CONNECTING THE DEFENCE COMMUNITY WITH INSIGHT, INTELLIGENCE & OPPORTUNITIES

Officially Supported By: Defence Contracts International Supply2Defence

Official Media Partners for:

The Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has met with military personnel in London to thank them for their commitment over the Christmas period.

Mr Williamson met members of the Household Cavalry at Horse Guards in central London, as they make preparations for their ceremonial duties across the festive period.

As well as providing the Queen’s Life Guard for the official entrance to the Royal Palaces, and at Horse Guards, the same regiment was mobilised on London’s streets after this summer’s Westminster Bridge terror attack in support of the Metropolitan Police.

The Defence Secretary toured their historic Whitehall home with Colonel Crispin Lockhart, Chief of Staff for London District, after witnessing troops preparing their horses for guard duty.

While duty continues at home, more than 5,000 Armed Forces personnel will be working around the globe to help keep Britain safe. UK troops are involved in 25 operations in 30 countries. Around 1,000 people are working to fight Daesh and train the local security forces from locations in Iraq and the wider Middle East, as well as from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. In the Caribbean, RFA Mounts Bay joins other Royal Navy warships deployed elsewhere over the festive period.

Mr Williamson said: “We live in a world where threats are constant and increasing, and that means we have to be professional, be dutiful and be committed. Our enemies do not go on holiday at Christmas so our Armed Forces remain vigilant.

“I am so grateful to the brave men and women of our Armed Forces for providing that commitment, working to keep us safe while so many of us relax over Christmas. From here in central London to the seas of the South Atlantic, thousands of our people are making a sacrifice, which should be warmly recognised by all of us.”

image © Crown Copyright

If you would like to join our community and read more articles like this then please click here.

Christmas Gavin Williamson Household Cavalry Queen’s Life Guard

Post written by: Matt Brown


LATEST STAKEHOLDER

Become a Stakeholder today and benefit from an exclusive marketing package which will allow you to:

  • Engage with active defence buyers and key supply chain partners
  • Create your own branded micro-site which within Defence Online which is managed by you
  • Have a dedicated Digital Account Manager to help enhance your Stakeholder page
  • Promote your news, products, press releases, eBooks and Videos as a Defence Online partner which feeds through to our homepage and social media channels
  • Have your company promoted on our partner website Defence Contracts Online (DCO)
  • All news promoted in mynewsdesk, a major hub for all of our news articles which enables news to be picked up from trade magazines, national newspapers and many other publications which offers extra exposure at no additional cost!

Contact us today or call us on 0845 557 1315 to take advantage of this exclusive marketing package


.

RELATED ARTICLES

Penny Mordaunt appointed new Defence Secretary

May 2, 2019

Homeland - Penny Mordaunt appointed new Defence Secretary

Penny Mordaunt has taken over as Secretary of State for Defence following the dismissal of Gavin Williamson. Mr Williamson was sacked

Armed Forces Covenant

April 26, 2019

Homeland - Universities encouraged to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant

British universities have been encouraged to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant in a letter written by the ministers