Operation Gritrock
| Operation Gritrock | |
|---|---|
| Part of Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa | |
| Location | Sierra Leone |
| Planned by |  David Cameron (PM) Michael Fallon (Secretary of State for Defence) |
| Objective | Eradicate Ebola |
| Date | 30 October 2014 - 13 November 2015 (1 year, 4 months and 2 weeks) |
| Executed by | Royal Air Force Royal Navy British Army |
| Outcome | Sierra Leone declared Ebola free. British operational success. |
Operation Gritrock was the code name given to the British participation in the fight against the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. In November 2015, Sierra Leone was officially declared Ebola free.[1] More than 50 members of 5 Armoured Medical Regiment were presented with operational medals for their duties in Sierra Leone during the crisis.
Deployed forces
British Army
- HQ 104 Logistic Support Brigade, Commander - Brig S C McMahon CBE (Late Royal Logistic Corps).[2]
- 5 Armoured Medical Regiment.[3]
- 22 Field Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC).[4]
- 34 Field Hospital, RAMC.[5]
- 170 Infrastructure Support Group.[6]
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
Irish Defence Forces
- No. 1 Det Central Medical Unit (Collin's Barracks Cork)
- No. 2 Det Central Medical Unit (Defence Forces Training Centre)
Canadian Armed Forces (Operation Sirona)
References
- ↑ "Sierra Leone Declared Ebola Free". Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ "Brigadier Stephen McMahon CBE". British Army. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Medics Honoured As Sierra Leone Is Declared Ebola Free". Forces TV. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ "Armed Forces Minister visits military medics fighting Ebola". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Medals for ebola medics". British Army. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "SSgt Adam Marshall MBE". British Army. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. December 2014. p. 33.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.