NAVY NEWS, MARCH 2008 25
Landlocked in a sea ofof ssanndd
bious backlog of free postal packages in issues during a valuable question
time for the festive season,” said Lt and answer session.
port- Brewin. The winter months in Afghanistan
from “It was a massive undertaking, have seen a determination on the
e Vela as many parcels were addressed to part of the International Security
ional troops in some of the most remote Assistance Force to ‘take the fight to
o be areas of Afghanistan.” the enemy’, depriving the Taleban
The squadron also enjoyed
of their traditional rest and reor-
going some notable visitors over the fes-
ganisation period in the mountains
s we tive season when Top Gear pre-
and the Naval Sea Kings are making
senters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard
a real contribution to operations on
well. Hammond and James May arrived
the ground.
locks in Kandahar.
The ‘Junglies’ of CHF have
a. All “Many of the personnel who had
already established their usual good
e are requested to grow beards whilst in
reputation in theatre, and word will
theatre rather wished they had not
continue to spread as the Sea King
ce is when the famous trio relished in
Force’s footprint expands over com-
Naval the opportunity to stand in for the
ing months.
h the Detachment Commander’s inspec-
The Sea Kings have left behind
Royal tion, displaying the kind of ‘harsh
their traditional waves for a new
banter’ that many will have seen on
dominion over a landlocked sea of
tered their BBC television show,” added
sand.
when Lt Brewin.
● Top and right: Sea King HC4+
hats Another esteemed visitor was
operating over the dry landscape
vered the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir
of Afghanistan
tmas Jonathon Band, who during a
● Below: The helicopters of the
scat- visit to deployed RN personnel
Joint Helicopter Force (Afghani-
mand. in Afghanistan spent some time
stan): Lynx, Sea King, Chinook
f that with the Sea King detachment, and
and Apache
r the talked through some challenging Pictures: Cpl S Dove, AGC
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