125-620x478.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Army personnel selling poppies" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-152-London20Poppy20day-125-620x478.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-152-London20Poppy20day-125-532x410.jpg 532w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-152-London20Poppy20day-125-310x239.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-152-London20Poppy20day-125-768x592.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-152-London20Poppy20day-125-435x335.jpg 435w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/11/APOLOND-2018-152-London20Poppy20day-125.jpg 960w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Today's defence related news includes coverage of next weekend's Armistice Centenary. Armistice Centenary There is widespread coverage across national and regional broadcast media and press concerning next weekend's Armistice Day. Coverage notes tributes paid by the Prime Minister and her planned visit to …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/11/04/defence-in-the-media-sunday-4-november-2018/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the Media: Sunday 4 November 2018</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-14656 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commemoration category-legacy category-ministerial-comment"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/08/19/defence-in-the-media-sunday-19-august-2018/">Defence in the media: Sunday 19 August 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-08-19T13:12:25+01:00">19 August 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/commemoration/" rel="category tag">Commemoration</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/legacy/" rel="category tag">Legacy</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/ministerial-comment/" rel="category tag">Ministerial comment</a></div> <img width="620" height="779" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/Image-of-the-day-19.08.18-620x779.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/Image-of-the-day-19.08.18-620x779.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/Image-of-the-day-19.08.18-326x410.jpg 326w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/Image-of-the-day-19.08.18-310x390.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/Image-of-the-day-19.08.18-768x965.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/Image-of-the-day-19.08.18-298x375.jpg 298w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Today’s defence related news includes claims that WW2 shipwrecks in Indonesia and Malaysia are being plundered, the UK contribution to European defence and the UK & France’s defence relationship in the Sahel. WW2 shipwrecks The Mail on Sunday splash with …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/08/19/defence-in-the-media-sunday-19-august-2018/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Defence in the media: Sunday 19 August 2018</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-14587 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commemoration category-defence-in-the-media category-ministerial-comment"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/2018/08/09/defence-in-the-media-thursday-9-august-2018/">Defence in the media: Thursday 9 August 2018</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/author/mod-news/" title="Posts by MOD News Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">MOD News Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-08-09T12:41:39+01:00">9 August 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/commemoration/" rel="category tag">Commemoration</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/defence-in-the-media/" rel="category tag">Defence in the media</a>, <a href="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/category/ministerial-comment/" rel="category tag">Ministerial comment</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/5I4A1094-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/5I4A1094-620x413.jpg 620w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/5I4A1094-615x410.jpg 615w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/5I4A1094-310x207.jpg 310w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/5I4A1094-768x512.jpg 768w, https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2018/08/5I4A1094-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Today’s Defence related news includes the marking of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Amiens and the Royal Navy escorting Russian ships. 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