BFBS Radio Sitrep

EXTRA -  Why Cyprus matters - the UK Defence Adviser explains


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The UK has around 100 square miles of sovereign territory in Cyprus, home to more than 3000 Defence personnel, and it is a lynchpin of British military operations around the world.

On the doorstep of the Middle East it’s used from everything from bombing missions, to intelligence gathering and decompression for troops returning from operations.

Sitrep talks to Colonel Vicky Reid about her key role as the UK Defence Adviser in Cyprus, responsible not only for helping deliver missions such as civilian evacuations, but also keeping everything running smoothly by maintaining the working relationship with the government of Cyprus

[This interview was recorded before the war between Israel and Iran, when extra RAF jets were deployed to Cypus]

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