阿富汗坎大哈空军基地
Photo by UK Air Force/Sergeant Ross Tilly | 2014-05-02 11:54:34 | ZH870 (cn 382-5445)
2014年5月2日,阿富汗坎大哈空军基地,地勤正在引导英国空军第904空中远征联队的 C-130J-30 战术运输机。(Ground engineers seeing off an RAF C-130J from the Tactical Air Transport flightline at 904 Expeditionary Air Wing, Kandahar Air field, Afghanistan.The Tactical Air Transport Detachment, equipped with Hercules C-130J and BAE 146 aircraft from 30 Squadron and XXXII (The Royal) Squadron, makes sure personnel and equipment can move within and between the eight million square mile joint area of operations for which 83 Expeditionary Air Group is responsible.904 Expeditionary Air Wing (904 EAW) is responsible for the support and operation of RAF assets at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. As well as delivering hundreds of RAF air mobility movements every year with Hercules C-130J and BAE 146 aircraft, the EAW mountsattack and intelligence missions through its detachments of RAF Tornado GR4 fast jets. The EAW also provides support for a detachment providing launch and recovery of RAF and Reaper remotely piloted air systems.)