I am delighted that Her Majesty the Queen has graciously approved the nomination of Gen Sir Gordon Messenger as the 161st Constable of the The Tower of London. He makes history as the first Royal Marines officer to hold this prestigious role.

Royal Navy

Less than 12 hours to go before Mick and Sparkey start their 650 miles kayak down the length of the country to mark 40 years since the Falklands War, a conflict in which they both served as Royal Marines. #Falklands40 #FalklandsWar #RoyalMarines

andrew simmons As Russian forces launched a military assault in Ukraine, explosions have been seen in several Ukrainian cities throughout the night and into Thursday morning.

The Russian military says it has only targeted Ukrainian military assets ⤵️

Hello, London. While you were sleeping, this was our most read story on.ft.com/3Ig8psV

Happy birthday, Royal! 357 years and still hoofing.
Today in 1664 the Royal Marines were founded and the rest, as they say, is history.

Handsome little Kona.

Afghanistan

After what have been a couple of difficult weeks there are only two things I want to discuss regarding Afghanistan (see screenshots). But before I get into them, if you’re struggling to deal with your feelings because of the recent developments, please seek help…

Maj Gen Suzanne Vares-Lum fmr U.S. Indo-Pacific Command 'We have to be able to take these new technologies, break down existing barriers of bureaucracy that exist and try them out, experiment with them' - join Rory C-S, Joe Felter and Keith Dear Fujitsu Defence on tech in the Indo-Pacific

What a morning it has been already. Mark Bowra, #mediadarling ! Thanks to @skystephen joannahynds and everyone at Sky News for this massive opportunity to tell the Uk about our charity and demonstrate that #WhatsInsideMatters .

This Thursday join the Defence Disrupted panel for a debate on the cutting-edge capabilities that are accelerating in the #Indo -Pacific region. Speakers include: Keith Dear, #RoryCopinger -Symes, #SuzanneVares -Lum & Joe Felter. hubs.li/H0NyVf30

So proud of our investee Clementine being named App of the Day on Apple's App Store. Delighted to support the inspirational Kim Palmer and her team on their mission to improve the lives of millions of women. #clementine #fortuniscapital #impactinvesting #womensupportingwomen

How can ‘digital’ help us create and maintain a strategic and operational advantage for us and our allies? Is it about the technology, the humans, or the data - perhaps it’s all three? Some thoughts to stimulate discussion. i-cio.com/strategy/digit…

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'Defence Digital is here to build a modern, secure and single digital backbone across Defence.'

Lt Gen Tom C-S CBE outlined the opportunities of rapidly enhancing digital capabilities for UK Defence in a recent Digital CxO article.

Read more 👉ow.ly/tHBE50Dsv1p

Defence Digital

Major General Lt Gen Tom C-S CBE outlines the opportunities of rapidly enhancing the #digital capabilities of the UK’s fighting forces and the teams that support them. Read our exclusive interview here: tinyurl.com/Maj-Gen-Tom-Co…

Wow. Highly recommend taking 7 minutes away from watching Congress. The British news media perfectly captured today close-up. May all US media request to re-air this. It’s already packaged, impactful and brings clarity to the day. Reliable Sources

COMMUNIST CHINA:
the single, largest, long term geo-political threat to the WEST.

Until the UK, US & EU co-ordinate a collective, defendable strategy towards China a new Cold War is unavoidable.

EU/China deal:

Given its aggression in the South China Sea & Hong Kong, treatment of Uighurs, denial over Covid outbreak & persistent breach of WTO rules-how far is China allowed to go before its expansionist authoritarianism is addressed?

Let’s pursue a joint US/UK/EU approach

Portugal is Britain's oldest ally in the entire world. Continuous friendship treaties since - wait for it, 1373