Royal Marines

The Great Escaper: Michael Caine's final film is Britain's answer to Saving Private Ryan

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

It’s also the final film for its star, Michael Caine, as he has recently announced his retirement.

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  • It’s also the final film for its star, Michael Caine, as he has recently announced his retirement.
  • In doing so, it marks itself as a British answer to Saving Private Ryan (1998).

Troubled homecomings

  • From the troubled homecoming of Homer’s Odysseus to the spate of Hollywood films produced in the 1970s and 1980s focused on the angry and alienated Vietnam veteran such as The Deer Hunter (1978) and Apocalypse Now (1979), the traumatised ex-soldier has long been a figure of cultural interest.
  • This has especially been the case in the British film industry over the last 30 years.
  • Or, more recent productions focused on returning soldiers, such as Outlaw (2007), The Veteran (2011) and, of course, Harry Brown (2009).

D-Day on film

  • In the modern era, however, the D-Day film of most renown is undoubtedly Stephen Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan (1998), which starred Tom Hanks and Matt Damon.
  • Intended as a homage to the “greatest generation”, the film begins with an old soldier (the titular Private Ryan) searching the graves in the vast American military cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach in Normandy.
  • This was the scene of some of the deadliest fighting on June 6 1944.
  • Whether or not Parker’s film goes on to have the same cultural impact as Spielberg’s award-winning production remains to be seen.


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Sam Edwards has previously received funding from the ESRC, the US-UK Fulbright Commission, the US Army Military History Institute, and the US Naval War College. Sam is a Trustee of Sulgrave Manor (Northamptonshire) and of The American Library (Norwich).

Persistent hosts Wave Relay® Technical Exchange Meeting in New York

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Persistent Systems, LLC ("Persistent"), a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) technology, held its first Wave Relay® Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) for the user community at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, in New York City, on October 2-3.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Persistent Systems, LLC ("Persistent"), a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) technology, held its first Wave Relay® Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) for the user community at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, in New York City, on October 2-3.
  • "The Technical Exchange Meeting—which will become an annual event—brought our users together to share their experiences and best practices for the benefit of the community as a whole," said Dr. Herbert Rubens, CEO of Persistent Systems.
  • "We collaborated with users from the U.S. Marine Corps, the UK Royal Marines, law enforcement, as well as our Wave Relay® Ecosystem Partners."
  • Members of the Wave Relay® Ecosystem, an industry alliance of unmanned system, sensor, camera, and software companies all using Persistent's Wave Relay® MANET network both attended and exhibited their network-integrated products at the Technical Exchange Meeting.

UK Royal Marines field over 1,000 Persistent Systems MPU5 handheld networking radios to support Future Commando Force

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

NEW YORK, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Persistent Systems, LLC ("Persistent") a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced today that it has so far received orders to supply over 1,000 MPU5 handheld networking radios to the UK Royal Marines in support of their transformative Future Commando Force program.

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  • UK's Ministry of Defence's Future Commando Force program transforming Royal Marines into forward-deployed special operations force using new sensors, unmanned systems, and mobile ad hoc network
    NEW YORK, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Persistent Systems, LLC ("Persistent") a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced today that it has so far received orders to supply over 1,000 MPU5 handheld networking radios to the UK Royal Marines in support of their transformative Future Commando Force program.
  • "The network is the foundation on which future technologies will be deployed," said Eve Shapiro, Director of Business Development, International Team, at Persistent Systems.
  • "This is key in light of the objectives set forth by the Future Commando Force program," Shapiro said.
  • Delivery, training, and customer support to the Royal Marines will be provided by Steatite Ltd., Persistent's UK based partner.

UK Royal Marines field over 1,000 Persistent Systems MPU5 handheld networking radios to support Future Commando Force

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

NEW YORK, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Persistent Systems, LLC ("Persistent") a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced today that it has so far received orders to supply over 1,000 MPU5 handheld networking radios to the UK Royal Marines in support of their transformative Future Commando Force program.

Key Points: 
  • UK's Ministry of Defence's Future Commando Force program transforming Royal Marines into forward-deployed special operations force using new sensors, unmanned systems, and mobile ad hoc network
    NEW YORK, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Persistent Systems, LLC ("Persistent") a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced today that it has so far received orders to supply over 1,000 MPU5 handheld networking radios to the UK Royal Marines in support of their transformative Future Commando Force program.
  • "The network is the foundation on which future technologies will be deployed," said Eve Shapiro, Director of Business Development, International Team, at Persistent Systems.
  • "This is key in light of the objectives set forth by the Future Commando Force program," Shapiro said.
  • Delivery, training, and customer support to the Royal Marines will be provided by Steatite Ltd., Persistent's UK based partner.

