More than 20,000 Armed Forces personnel have been ready to help the nation as part of the Covid Support Force, which was formed in March.
The Armed Forces have been helping public services, local authorities and emergency services as they respond to the coronavirus outbreak, as well as supporting the Government's efforts to increase testing.Military personnel have also played a key role in the delivery of more than 1.18 billion items of PPE to the NHS across the country.
That remarkable number includes 158 million masks, 184 million aprons, 2.3 million gowns and 689 million gloves which have already reached the frontline.