ROYAL AIR FORCE
Two aerobatic Hawk T1 jet aircraft in the livery for the 2010 display season. The jets belong to 208 Squadron, Royal Air Force and are based at RAF Valley on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Strategic Logistics – C17, Tristar, VC10 Air provides the key strategic communi- cation link to Afghanistan demonstrating Speed & Global reach. All Air Transport assets offer massive logistics capability and are able to deploy directly into the combat zone. Clearly, this is not a routine airline
task, the massive logistical challenge of moving vast quantities of personnel & freight being met by the ‘can do’ attitude of RAF personnel.
International support: ‘Force for Good’ In recent years, Air Power has been a criti- cal element of the provision of rapid hu-
manitarian assistance around the world. From assisting in the Kurdish refugee cri- sis of 1991, to maintaining an air bridge into Sarajevo in the mid-1990s – which lasted longer than the Berlin Airlift and carried more freight - to providing relief in Mozambique following the floods of 2000 and Indonesia in the aftermath of the Tsunami, to helping the people of Pa- kistan after the 2005 earthquake, air has provided reach, speed of response and flexibility. Moreover, Operation HIGH- BROW, the evacuation of over 4,500 Brit- ish and other nationals from Lebanon in July 2006, once again demonstrated the key role that Air Power plays in joint operations in potentially hostile envi-
Air Power has been a critical element of the provision of rapid humanitarian assistance around the world
ronments. RAF Chinook helicopters pro- vided the ship-shore-ship link not only to remove people from danger, but also to deploy UK and UN officials to assist in resolving the political and humanitar- ian crisis. The RAF is demonstrably able to act quickly and decisively in response to a range of humanitarian crises around the world as a ‘Force for Good’ - howev- er, this is only possible because the RAF fields a balanced suite of capabilities un- derpinned by committed Servicemen and
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