Quote:but I'm fairly sure the Helmand Hilton did not have a special quiet suite for sensitive aircrew types
Not sure you are right about that - crew rest and fatigue was an important issue.
I can only speak from deployments in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 as a Chinook mate.
Hardened accommodation at KAF, but crews at Bastion were sleeping 8 to a tent (airconditioned) until 2010 when they moved to hardened accommodation. I wouldn't classify anywhere at KAF/Bastion as quiet. Very few complaints in regard to accommodation at either location, and most crew duty/fatigue issues centred on tasking/flight hours/intensity rather than accommodation.