number of troops committed): Albania – 60 troops Austria – 160 troops, 50 special forces of the Jagdkommando Belgium – 100 troops, 22 special forces of the Special Forces Group, one C-130 transport aircraft + airforce personnel Bulgaria – Two officers Croatia – 15 special forces (Special Operations Battalion) Estonia – 55 troops Finland – 60 troops France – 2,000 troops, eight helicopters, 500 soldiers providing logistical support<ref name=dispel/> Germany – Four Greece – Four Ireland – 450 troops, including 50 Army Ranger Wing (special forces) operatives and two helicopters Italy – 100 troops (Medical Role 2) Netherlands – 60 Marines Poland – 400 troops 16 KTO Rosomak APCs, three Mi-17 helicopters and one C-295 transport aircraft. Portugal – One C-130H with 30 Air Force personnel Romania – 120 troops Slovenia – 15 special forces (ESD) including one in EUFOR HQ in France Spain – Two Tactical Transport Aircraft (CASA 295) with 100 troops Sweden – 202 Swedish Marines and a small group from the Särskilda skyddsgruppen (SSG) United Kingdom – Four Deployment The mission dealt with logistical difficulties from the beginning. Originally scheduled to be launched in November 2007, the mission was delayed by the lack of equipment and money and the preparations continued only after the French promised another 500 support units and 10 helicopters. Chad and the CAR are landlocked countries and the area of operation was on their eastern border (some 2,400 kilometres from the Atlantic coastline, of which only could be crossed by rail). This required the use of harbours and territory of Cameroon and airlifting the rest to N'Djamena as the Abéché airport in the theatre was not considered safe. Major technical support, especially the transportation of daily needs of the troops (such as food and water), were provided by the permanent French mission to Chad. Deployment was not made any easier by limited infrastructure, the vastness of the area of operations, the inability of the government of Chad to provide basic supplies for the mission and the severe climate. The logistical problems were highlighted by the fact that full operational capability (FOC) could not be declared until 15 September 2008, a full six months after the declaration of the initial operational capability and halfway through the mission. It was originally expected to be achieved by May. The mission also continued to struggle over airlift capabilities, partially settling the matter only in December with