New workshop services front line vehicles
7 Feb 11
A purpose-built workshop for the in-theatre maintenance and repair of UK military vehicles was recently opened in Camp Bastion, southern Afghanistan, by Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox.
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at work in the new, purpose-built Equipment Sustainability System facility at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan
[Picture: Corporal Mark Webster, Crown Copyright/MOD 2011]
Staffed by up to 130 military engineers and Defence Support Group (DSG) civilians, the multi-million pound facility will mean that vehicles no longer have to be returned to the UK for deep repair and maintenance, saving millions per year in equipment rotation costs.
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