Troops to head to Afghanistan
Soldiers from Mid and East Lothian will be among 1000 Scottish troops heading for Afghanistan this year.
The MoD announced in the UK Parliament recently that the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) would be among the next wave of Army and RAF personnel heading for Helmand province.
Most of the forces will deploy in April, with some going later in the summer.
Frontline base
Around 100 B Company soldiers from 1 SCOTS are already in Afghanistan.
These troops were deployed from Dreghorn Barracks in October to support 3rd Battalion The Rifles, who are based at nearby Redford Barracks.
The majority of 9500 UK forces will be spread around Helmand, commanded by 4th Mechanized Brigade which takes over from 11 (Light) Brigade in April.
Lieutenant Colonel Charlie Herbert, commanding officer of 1 SCOTS, said: "We have had a company of men out in a small frontline base over the past six months doing some excellent work alongside our Edinburgh neighbours, 3 RIFLES.
"They have sent us many useful reports and now the rest of the battalion is raring to go and build on their achievements."
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