BFBS Sitrep

Sitrep 6th October 2011

<p></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It’s been 10 years since British forces were sent to Afghanistan, but are they any closer to securing a successful outcome? </p> <p class="MsoNormal">How has the military strategy changed in that time ?   </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Why  Nato says there must be more commitment from its allies</p> <p class="MsoNormal">How European security could be threatened

Sitrep 29th September 2011

<p class="MsoNormal">The Royal Navy is set to announce details of redundancies tomorrow...former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band tells Sitrep how he thinks this will affect the Senior Service <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>W</o:p>hat impact will redundancies have on morale?  The Navy Families Federation tell us what support systems are in place to help those affected<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">There’s been  job losses at BAe – but are we losing too much expertise fr

Sitrep 22nd September 2011

<p> <br />The latest from Libya as anti-Gaddafi forces battle their way to Sirte <br />Two years ago former Ghurkhas won the right to stay in the UK, but is the infrastructure there to support them? <br />What the Libl Dem’s think about defence issues. <br />And why World War One still fascinates us after all these years<br />  <br />PRESENTER:     Matt Teale<br /> <br />STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee.  <br /> <br />INTERVIEWS WITH:<br />Alastair Leithead, BBC Correspond

Sitrep September 15th 2011

<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">How the UK is planning to help Libya get back on its feet<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm

Sitrep 8th September 2011

<p>The Baha Mousa Inquiry publishes its report but have conditions changed sufficiently to prevent this happening again?<br /> <br />Are former injured service personnel getting the special treatment they were promised in the Military Covenant<br /> <br />The legacy of 9/11 on America ten years on<br />  <br />And... find out why identifying the enemy could be increasingly difficult with the invention of an Invisibility Cloak<br /> <br /><br />PRESENTER:     Matt Teale<br />STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’

Sitrep 1st September 2011

<h1><span style="font-size: x-small;" size="2">SITREP trail 1 September </span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 6.0pt;">In an exclusive interview on Sitrep , the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, William Hague, speaks to Kate Gerbau about rebuilding<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Libya, the wider Arab Spring and the future of Afghanistan. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';

Sitrep 25th August 2011

<p style="text-align: left;">After  a six month campaign it’s the end of the road for Gaddafi as Tripoli falls – but what’s next for Libya?<br />In a special edition Sitrep speaks to the Secretary of State for Defence, Liam Fox, who discusses how Britain has been helping the rebels track down Gaddafi and the help NATO can provide to help a smooth transition of government.<br />Plus: the key role RAF’s Sentinel spy plane has played in intelligence gathering.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><br /

Sitrep 18th August 2011

<p>Is Gadaffi's grip on Libya coming to an end?<br /> <br />And if so, how ready are the rebels to take control?<br /> <br />How bribery and corruption are hampering aid to Afghanistan.<br /> <br />The latest controversy surrounding the Carrier programme.<br /> <br />And, discover the weird and wonderful ways the allies tried to defeat Hitler during WW11</p>

Sitrep 11th August 2011

<p>Should the Army have been brought in to help with this week’s riots?<br />What are the wider consequences for America’s engagement in Afghanistan?<br />How climate change has become a threat to our security.<br />And the wider message of Aghanistan’s new TV Sitcom.<br /> <br />PRESENTER: Matt Teale<br />STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee and Robert Fox, the EveningStandard’s Defence Corresponent</p> <p>INTERVIEWS WITH:<br />Captain DougBeattie, who’s been in the Armyfor al

Sitrep 4th August 2011

Sitrep 28th July 2011

<p>SITREP Thursday 28 July  <br />The reasons behind the UK's decisionto recognise the Libyan rebels as Libya’s sole power<br /> <br />What’s the prognosis of the Arabspring -  is it fizzling out ?<br /> <br />Plus, Sitrep finds out how Forces’ familiesare coping as the Army faces even more redundancies <br /> <br />And, the political consequences of therecent explosions in Cyprus.<br /> <br />PRESENTER:      Kate Gerbau<br />STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defenceanalyst, Christopher Lee.  & Major Gener

Sitrep 21st July 2011

<p>What sort of shape will the UK's army be in after yet more cuts are announced?  <br />And what impact will it have on morale?<br />Why the hand-over of Lashkar Gah is critical to Afghanistan's future<br />And..how instrumental was the campaign to save RAF Lossiemouth in securing the base's future?<br /><br />PRESENTER:Kate Gerbau<br />STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee.  <br />INTERVIEWS WITH:<br />Lt General Sir Graeme Lamb & MP Patrick Mercer on the cuts to the Army and

Sitrep 14th July 2011

<p>The verdict on the Chinook crash – why did it take so long to clear the pilots?<br />The fragile relationship between America and Pakistan comes under more pressure.<br />And Afghanistan’s security policy is questioned after the assassination of President Karzai’s half-brother. Plus: Sitrep gets the NATO perspective on the Libyan campaign.</p>

Sitrep 7th July 2011

<p>In an exclusive interview the Secretary of Statefor Defence. Liam Fox,  gives Sitrep his views on the MoD, defence cuts, Libya &Afghanistan .......</p> <p>We get the reaction from the Royal British Legionand from troops in Afghanistan to the phone-hacking allegations</p> <p>Plus...... what the Afghan National Army can learnfrom Sierra Leone..</p>

Sitrep 30th June 2011

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In this week’s Sitrep we talk to </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Lord Levene – the man responsible for the biggest shake-up at the MoD for a generation.</span></p> <p cl

Sitrep 23rd June 2011

<p>Obama's announces his exit strategy for Afghanistan - but what does it mean for British Troops?<br /> <br />Why some believe the Strategic Defence & Security Review should be re-opened<br /> <br />What's behind the latest outbreak of violence in Northern Ireland?<br /> <br />And......do we really need Armed Forces Day?</p>

Sitrep 16th June 2011

Sitrep 9th June 2011

<p>Yemen’s violent uprising pushes the country to the brink of collapse<br />A warning to Iran - 'Stop arming the Taliban'<br />What difference are the Apaches bringing to the Libyan campaign?<br />Why the Reserves should be increased rather than decreased.<br />And, are relations warming up between Nato & Russian?</p>

Sitrep 2nd June 2011

Sitrep 26th May 2011

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Why the special relationship with the US is so essential to the UK and its security<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">And why cooperation between the UK & US is important to the welfare of our Forces<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">As military action increases in Libya - why the critics are also raising their v