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Army HIVE Christmas and New Year Closures

The majority of Army HIVEs will be closed after duties on Fri 19 Dec 25 and will reopen on Mon 5 Jan 26. There may be localised variations to these dates for individual HIVEs.

Army HIVE HQ is also closed during the festive fortnight, so any enquiries submitted via the ‘If you need further information’ MS Forms function on our UK, Cyprus or Overseas blogs will be answered when we return in the New Year.

We will periodically cover private messages on our Army HIVE Facebook platform (and X/Instagram where possible) whilst we are closed. However, this will not be 24/7 and should not be relied upon for anything that requires an urgent response.

To support our customers with more immediate requirements however, the Army HIVE HQ email will provide a comprehensive out of office autoreply, detailing points of contact that are either 24/7, emergency providers, or open over the festive leave fortnight. To receive this autoreply, please email:
RC-Pers-HIVEComms-0Mailbox@mod.gov.uk

Individual HIVEs will also provide localised contact details for Christmas and New Year cover wherever possible in their automated replies. Therefore, if you email your closest HIVE, which you can find on HIVE’s page on the Army website, their autoreply may be of additional assistance.

Army HIVE wishes all of its Service community customers, and our internal and external stakeholders, a very happy Christmas and New Year. We look forward to continuing our support and engagement in 2026.


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Thursday, 28 August 2025

ERCAN AIRPORT STRICTLY PROHIBITED FOR USE BY Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) PERSONNEL

With effect from 26 August 2025 the use of Ercan Airport is prohibited to all Military Personnel and Civilians subject to Service Discipline within SBA. If you hold an SBA Status Card or are linked to the Sovereign Base Areas as an employee, contractor, or family member you are prohibited from using Ercan Airport.

This ruling does not apply to Locally Employed Civilians who, as residents of the Republic of Cyprus, are answerable directly to their authorities.
Those who enter via Ercan airport and attempt to cross into the Republic of Cyprus or Sovereign Base Areas will be considered as entering the island illegally. All Military Personnel and Civilians subject to Service Discipline found using the Ercan Airport as an entry point will be subject to formal disciplinary action. For the avoidance of doubt, UKFMs (less a minority who work for SBAA HQ) are categorised as Civilians subject to Service Discipline.
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Note - anyone with existing travel plans booked before publication of this order [26/08/25] may travel at own risk. They will still be subject to fines for illegal entry, and may be refused entry to the Republic of Cyprus. 
If anyone has pre-arranged travel they should inform their Chain of Command and BFC J1 (BFC-HQ-J1-GpMailbox (MULTIUSER) BFC-HQ-J1-GpMailbox@mod.gov.uk.)
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