Armed Forces: Training

Dr. Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Armed Forces were sent to the (a) US Navy War College, (b) US National Defense University, (c) US Army War College, (d) US Air University and (e) European Security and Defence College in each year since 2005.

Mr. Kevan Jones
The following table details attendance.

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|                                                                               |2005|2006|2007|2008|Total|
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|US Navy War College                                                            |2   |1   |2   |1   |6    |
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|US National Defense University                                                 |0   |0   |1   |0   |1    |
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|US Army War College                                                            |1   |1   |1   |1   |4    |
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|US Air University1                                                             |2   |3   |2   |4   |11   |
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|European Security and Defence College                                          |5   |7   |12  |12  |36   |
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|1 Includes attendance (x4) at School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS).|    |    |    |    |     |
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