As for material (vehicles, munitions etc.), for both US and NATO forces, most of it arrives through Pakistan and is driven, via convoy, through the mountains. Once in-theater, they hook up with their next unit, which may be operating out of the air base or a Forward Operating Base (FOB). I think that many of the American units arrive at Bagram Air Base. They arrive at the Kandahar Air Field, which acts as the HQ for much of the NATO force in Afghanistan.
On his last deployment, my friend went Edmonton-Toronto-Abu Dhabi-Kandahar. In Canada, the soldier takes a "CC-150 Polaris" (a converted Airbus A-310) and takes whatever route will be safe. I think most of the US international infantry deployments go via C-5 Galaxy flights from a base in North Carolina and are airborne-refueled over Europe. Logistics in Canada are much simpler than in the US. After the work-up training, he usually gets one 1-2 week leave. Most importantly, maybe, it builds trust and ensures that the soldier is mentally ready for the deployment. Work-up training familiarizes the soldier with the tactics and rules of engagement in the theater. Once accepted, he spends 4-10 months (depending on experience and when the next rotation starts) in work-up training with the unit that he's volunteered into. force unit that has a rotation coming up. In order for a reservist to go to Afghanistan, he has to first volunteer for a reg. In Canada, no reserve units have ever been deployed explicitly to Afghanistan. I'll start from the point of view of a reservist because one of my best friends took this path. I'll try to point out areas that I know are different from the American process.
StuRat ( talk) 01:27, 2 February 2009 (UTC) I can give you the Canadian perspective. However, recall that the US only initially provided air support for the Northern Alliance, and let them defeat the Taliban on the ground. Let's say some average soldier or whatever gets orders to go to Afghanistan today? What is the process and the places that he goes before finally reaching whatever part of Afghanistan he's supposed to go to? Like, does he take a plane to europe and then fly into kabul or what? Also, how did the initial troops get into Afghanistan back in 2001? -Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.171.234.117 ( talk) 00:33, 2 February 2009 (UTC) For the initial movement of troops into Afghanistan, they went mainly through Pakistan and Uzbekistan. 1.9 Candidates of The 2005 Lebanese Electionsįebruary 2 How does the US Army go to Afghanistan?.1.8 origin of the meme "yo dawg, heard u like _ so I put some _ in your _ so you can _ while you _".1.7 Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution.1.1 How does the US Army go to Afghanistan?.
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