Former Royal Marine Raises £1.6m Seed for Loopin - the Platform That Raises Company Morale

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Loopin , the platform that helps businesses measure and improve employee morale, has raised £1.6 million in seed funding from high-net worth individuals and angel investors.

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  • Loopin , the platform that helps businesses measure and improve employee morale, has raised £1.6 million in seed funding from high-net worth individuals and angel investors.
  • The funding will enable the company to scale the platform as it moves from its highly-successful Beta to General Availability.
  • Loopin was founded by two former Royal Marine Commandos, Ben Williams and Antony Thompson.
  • Using natural language processing and predictive behavioural analytics, the Loopin platform gives businesses the real-time ability to measure, manage and forecast team morale.

Second Front Systems accelerates UK defence market opportunity with investment from GALLOS Technologies

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

This funding will support 2F's entry into the UK market and position its fully managed and compliant DevSecOps platform Game Warden as a software bridge between the two allied nations.

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  • This funding will support 2F's entry into the UK market and position its fully managed and compliant DevSecOps platform Game Warden as a software bridge between the two allied nations.
  • GALLOS' mission is to invest in and co-build companies in critical security technology areas, supporting them to become the next market leaders.
  • "Second Front brings the promise of making both the UK defence, and larger still US defence market, addressable to UK SaaS companies," said Dean Jones, co-founder of GALLOS and former UK Special Forces and Royal Marines soldier.
  • This move will further position 2F as the market leader in rapidly onboarding cutting-edge SaaS into an increasingly addressable, and now international, public sector market.

Second Front Systems accelerates UK defence market opportunity with investment from GALLOS Technologies

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

This funding will support 2F's entry into the UK market and position its fully managed and compliant DevSecOps platform Game Warden as a software bridge between the two allied nations.

Key Points: 
  • This funding will support 2F's entry into the UK market and position its fully managed and compliant DevSecOps platform Game Warden as a software bridge between the two allied nations.
  • GALLOS' mission is to invest in and co-build companies in critical security technology areas, supporting them to become the next market leaders.
  • "Second Front brings the promise of making both the UK defence, and larger still US defence market, addressable to UK SaaS companies," said Dean Jones, co-founder of GALLOS and former UK Special Forces and Royal Marines soldier.
  • This move will further position 2F as the market leader in rapidly onboarding cutting-edge SaaS into an increasingly addressable, and now international, public sector market.

Royal Marines General Sir Gordon Messenger Joins C3 AI Advisory Board

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

C3 AI (NYSE: AI), the Enterprise AI application software company, today announced the addition of Royal Marines General Sir Gordon Messenger KCB DSO* OBE to its advisory board.

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  • C3 AI (NYSE: AI), the Enterprise AI application software company, today announced the addition of Royal Marines General Sir Gordon Messenger KCB DSO* OBE to its advisory board.
  • Since joining the Royal Marines in 1983, General Messenger has held numerous commands including operational deployments to Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
  • “We are privileged to welcome General Messenger to the C3 AI advisory board,” said Thomas M. Siebel, Chairman and CEO of C3 AI.
  • “General Messenger brings first-hand insights and invaluable experience from his impressive career to C3 AI.

Edward Stewart Joins Alliant Insurance Services

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Edward Stewart has joined Alliant Insurance Services as a Senior Vice President, Alliant Power, one of the 13 Alliant industry-dedicated verticals.

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  • Edward Stewart has joined Alliant Insurance Services as a Senior Vice President, Alliant Power, one of the 13 Alliant industry-dedicated verticals.
  • Edward has a unique background and a passion for sustainability, said Robert Bothwell, Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Alliant Power.
  • Prior to joining Alliant, Stewart was a Vice President for a global brokerage firm.
  • Alliant Insurance Services the nations leading distributors of diversified insurance products and services.

Resilience Drives International Growth with Senior Appointments in Underwriting, Claims, Distribution, and Security

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Monday, July 25, 2022

Resilience has made key hires to their security team in support of its UK expansion, appointing industry veteran Simon West as Cyber Advisory Lead.

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  • Resilience has made key hires to their security team in support of its UK expansion, appointing industry veteran Simon West as Cyber Advisory Lead.
  • "We are extremely excited to add Simon West to our growing security team," said Michael McNerney, SVP of Security at Resilience.
  • "Simon is a recognized security expert with years of practical experience helping clients achieve cyber resilience."
  • Jenner has over 20 years of experience in international insurance and most recently served as Group COO at Orient Insurance in Dubai.