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First British Reservists leave for Sierra Leone

Recently the first UK reserves and 100 regulars departed for Sierra Leone where they will help to tackle the Ebola outbreak.

The regular and reserve personnel from across the three Services departed from RAF Brize Norton alongside members of the Canadian military.

Once in country, personnel will take over from clinicians attached to 22 Field Hospital, who have been deployed since October, manning the 12 bed facility reserved to treat healthcare workers with Ebola.

Minister for Reserves, Julian Brazier, said:

I welcome the deployment of reservists to continue the crucial work already being carried out in Sierra Leone by our medics and Royal Engineers.

We are fully committed to providing our reserve forces with the best training and support, fully integrating them with their regular counterparts. Their imminent deployment is just one example of how our reserve forces can make a huge contribution to the defence of the UK.

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