Defence Academy
@DefAcUK
Education provider of choice for defence, security, government and beyond. Offering education in leadership, strategy, science, technology and business skills.
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston KCB CBE ADC, Chief of the Air Staff, visited DefAc this week to deliver a keynote address to UK Advanced Command and Staff Course 26.
During the address, he briefed the course broadly on air and space power and its important role in contemporary and future warfare.
UKStratCom would like to wish all our personnel, and their families, celebrating the Festival of Lights, a very #HappyDiwali .
#FestivalofLights #Diwali .
Did you know that DefAc has an organic market garden?
In a series of #Sustainability initiatives supporting Defence net zero by 2050, the garden will produce organic vegetables, fruit & herbs for food outlets across site.
Keep an eye out as we share more sustainable activities.
Today the Defence Academy is enjoying a day of sport, fun, health and wellbeing.
The fun will continue into the evening with live entertainment, food and fireworks!
#AcademyTogether
Maj Gen Andrew Roe, CE & Comdt of DefAc UK met with His Royal Highness Lt Gen Nayef bin Majid bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Chief Military Officer of the Saudi National Guard
This meeting looked at opportunities for closer partnerships & info sharing Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 British Army 🇬🇧 Strategic Command
Now that the Defence Academy is a smoke-free site, #Stoptober is a great opportunity to quit for good.
Today is the start of National Inclusion Week, a 7-day period dedicated to celebrating inclusion and taking action to create inclusive workplaces.
Inclusive Employers #NationalInclusionWeek2022 #ThePowerOfNow
We wish our Jewish personnel, their families and friends, a very happy and peaceful Rosh Hashanah! #ShanaTovah
This week, our newly refurbished restaurant ‘Grass Roots’ opened.
Grass Roots offers an exciting menu, including fresh salads 🥗 and cresses grown in our own organic market garden. This is one part of our growing sustainability programme on site.
#ZeroWasteWeek
Before the formation of the JSCSC there were single-Service colleges for the Royal Navy, British Army 🇬🇧 & Royal Air Force.
In 2000, the Cormorant building was opened in Shrivenham to provide training & education for the three services, civil servants & international allies #JSCSC25