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A joint team of RAF regular personnel from , reserves and contractors have provided a backbone of information and communications technology skills in Afghanistan since operations began in December 2001. One of the first units deployed, they may also be amongst the last to leave as the UK drawdown in Afghanistan continues and Afghan-led forces take responsibility for security.

equipment has been widely used throughout Afghanistan, and as the number of British forces reduce so too does the need for bandwidth. So personnel are dismantling and repacking the deployable kit. This will enable it to be shipped back to the UK, ready for use somewhere else, on one of the RAF鈥檚 freighters operated by based at Kandahar.

Squadron Leader Dave Harvey, Officer Commanding Kandahar Information and Communication Services Squadron, said:

You can see drawdown happening as Afghan forces take responsibility for their own future. What you can鈥檛 see here however is the 鈥榳hole air force鈥� - contractors and reservists working with my unit as one communications team, always using the best person for the job.

皇冠体育app changes in Kandahar have been seen by Corporal Craig Caira-Neeson, a reservist from who said:

This is my second deployment to Kandahar. I really feel part of the team here. I鈥檓 often the first point of contact at the help desk, and I like to solve people鈥檚 problems if I can.

Kandahar is home to the RAF鈥檚 tactical air transport fleet and fast jets, which provide overwatch and shows of force to Afghan-led ground forces. An RAF presence will endure until the last British forces leave the country, and there will be a continuing requirement for information and communications technicians as long as they are there.

Squadron Leader Dave Harvey said:

Wherever we operate we need as they play a key part in delivering mission essential information to the right person and at the right time.

We have recently been busy across the globe in areas like Mali and supporting operations over Libya. I鈥檓 always interested to hear from people wanting careers in the communications infrastructure or technology trades.

皇冠体育app Reacher system is the sort of deployable equipment that we train on and I鈥檓 sure we鈥檒l be putting it up somewhere new soon enough; although I can鈥檛 guess where.

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