http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/tags/vehiclearmouredgreennvgnight/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:28:34 -0700 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:28:34 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/buddyicons/48399297@N04.jpg?1342520686#48399297@N04 http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/tags/vehiclearmouredgreennvgnight/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/4453539429/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/defenceimages/">Defence Images</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/4453539429/" title="Afghanistan Air Resupply at Night"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2755/4453539429_2b9bc09808_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Afghanistan Air Resupply at Night" /></a></p> <p>Soldiers from the Household Cavalry Regiment Battle Group load ration supplies, dropped at night by C-130 Hercules aircraft, onto a Springer vehicle near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Edinburgh on the outskirts of Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan. <br /> <br /> Air drops are being used to minimise the threat to road convoys from improvised explosive devices (IED’s) by reducing their need. The loads can be dropped accurately from the air, making resupplying the Forward Operating Bases less dangerous. Troops collect the stores from the drop zone, and use a variety of vehicles including the new Springer to return the rations into the FOB.<br /> <br /> Photographer:Sgt Keith Cotton RLC<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.defenceimages.mod.uk" rel="nofollow">www.defenceimages.mod.uk</a></p> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:28:34 -0700 2010-03-22T13:28:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Defence Images) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4453539429 Afghanistan Air Resupply at Night <p>Soldiers from the Household Cavalry Regiment Battle Group load ration supplies, dropped at night by C-130 Hercules aircraft, onto a Springer vehicle near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Edinburgh on the outskirts of Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan. <br /> <br /> Air drops are being used to minimise the threat to road convoys from improvised explosive devices (IED’s) by reducing their need. The loads can be dropped accurately from the air, making resupplying the Forward Operating Bases less dangerous. Troops collect the stores from the drop zone, and use a variety of vehicles including the new Springer to return the rations into the FOB.<br /> <br /> Photographer:Sgt Keith Cotton RLC<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.defenceimages.mod.uk" rel="nofollow">www.defenceimages.mod.uk</a></p> Defence Images uk afghanistan green soldier army support unitedkingdom britain military transport equipment vehicle british op springer supplies operation campaign defense defence nightvision brf afganistan herrick armoured nvg helmand resupply airdrop 3rifles protectedsupportvehicle musaqalprotected vehiclearmouredgreennvgnight visionnightvisionairdropsuppliesresupplytransportvehicleequipmentherricksoldierafghanistanbrf3 riflesarmyoperationopcampaignafganistanhelmandspringermusa qal’eh http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en