IS2007-7543

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IS2007-7543
19 July 2007
Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

Traffic Technician Corporal Mike Hill of the Mobile Air Movements Section (MAMS) guides a forklift as it loads a pallet of Canadian equipment into a Canadian-chartered Ilyushin cargo aircraft at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

The MAMS personnel are responsible for the load, unload, and passenger check-in for all Canadian military and commercial flights in and out of Kandahar Airfield.

About 2500 members of the Canadian Forces (CF) are currently serving as part of Joint Task Force Afghanistan. Most of the soldiers are stationed at Kandahar Airfield and at Camp Nathan Smith, Canada’s Provincial reconstruction Team (PRT) in Kandahar City. Other personnel are assigned to various military headquarters, a support base, and civilian organizations.

They play a key role in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force mission whose goal is to improve the security situation in Afghanistan and assist in rebuilding the country.

Photo: MCpl Kevin Paul, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

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