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Mercury is a rather unique thing - it is one
of only very few multinational helicopter units in
the world (a second, at least for some time, was ran
under SFOR in Bosnia).
Made up of German Hueys from the Luftwaffe and Bundeswehr
(which also provides most of the Camp Infrastructure
at Toplicane), from Swiss Super Pumas and most recently
Austrian Alouette III and Black Hawks, this squadron-sized
team is flying unified under one set of standards,
one command, and for one mission - to provide Air
Mobility for the Peacekeepers, mainly for the Quick-Reaction
Crowd & Riot Control Troops. In my opinion this
offers a look into the future of European security
politics - neutral countries like Switzerland and
Austria can not shy away from their responsibility
in the world, and thus require the ability to cooperate
with NATO-Troops.
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