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class="wm-title">Internet Archive</span></a> <div style="max-height:75px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;"> <div style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:75px;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 90%,rgba(255,255,255,255) 100%);"></div> The Internet Archive discovers and captures web pages through many different web crawls. At any given time several distinct crawls are running, some for months, and some every day or longer. 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Our people, history, organisation and publications...</h1><br> <div class="content-area-wimage"> <h2><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"><img class="content-id" src="/web/20110514110300im_/http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/ADA35284-1B6A-4DD6-A646-4F50904056D4/0/buttonPeople4.jpg" alt="People " height="60" width="57"> People</a></h2> <p class="section-note">Biographies of key people across Defence</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Ministers/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Ministers</a> the six Defence ministers</li> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/ChiefsOfStaff/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Chiefs of Staff</a> principal military advisors</li> <li><a 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of Defence</li> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/Organisation/AgenciesOrganisations/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">MOD Organisation</a> Departmental Organisation Charts</li> </ul> <div class="clear-floats" style="height:5px;">  </div> <p class="more"><a class="more" href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/Organisation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">More in Organisation</a></p> </div> <div class="content-area-wimage"> <h2><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"><img class="content-id" src="/web/20110514110300im_/http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/6E886584-02F5-44DE-A9C2-DC757BE3E313/0/buttonPubs5.jpg" alt="Corporate publications " height="60" width="57"> Corporate Publications</a></h2> <p class="section-note">Key Defence documents</p> <div class="related-links"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/BusinessPlans/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Business plans</a> Business plans including Expenditure plans</li> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/ConsultationsandCommunications/PublicConsultations/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Public consultations</a> Defence Public Consultations</li> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/PolicyStrategyandPlanning/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Policy & Strategy</a> Statements of Government policy on Defence</li> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Reports</a> Different types of reports available in the MOD</li> </ul> <div class="clear-floats" style="height:5px;">  </div> </div> <p class="more"><a class="more" href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">More Publications</a></p> </div> <div class="content-area-wimage"> <h2><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">What we do</a></h2> <p class="section-note">MOD's main responsibilites and organisations</p> <div class="related-links"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/AirSafetyandAviation/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Air Safety and Aviation</a> Information on air safety and aviation and the MOD organisations involved in these activites</li> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/DefenceEstateandEnvironment/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Defence Estate and Environment</a> Information on how MOD manages the Defence Estate and its commitments to environmental protection</li> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/DoctrineOperationsandDiplomacy/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Doctrine Operations and Diplomacy</a> How MOD manages its operational commitments throughout the world and its contribution to international diplomacy</li> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/EquipmentandLogistics/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Equipment and Logistics</a> Information on military equipment and how MOD agencies ensure quality, quantity and readiness for operations</li> </ul> <div class="clear-floats" style="height:5px;">  </div> </div> <p class="more"><a class="more" href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">More about what we do</a></p> </div> <div class="content-area-wimage"> <h2><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/History?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"><img class="content-id" src="/web/20110514110300im_/http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/F752950C-EB32-4360-AA7C-6D6A21DC33F0/0/buttonHistory4.jpg" alt="History " height="60" width="57"> History</a></h2> <p class="section-note">The Defence story</p> <div class="related-links"> <ul> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/History/HistoryOfTheMOD/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">History of the MOD</a> a brief history of the MOD</li> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/History/HistoryOfTheOldWarOffice/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">History of the Old War Office</a> a brief history of the Old War Office</li> <li><a href="https://web-archive-org.translate.goog/web/20110514110300/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/History/WW260thBooklets/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">60th Anniversary of WWII</a> commemorating the Second World War</li> </ul> <div class="clear-floats" style="height:5px;">  </div> </div> <p class="more"><a class="more" 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