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Redeployment of kit from Afghanistan
As the drawdown of UK forces continues apace in Helmand, a senior officer talks of the unprecedented redeployment of equipment taking place.
Brigadier Duncan Capps has recently completed a tour of duty in Afghanistan where he was Commander Joint Force Support (JFS). He briefed media representatives in MOD Main Building in London about the progress being made processing and redeploying kit and equipment in theatre in readiness for the drawdown of troops in 2014.
Redeployment
As UK bases close in Helmand province, or are handed over to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), and the number of British troops reduces, so the associated kit and equipment is being prepared either for removal from theatre or for its next role. A large proportion of it will find its way back to UK units or specialised military storage, but not all of it. Which is why the process is called redeployment, and it is one which is well on track.
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