THE INTERNATIONAL MINE ACTION TRAINING CENTRE, KENYA, DECEMBER 2005 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE INTERNATIONAL MINE ACTION TRAINING CENTRE, KENYA, DECEMBER 2005 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFA 3110
  • Other titles: HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND 2005 COLLECTION [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Members of the Ugandan Police Force cross over into neighbouring Kenya to attend the International Mine Action Training Centre (IMATC) based at Embakasi Garrison south of Nairobi.
  • Description: START 02:00:00 02:00:30 Casualty evacuation drills: policeman "injured" on the previous tape is attended to. (His arm is "severed" and he has a bloody prosthetic "stump".) His woulds are bound and he is stretchered from the minefield. 02:05:44 Union flag and flag of the IMATC flying. 02:06:19 Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Tim Wildish, Commanding Officer of IMATC, about the setting up of the permanent centre in Kenya. 02:11:09 Interview with WO2 Les Levick (QSMI), instructor at IMATC, discussing the pressure upon the students at the Centre; also the use of live (but unfused) explosives during the training. 02:18:45 Student operates a remote controlled MV-4 tracked flail vehicle (using a Playstation controller). The vehicle moves slowly across a minefield. 02:24:12 Signs: "Mine Awareness Training Area" and mine warnings in English and Swahili (?). 02:26:48 General views of the IMATC complex. END 02:27:43
  • Alternative Title: HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND 2005 COLLECTION [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFA 3110
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFA 3110)
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  • Production Date: 2005-12-07
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Headquarters Land Command (Production sponsor) Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company) Capon, Kevin (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Wildish, Tim (person) Levick, Les (person) Ugandan Police Force (regiment/service) International Mine Action Training Centre, Kenya (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya (geography) British Army post-2000 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 33; Running time: 27 mins
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