British troops board a Royal Air Force C-17 transport aircraft at an airbase in the Middle East, home to the RAF 901 Expeditionary Air Wing B Flight.
901 EAW B Flt provides a strategic Air transport Hub and Passenger Handling Facility to ensure the continuity of the 2nd Air Line Of Communication (ALOC), an integral part of the UK Strategic Airbridge in direct support of Operation HERRICK and Operation KIPION.
It is also plays a vital role in the transport of equipment on Operation SUNDERLAND, the sail-fly programme moving armoured vehicles into Theatre. In addition to operational traffic of C-17, C-130, BAE-146, charter aircraft, B Flt also supports a wide array of Coalition and exercise aircraft.
Photographer: Sergeant Ross Tilly RAF
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British troops are pictured onboard a Royal Air Force C-17 transport aircraft enroute to Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.
The C-17 Globemaster III is one of the latest additions to the RAF’s inventory of transport aircraft. It is capable of rapid, strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases anywhere in the world, or directly to more temporary forward operating bases owing to its short field capability.
The design of the aircraft allows it to carry out high-angle, steep approaches at relatively slow speeds, thus allowing it to operate into small, austere airfields onto runways as short as 3,500 feet long and only 90 feet wide. The aircraft can operate into and out of problematic sites such as those surrounded by inhospitable terrain or made difficult by adverse weather conditions.
The fully-integrated, electronic flight-deck and the advanced cargo-handling systems allow a basic crew of only two pilots and one air loadmaster to operate the aircraft. On the ground, the aircraft can be turned in a very small radius and its four Pratt & Whitney engines are fully reversible, giving it the ability to manoeuvre into and out of restricted parking or freight-offload areas at undeveloped strips.
This enables the C-17 to deliver cargo to small airfields with limited parking space in a shorter time, so increasing throughput where time on the ground is kept to a minimum. The C-17 can transport 45,360kgs of freight over 4,500 nautical miles whilst flying at heights in excess of 30,000 feet.
Photographer: Sergeant Ross Tilly RAF
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A soldier operates the remote controlled Mark 8 Wheel Barrow Counter IED Robot. The soldier is part of the EOD(Explosive Ordinance Device) and Search team based out of FOB (Forward Operating Base) Ouellette.
The Mark 8 Wheel Barrow is used for remote clearance of IEDs (Improvice Explosive Devices) and it is remotely driven.
Photographer: Sgt Wes Calder RLC
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Army chefs with the 4th Mechanized Brigade, based at FOB (Forward Operating Base) Shawqat in Helmand Province, Afghanistan prepare food for troops in a field kitchen.
The British Army marches on its stomach, and it's the chef’s job to give soldiers a balanced and healthy diet, whether at home or working abroad.
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A soldier from C Company, 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment, reads a Bluey from a loved one back home.
Blueys are the self contained letters provided for troops and their families back home by the British Forces Post Office (BFPO) service.Photographer: Sgt Wes Calder RLC
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