The Loadstar » US suspends military shipments from Afghanistan to Dubai after bomb find

IED found on some military cargo.  Good article that explains a little at the end about how the DG rules apply to Military Charters.  

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“Military charter of commercial aircraft is where it gets a bit grey,” explained a spokesman for IATA. “There are really two types – military charters where the aircraft is operated as a ‘military’ flight, in which case military rules apply. Then there are military charters that are operated as commercial flights. Here the full DGR provisions apply, and any dangerous goods that are not permitted must be carried under either an approval or exemption, as applicable for the dangerous goods in question.”

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