RAF Regiment airman killed in Afghanistan

The airman was part of a vehicle mounted patrol and died from wounds received as a result of an explosion which occurred in an area north of Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar province. 

Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, said yesterday:

"It is my sad duty to inform you that an airman from II Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment, part of the Kandahar Airfield Force Protection Wing, was killed this evening as a result of an explosion. He was on a mobile patrol in an area about four kilometres north of Kandahar Airfield when the explosion happened.
 
"He died doing his duty and among his fellow airmen; his sacrifice will not be forgotten."

This death is not connected to Operation MOSHTARAK.

Next of kin have been informed and have asked for a period of grace before further details are released.