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Veteran Newspaper - January_Layout 1 06/02/2019 20:32 Page 4 The Veteran 07 February 2019 FIND US ON: FACEBOOK TWITTER LINKEDIN Ministry of Defence Makes No Deal Preparation its 'Highest Priority' The Ministry of Defence has made preparing for a no deal Brexit its highest priority. Stephen Lovegrove, the permanent secretary at the MoD, wrote to staff before Christmas to alert them to the change in approach. nal planning to mitigate the impacts on defence itself as well as the wider support we have provided to the crossgovernment effort… 'However, moving into the New Year we will not only have to continue this hard work but treat it as our highest priority.' Read more here... The move comes amid claims putting 3,500 troops on standby to respond to no deal emergencies could undermine Britain's ability to deploy soldiers overseas in an emergency. It is part of 'Operation Yellowhammer', the civil contingencies element of the Government's wider no deal planning. Putting soldiers on standby is a key element of the Government's no deal plan but the move has prompted claims ministers are prepared to risk civil disorder to deliver on Brexit. Mr Lovegrove told his staff: 'As a department, we have already made significant progress with our no-deal preparations. 'This includes both our inter- Story: The Mail Birmingham Army veteran Escapes Deportation to Jamaica Story: Birmingham Mail Adad-of-five living in Birmingham was among five granted last minute reprieves to remain in the UK, an immigration lawyer has said. Twane Morgan, 36, was due to be on the flight containing up to 50 people leaving the country from an RAF base early on Wednesday morning. Birmingham-based law firm Rogols Solicitors said on Twitter it had secured an injunction to halt the deportation of former soldier Morgan, on Tuesday. An online petition backing Mr Morgan's campaign to avoid deportation, which has reached more than 91,000 signatures, says he is a Jamaican man who arrived in the UK in 2003. He served in the British army, including two tours in Afghanistan, before being discharged with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in 2007. Mr Morgan was jailed for six years following a conviction in 2011, serving three years. He is said to have no relatives in Jamaica and has five children, and a British long-term partner. The Government earlier confirmed a deportation flight was due to leave the UK at some point in the coming weeks, and said all of those due to be removed have criminal convictions. The Government has said they are all foreign nationals who have criminal convictions. Read more here... The Sandbag Times & The Veteran are very proud to be sponsored by Urban Print Designs. See Page 6 Unit 10, The Gallery, The Shambles, Worcester WR1 2RD 01905 21073 4 www.sandbagtimes.co.uk
Veteran Newspaper - January_Layout 1 06/02/2019 20:32 Page 5 07 February 2019 The Veteran Inquest to Begin into Deaths of British Soldiers at County Down Barracks SAS inspiration Phil Campion signs up for HCA forum An inquest into the deaths of two British soldiers at their barracks is due to begin later. James Ross and Darren Mitchell died in suspected suicides within three months of each other at Ballykinler in Co Down, and their families have claimed they had nobody to turn to with their problems. Their inquests are due to open in Ballymena, Co Antrim, on Monday morning and will examine whether there was a lack of support for military personnel. Lance Corporal Ross, 30, from Leeds, and Rifleman Mitchell, 20, from London, who both served in Afghanistan, died within three months of each other in 2012 and 2013. Both were found hanged. They had previously been on active service with 2nd Battalion the Rifles. An additional eight incidents of serious selfharm involving other soldiers in the same unit were recorded over a sixmonth period within which the men died. A preliminary hearing of the inquest was told a colleague described Ballykinler barracks as “Bally Kill Yourself”. Written evidence before counsel for the victims’ families disclosed that L/Cpl Ross had discussed the loss of personnel during overseas combat. Visit the Full Article... Story: Cost Sector Catering SAS success story ‘Big’ Phil Campion will be aiming to lift the spirits of hospital caterers when he delivers the closing presentation at this year’s Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) Leadership & Development Forum. From an unpromising start in life when he was given up for adoption and raised by violent adoptive parents, he has since served with distinction as a Royal Marines Commando and in the Parachute Regiment before joining the Special Air Service (22 SAS). He has commanded teams of up to 100 around the globe and invented a digital dog tag that has revolutionised personal security and medical care in remote danger zones. Organisers say Phil's story is one of ‘enormous inspiration, proving how the human spirit can endure against all odds and achieve the remarkable’. Story: ITV News Read The Full Story Here... RAF Pilots Get New G-force Centrifuge Training Simulator Fast jet pilots have begun training at a brand new test facility to help them cope with the physical effects of accelerating at top speeds in mid-air manoeuvres. The £44m centrifuge officially opens on Monday at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. It has a built-in simulator to enable aircrew to practice missions under high levels of G-force. Global aerospace and technology giant Thales and its Austrian contractors AMST built the centre. Thales UK has the contract to maintain the building over the next three years and train hundreds of RAF and Royal Naval pilots. The facility, owned by the Ministry of Defence, replaces the current RAF's High G trainer in Farnborough, which dated from the 1950s and was little more than a seat at the end of a large spinning arm. Read the full story here... Story: BBC News www.sandbagtimes.co.uk 5
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