OP GRITROCK – Sierra Leone and Ebola
The UK's response to the West African Ebola is called OP GRITROCK. This is a detailed look at the story so far, land, sea and air
Operation PATWIN – A Thank You from the Phillipines
Am surprised this hasn't received wider coverage (perhaps it has and I have missed it) Senior officials from the Philippines have thanked the team in charge of the UK Armed…
The Lifesaver C2
A couple of short videos of the Lifesaver M1/C2 water purification system http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO5utSGJ6Bo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMtbSl8i01Y Lifesaver is a British success story and a company I have followed for some time. The simplicity of…
Royal Engineers – Somerset Floods 2014
A cool video from Aerial Media Kings showing the Royal Engineers in action in the Somerset floods of early 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy7I_n3DJtI Kit spotters, what do we have?
#SDSR 2015 Talking Points – The Other Sort of Defence
The recent flooding has shown there is much more to do in preparing the UK and its people from the impacts of flooding and storms. The National Security Council recognise…
Flooding and National Security Risks
RUSI published a good article this week asking if environmental issues should play a greater role in national security thinking. http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C5304F13F3433A/#.UwizCNZ7IVB Apart from the ridiculous use of the term 'climate…
The MoD’s Response to the 2013 Floods in England – Guidance and Legislation
The Mod's Response to the 2013 floods in England, a list of applicable guidance and legislation. Some of this might be useful to inform the ongoing debate and explain some…
Sandbagging in Somerset
In the absence of being able to do anything useful the Government has held multiple COBRA meeting and no doubt come up with the cunning plan of deploying the armed…