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Afghanistan – NATO ~ ISAF  –  2007

Afghan Mission  –  Training  ANA  –  Military  Mentors  –  September  2007 Training  and  Equipping  the  Afghan  Security  Forces Tools,  Tactics,  and  Technology —  Part  1 :  The  ANA Edited  excerpts  –  Parliament's  Standing Committee  on  National  Defence NATO~ISAF  assists  ANA  officers  at  the  Kabul  Military  Training  Center  ISAF  personnel  train  Afghan  military  instructors,  who,  in turn,  train  their  own  soldiers.  ISAF  staff  and  ANA  instructors  work  under  the  US  forces  at  the   Kabul  Military  Training  Centre  [ KMTC ].  In  addition   to  the  majority  American  contingent,  there  are  sixty  British  troops ,  along  with  smaller detachments of  Romanian,  Mongolian,  and  French soldiers.  Fifteen  (15)  Canadian Forces  [CF]  personnel  also serve at the  KMTC. Read edited excerpts from Standing Committee on National Defence report

Canada in Afghanistan – NATO Armour in Southern Afghanistan – Aug 2007 First of 20 Loaned Leopard 2A6M CANs Arrive in Kandahar: A Glimpse of the CF's Future  (With the Help of Our Friends) Stephen  Priestley ,  CASR   Researcher / Illustrator First the Big Move, Then the Small  –  Life-Extensions for the Loaned Leopards Loaned German Leopard 2s arrived at Kandahar aboard an Antonov An-124 airlifter before being  loaded  (right) onto other loaned vehicles - Dutch Army XF95 Tropcos (Heavy  Equipment Trailers) in an effort  to spare wear & tear  before  combat  begins. Read the full article on transporting the loaned Leopard tanks to Kandahar

Canada in Afghanistan – Allied Armour in Southern Afghanistan – May 2007 Leopard-kampvogne til Afghanistan:  Help from our Friends The Danish Army  is Prepared  to Deploy Tanks  to Helmand Stephen  Priestley ,  CASR   Researcher / Illustrator Checking the Cat's Pedigree  –  Danish Leopard 2 A5 DKs  are a  Breed  Apart Denmark's  Leopard  2 A5 DK was ordered from the outset with the lessons of the Gulf War in mind. Turret drives and gun stabiliz- ation are all electric, avoiding heat build-up from hydraulic pumps as in the Leopard C2. An electrical generator runs turret systems and an air-conditioner.  The 2 A5 DKs also have APUs for "silent running/engine off ". In choosing a '2 A5 upgrade  rather than the latest '2 A6  standard,  the Danes decided to forgo long  L/55 120mm guns. This provides Canada with an opportunity  to compare the Dane's short L/44 guns with longer guns of leased Leopard 2 A6Ms. Were Afghanistan to reveal any downside to that long gun, the purchased  CF Leopard 2s could keep L/44s. Read the full article on Danish plans to deploy Leopard tanks to Helmand