Sixteen countries
signed a joint
Memorandum of Understanding in London
on 10 January, formally establishing
their contributions to ISAF |
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Sappers of 36 Engineer Regiment -
including the Queen's Gurkha Engineers -
prepare their equipment for deployment
to Afghanistan at their barracks in
Maidstone |
Romanian preparations for deployment:
General Mihail Popescu, Chief of the General
Staff, inspects the contingent to be
deployed to Afghanistan.
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Romanian preparations for deployment:
Military Police of 265 MP Battalion
make ready to join ISAF |
Romanian preparations for deployment:
Air Flotilla General Constantin Croitoru briefs
the air transport contingent |
The airbridge: all ISAF personnel,
equipment and stores have to be flown in
(High
resolution version) |
The air bridge: a pallet en route to
Afghanistan is unloaded
from an RAF Tristar for transfer to a Hercules
(High
resolution version) |
The air bridge: a French Armee de l'Air
C-130 Hercules at Kabul International Airport
(High
resolution version) |
Soldiers from 23 Pioneer Regiment just before
flying out from RAF Brize Norton
(High
resolution version) |
Soldiers from 2 Para, including members
of their attached Gurkha company,
fly out to join colleagues already in Kabul
(High
resolution version) |
Royal Marines from 40 Commando
return home as ISAF troops arrive to
relieve them in Kabul
(High
resolution version) |
A French C-130 Hercules is marshalled
on arrival with more supplies at Kabul
(High
resolution version) |
Cargo is unloaded from the vast hold
of an RAF C-17 transport of 99 Sqn,
now able to use Kabul Airport thanks
to the repair work
(High
resolution version) |
A French Hercules and an Antonov
chartered by the German government
delivering supplies to Kabul
(High
resolution version) |
The Romanian contingent prepares
to depart aboard a C-130 from
Otopeni Air Force Base, Bucharest
(High
resolution version) |
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An RAF firefighter completes his
documentation as he reports on arrival
at Kabul airport to help provide the
airport's emergency services
(High
resolution version) |
