Camp Bastion: UK's military city in Afghanistan - in pictures

British army soldiers take a break at Camp Bastion, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/PA

Members of the Joint Helicopter Support Unit prepare to attach another load of supplies to an 18 Squadron Chinook for a resupply run to Sangin Photograph: MOD/EPA

The prime minister, David Cameron, speaks to British troops at breakfast during his first visit to Afghanistan since taking office on 11 June, 2010 Photograph: Getty Images

David Beckham at the Theatre Working Dog Unit Photograph: MOD/PA

British medics assess injuries at the joint forces field hospital Photograph: Reuters/Reuters

General view of Camp Bastion British military hospital Photograph: Susannah Ireland/Rex Features

Joint Theatre Education Centre Photograph: MOD

Pizza Hut at Camp Bastion Photograph: Nick Hopkins for the Guardian

Driver training with the new Wolfhound vehicle Photograph: MOD/PA

Pallbearers carry coffins of soldiers on to an RAF plane for repatriation Photograph: Handout/Getty Images

An aerial view of Camp Bastion Photograph: Johnny Green/PA