SURGE OPERATION BY 1ST BATTALION THE RIFLES IN THE NAWA-I-BARAKZAYI DISTRICT, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, 6 MARCH 2009 (TAPE 5) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: SURGE OPERATION BY 1ST BATTALION THE RIFLES IN THE NAWA-I-BARAKZAYI DISTRICT, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, 6 MARCH 2009 (TAPE 5) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 328
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Members of C Company, 1st Battalion the Rifles, accompanied by the Afghan National Army (ANA), make their way from Forward Operating Base Delhi in Garmsir to Patrol Base Jaker in the Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, ready to conduct patrols and surge operations against suspected Taliban areas.
  • Description: Senior officers of C Company cook a barbecue for their counterparts in the ANA at FOB Delhi prior to the move to Nawa. Convoy (1 RIFLES and ANA) moves from FOB Delhi through Garmsir (GMR) to Patrol Base Jaker: views from top cover of moving vehicle. The journey involves driving through the desert, fording streams and negotiating some very rough roads. Arrival at PB Jaker. Patrol (C Company and ANA) begins with briefings: members of the ANA receive orders from British CO. The patrol sets off on foot through local village, across culvert and along the edge of fields. Afghan soldier using a mine detector finds an IED (improvised explosive device), consisting of a triggering plate, battery pack and sticks of explosive hidden by a small building. He renders it safe; and a further search is made for secondary devices. The patrol sets off on foot again across a field; they also precariously cross a stream by balancing on a tree branch. Later, while patrolling along the edge of a field near a treeline, they briefly come under small arms fire (SAF) - they take cover behind a compound wall before advancing further. Afghan and British soldiers engage the distant enemy using small arms and grenade launchers. Shaky camera shots as the patrol advances and regroups. ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets: TIME CODE SHOT DESCRIPTION 00:00 BARS 00:30 Command element of C Coy 1 Rfls host ANA for a BBQ 06:20 Vehicle move from FOB DEHLI through GMR and into the desert 17:50 Vehicles arrive at PB JAKER 18:05 OC C Coy gives orders 19:05 ANA receive orders from OC AMBER 42 19:45 ANA and C Coy prep to go out on patrol 20:30 ANA and C Coy leave on patrol 22:10 Various patrol shots 29:35 ANA discover IED 35:00 Patrol moves off- various patrol shots 42:00 SAF contact – various shots 48:50 Troops reorg 49:57 TAPE ENDS
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFM 328)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2009-03-11
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company) Cooper (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, The Rifles, 1st Battalion (regiment/service) Afghan National Army (regiment/service) Taliban (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: FOB Delhi, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography) Patrol Base Jaker, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography) British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event) Afghanistan post-2001 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: Mini-DV Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 60; Running time: 49 mins
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  • Notes: Date: note that this is chronologically earlier than the previous tapes.
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