DefenceTalkA year from now, Britain’s last combat troops based in Germany will have left, but some Army facilities once expected to close will now stay open until at least 2023. The biggest, on the outskirts of Paderborn, is the 45 square mile Sennelager Training Area. It’s argued that keeping it will help reinforce NATO, amid […]https://www.defencetalk.com/clarity-on-the-future-of-british-troops-in-germany-71764/

DefenceTalkBritish forces Sunday handed over formal control of their last base in Afghanistan to Afghan troops, ending combat operations in the country after 13 years which cost hundreds of lives. The handover was hailed by British Prime Minister David Cameron but the southern Helmand province that foreign troops are leaving behind still confronts a resilient […]https://www.defencetalk.com/british-forces-hand-over-control-of-last-base-in-afghanistan-60880/