Tuesday 28 Oct 2014 @ 12:10
Ministry of Defence
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British troops leave Helmand province for the last time
UK forces have left Camp Bastion in Helmand Province for the last time, handing the base over to the Afghan National Army (ANA).
UK Armed Forces have left the Bastion-Leatherneck complex, the final camp in Helmand Province, for the last time, handing the base over to 215 Corps of the ANA.
British troops and United States Marine Corps personnel who had been serving under the International Security Assistance Force’s Regional Command (Southwest) (RC (SW)) redeployed to Kandahar after formally marking the end of combat operations at a ceremony recently.
Helicopters and aircraft from the UK and US moved personnel to Kandahar Airfield in preparation for their return home.
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