«Helicopters are a key operational capability but in addition to its own fleets the department has been reliant on significant contracted helicopter support and on coalition helicopters,» the report stated. (politics.co.uk)
We read the medal citations in the papers, but this is the unsanitised version - the reality of crouching in a slit trench under mortar attack, the agonising wait for helicopter support, the heat, the thirst, the dirt, the monotony of ration packs, the fear, the chilling sounds and smell of war.The theme of the book is set by Fergusson's intricate account of the Siege of Now Zad. (totalpolitics.com)
«The consequences have included a shortage of helicopter support in Afghanistan thereby heightening the risk to the lives of British troops,» he said. (politics.co.uk)