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  • British Army welcome Estonian Army to Helmand (again)

    Colonel Andrew Jackson, the Deputy Commander of Task Force Helmand, welcomed a new Estonian Company to Camp Bastion this week.



    The Estonian contingent in Afghanistan consists of an infantry company with armoured personnel carriers, a national support element, a close protection team in Kabul, and staff officers.



    Colonel Jackson was present this week when a transfer of authority ceremony was held at Camp Bastion which saw the 11th rotation of Estonians in Afghanistan take over responsibility from the previous rotation.
    He said:

    "We greatly value the contribution that the soldiers from Estonia make. They are terrific soldiers, they have really got the area at Patrol Base Wahid under control. And they provided magnificent support to both 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment and now to 42 Commando Royal Marines as part of 3 Commando Brigade.

    "We wish those who are leaving a very safe trip home and we welcome those who just arrived and look forward to tackling many challenges with them over the months to come. It will be a difficult road, we will find lots of challenges, but I am sure that together, in the spirit of coalition operations, we are able to overcome all those challenges."

    During its six-month tour ESTCOY-11 expanded the secure zone in their area of responsibility to ensure the safety of local residents.

    Additional tasks included developing and training the Afghan National Security Forces, supporting reconstruction efforts and keeping the area clear of IEDs.

    During its deployment ESTCOY-11 had 73 different fire contacts, found and disposed of 25 IEDs, and also found dozens of caches containing various weapons, ammunition, communications equipment and resources to manufacture IEDs.

    read more here: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/BritishWelcomeNewEstonianCompanyToHelmand.htm

    great to see such a tiny nation with a population of just over a million people getting stuck in like this - especially with an Armoured Infantry Company.

    provides great experience for their soldiers and their army as a whole too.

    we could do with more of this.
    RGJ

    ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

    The Rifles

  • #2
    A country like Estonia can deploy troops to A'Stan and yet, we can't.

    Unbelievable.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Hello Alaska View Post
      A country like Estonia can deploy troops to A'Stan and yet, we can't.

      Unbelievable.
      Estonia is a member of NATO!

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      • #4
        Originally posted by DeV View Post
        Estonia is a member of NATO!
        come join us - you know it makes sense
        RGJ

        ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

        The Rifles

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