Apache

ROE (Rules of Engagement) 164–5, 231, 336

British Army Air Corps (AAC) 12, 27–9, 37–8, 98, 191, 197, 347

656 Squadron 12

1 flight 46

2 flight 46, 113, 188

3 flight 46, 53, 103, 183, 184–5, 238–9,

241–2, 245, 262, 263, 278, 335, 339

backgrounds of pilots 24

debriefs 90–1, 159

‘Deliberate Tasking’ 105, 106, 144, 155, 185

‘Duty Ops’ 105

first deployment to Afghanistan 39–41

Gereshk 70–82

Garmsir 143–61, 194–9

Helmand Reaction Force 106

HQ flight 46, 102, 113, 144, 155, 185–6, 200, 239, 334

Incident Response Team 106

intensity of fighting 22

‘IRT/HRF’ (emergency scramble) 106, 113, 114–15, 116, 117, 128, 137, 160, 171, 184, 187–8, 239, 242, 243

Jugroom Fort 239–51

Koshtay 206–25, 226–36, 237, 347

mail 182–3

medivacs/casevac 106, 148–9, 243, 246–7

names of aircraft 98–101

Operation Glacier 143–61, 194–237, 238, 239–51

Operation Steve–O 171–80

return from second deployment 347

ROE (Rules of Engagement) 164–5, 231, 336

SBS casualties, attempt to recover 1–9, 65, 111, 137, 167, 247–8

second deployment to Afghanistan 13, 42–8

situational/intelligence brief 92, 93–5, 109, 134, 195–6

‘Testing and Maintenance’ 106–7

664 Squadron 13, 42, 43, 46–7, 67

British Army units:

C Squadron of the Light Dragoons 154, 241, 253, 291, 317

Gurkhas 2

Information Exploitation Battlegroup 153–4, 194

Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) 236, 328, 338

Joint Helicopter Force (JHF) 17, 43–4, 56, 85, 90, 92, 93, 99, 105, 108, 109, 111, 115, 116, 128, 136, 141, 151, 159, 161, 166, 170, 182, 183, 190, 192, 197, 201, 233, 234, 236, 237, 243, 245, 326, 327, 334, 337, 338

Parachute Regiment 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 94

2 Para 26, 27

3 Para 21–2, 39

16 Air Assault Brigade 20, 48, 66, 141

Royal Artillery 193

Royal Engineers 16, 67, 275

Royal Fusiliers 40

Royal Marines 94, 194

3 Commando 48, 104, 143, 144–5, 146–7, 150, 238, 341–2, 345, 349, 350

Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) 154, 155–6, 157, 158, 197–8, 202–3, 208, 209, 224

29 Commando 193

42 Commando 72, 154, 159, 160–1, 170, 236, 243, 337

45 Commando 154, 348

Zulu Company 241, 242, 249, 254, 261, 263, 265, 268, 269, 270, 271, 276, 278, 279, 342–3, 344–5

SAS 26, 27, 28, 103, 197

SBS (Special Boat Service) 2, 8, 65, 111, 137, 154, 166, 167, 168, 197, 247–8

Special Forces 2–9, 154, 166, 170, 201, 240

British Army vehicles:

Pinzgauer 72, 156

Scimitar 241

Viking 249, 253, 317, 342

WMIK Land Rover 72, 129, 156

Bush, George W. 19–20

Cameron, David 128

Camp Bastion 7, 21, 43, 51, 60, 63, 64, 67, 70, 85, 112, 116, 125, 147, 167, 199, 234

appearance of 15

arrival at 12, 15–17

Christmas in 183–6

conditions 14, 18

descent into 12

front gate 162, 163

hospital 148

role of 12

security 162

surrounding landscape 15–16

Taliban observation of 162

Tony Blair visits 127–34

VIP visits 127–34, 191

Carl (Ewok) 109, 110, 111, 186, 187, 190

Blair visit to Camp Bastion and 127, 128

callsign 47, 100, 101

Electronic Warfare Officer 138–9

familiarisation flight 59, 60

Gereshk 71, 72, 74, 85, 87, 90, 91, 100, 101

joins Australian Army 354

Kajaki 113, 115, 116–17, 120, 121, 125, 126

Operation Glacier (Garmsir) 148, 158

Operation Glacier (Koshtay) 199, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 227, 228, 230, 231–2

Operation Glacier (Jugroom Fort) 244, 246, 248, 251, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 263–4, 265, 266, 267, 268–9, 270, 271, 273, 276, 277, 279, 280, 282, 283, 284, 286, 287, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 299, 300, 302, 303, 308, 310, 311, 313, 315, 317–18, 319, 322, 323, 325, 326, 327, 330, 332, 333, 338, 339

pilot, experience as a 46

promotion 353

Charlotte 97–8, 101, 102, 129, 166, 169, 170, 172–3, 175, 177, 178, 180, 183–4, 185, 236, 238–9, 241, 250, 262, 264, 278, 285, 289, 291, 299, 305, 309, 311, 312, 316, 320, 21, 334, 335, 353

CIA 135, 196

Cold War 29, 38, 112

Daily Mirror

181–2

Dannatt, Sir Richard 191–3, 233

DGSE 196

Dunn, Tom Newton 102

Elizabeth II, Queen 351–2

Elphinstone, General 65

Falklands War 26

Ford, Joan 348, 349

Ford, Lance Corporal Mathew 250, 252, 253–65, 266, 268–9, 270, 271, 272–4, 276, 277, 278, 279–83, 285, 286, 291, 292, 294–5, 296–301, 302, 303, 304, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 320, 321, 322, 324, 329, 333, 335, 336–7, 338, 341, 343–5, 347, 348–50

Forward Operating Base Dwyer 193

Forward Operating Base Robinson 136, 187

Fraser-Perry, Chris 276, 281, 282, 283, 285, 286, 292, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 313

Garmsir 93, 94, 104, 110, 112, 143–50, 151, 152–61, 193, 194–9, 226, 233, 239, 244, 342, 345, 346–7

GCHQ 154,196,342

Geordie (Vidal) 110, 190, 192

callsign 100–1

character 102–3, 111

Blair visit to Camp Bastion and 129, 130, 133

Operation Glacier (Koshtay) 201, 233

Operation Glacier (Jugroom Fort) 242, 244, 245, 248, 253, 258, 259, 263, 264, 267, 269, 270, 273, 276, 277, 281, 282, 283, 286, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 298, 300, 302, 308–9, 310, 311, 312, 316, 318, 319, 323, 326–7, 330, 332, 333, 336, 339, 341, 350, 351, 352, 353

Gereshk 20, 63, 69, 70, 73, 85, 96, 104

Green Zone, Helmand 4, 63, 64, 69, 70, 71, 94, 106, 112, 116, 121, 136, 143, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 181, 196, 203, 212, 226, 227, 239, 252