Posts Tagged ‘Afghanistan’
NATO has appointed UK Officer Lt. Gen. Tim Radford Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR). UK Officer Lieutenant General Tim Radford previously served as Deputy Commander of NATO’s Op Resolute Support in Afghanistan and will take over from General Sir James Everard. The position will be taken up in Spring 2020, ...
Royal Air Force Puma Helicopters deployed to Afghanistan have continued to operate despite the challenges the aircrew face from the Afghan winter, snow and mountainous terrain. The Pumas from RAF Benson, are deployed to Afghanistan to provide helicopter support to the deployed NATO forces stationed their conducting the on-going training and ...
A hundred Welsh Guards accompanied the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, as he arrived in Kabul who was in the country for a three-day visit. The 100 troops are the first group of the additional 440 troops the Prime Minister committed to NATO’s capacity building mission in Afghanistan at the NATO Summit ...
The Welsh Guards have conducted a final training exercise in Caerwent, Wales ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan in March. The two-week training exercise provided the Pirbright-based troops with a final opportunity to practice their infantry tactics, techniques and procedures prior to deploying. The Guardsmen have spent months training for this operational ...
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