Royal Navy team keep helicopters going in Afghanistan
September 4, 2012
A specialist Navy team has clocked up six years fixing damage to all British military helicopters in Afghanistan.
Members of the 1710 Naval Air Squadron repair detachment. Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2012
The team ensures that RAF and Army Air Corps helicopters as well as those of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm are kept in working order for their vital mission.
A five-strong team from 1710 Naval Air Squadron – who were known as the Mobile Aircraft Support Unit, or MASU, when they began in Helmand back in 2006 – are based at Camp Bastion, the hub of the British effort in the country.
Continues at: mod.uk – Royal Navy team keep helicopters going in Afghanistan
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THESE ARE INDEED THE INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT MAKE SURE OUR BOYS GET THEIR WELFARE PARCELS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES. WE THANK THEM SO MUCH. OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THEM. FROM THE MO AND JO TEAM IN SOMERSET
Its good to see the behind the scenes guys getting a thanks – keep up the good work