Will Meddings
@willjmeddings
British Army officer | Leadership/Africa/NATO/Warfare | Unofficial account
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http://www.thearmyleader.co.uk 11-09-2016 18:41:38
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Great work by the Royal Marines working to form the new Kenyan Marine Commandos. Hard work to built a new unit, but it gives 🇰🇪#Kenya a critical capability.
On this momentous day we are taking time to remember Captain John N Randle VC of the Royal Norfolk Regiment who died 6th May 1944 at the Battle of Kohima. He is buried in Kohima cemetery in Nagaland beautifully maintained by Commonwealth War Graves #RIP #VictoriaCross #LestWeForget #RoyalNorfolks
Do you know what a "dihedral transwing eVTOL" #drone is? We didn't, until we saw this from PteroDynamics Inc..
This is my podcast debut in English. In this 20 min episode we discuss command. TL;DR: We are good at structured decision-making processes, more emphasis should be placed on intuition and judgement. Here is the first Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies Talks episode: sjmstalks.podbean.com/e/episode-1-wh…
A good thread on building teams and helping them thrive by Justin Hope
Happy 75th Birthday Your Majesty! 👑 🎂 Joyeux 75e anniversaire Votre Majesté! 🤴🎉🎉 in #Djibouti🇩🇯, with Colonel Mark Bavin 🇬🇧🇪🇹🇩🇯🇸🇸🌍🎖️we celebrated the 🇬🇧#KingsBirthdayParty 👑🎂🎉 2023 À Djibouti nous avons célébré la #KingsBirthdayParty 2023 🇬🇧👑🎂🎉 🇬🇧&🇩🇯#ShrinkTheDistance
Kicking off a week of important gender meetings in Addis. Making sure we are at the heart of discussions on how to support the #AfricanUnion and its Member States with implementation ! #16DaysAppeoaching African Union Women, Gender & Youth Directorate 🧡UN Women Liaison Office to the AU & UNECA🧡 African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security
In #Djibouti🇩🇯25% of députés/MPs =🧕 In UK/RU🇬🇧 35% of MPs/députés =👩💼 In USA🇺🇸 28% of Congress =🙋♀️ On the #IWD panel at US Camp Lemonnier we discussed progress made & the path ahead🕵️ Nous avons discuté des progrès réalisés & de la voie à suivre💪 🇬🇧&🇺🇸&🇩🇯#ShrinkTheDistance
Close Air Support: “aerial warfare actions by military aircraft against hostile targets in close proximity to friendly forces” Apache and Wildcat from 4 Regiment Army Air Corps Battlegroup and Royal Air Force Typhoon fly in support of live fire training in Estonia🇪🇪 #SteadfastDefender24
UK, US & allied paratroopers are honing their ability to respond in crises during Exercise Swift Response in Estonia. The British Army 🇬🇧's Global Response Force - 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team - is leading a team of more than 2,300 soldiers, sailors & aviators from countries around the world.