Chinook Mine

British bomb-disposal soldier killed in Helmand
The Independent - London; 1/2/2010; 561 words; ...intelligence on explosive devices. The Government has also ordered 22 more Chinook helicopters to reduce the need for road convoys that are vulnerable to bombs and mines. They will not, however, arrive in Afghanistan until 2012-13, at a time...

U.S. ARMY TO FAST-TRACK MORE GEAR TO AFGHANS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/19/2009; 901 words; ...is much interest in HMMWVs and MRAPs [Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles...involved in the ongoing war effort. "Chinooks right now are hot in the current fight...government-to-government deal for Chinook D models to support Canadian forces in Afghanistan," he said. Chinooks are also being ...

U.S. ARMY TO FAST-TRACK MORE GEAR TO AFGHANS.
States News Service; 12/17/2009; 951 words; ...is much interest in HMMWVs and MRAPs [Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles...involved in the ongoing war effort. "Chinooks right now are hot in the current fight...government-to-government deal for Chinook D models to support Canadian forces in Afghanistan," he said. Chinooks are also being ...

A 21ST-CENTURY WAR IN A PRIMITIVE LAND
Winnipeg Free Press; 12/17/2009; 1973 words; ...special transportation needed for the short hop -- either a Chinook helicopter or armoured convoy -- was unavailable. The demands...ground is a possible killing zone. Sometimes the Taliban will mine a road or path after a column of soldiers has passed, forcing...

Cheer the Chinooks.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England); 12/16/2009; 389 words; ...save the lives of troops and improve the effectiveness of our armed forces. The 22 Chinooks will be welcomed by soldiers fighting a Taliban enemy using mines and booby traps to target convoys and patrols. And Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth...