W COMPANY, 45 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES, IN SANGIN, AFGHANISTAN, OCTOBER 2008 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: W COMPANY, 45 COMMANDO ROYAL MARINES, IN SANGIN, AFGHANISTAN, OCTOBER 2008 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 337
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Members of 3 Troop, W Company, 45 Commando, prepare for patrols in the Sangin area.
  • Description: Preparation at Sangin DC (District Centre) for foot patrol: scenes of patrol underway in the coutryside outside Sangin. Back at base, soldiers pose for group photograph. Second patrol sequence; leaving Sangin DC at first light. The patrol takes them into the "Green Zone" of the upper Sangin Valley, where there is a high risk of contact with insurgents. Debriefing at patrol base. Cutaway shots of weapons and kit. Members of fire support group (FSG) in heavily camouflaged observation tower; close-ups of sniper as warning shots are fired at "dickers" - suspected Taliban look-outs. (He announces that he has hit a sheep, but this is not shown and may be a joke.) Views on roof as snipers track the dickers; one soldier has a Javelin missile. Interviews at Sangin DC with soldiers about their background and experiences. Interviewees are A B Tombs (45 Commando), Major Ross Preston (OC W Company, 45 Commando) and three members of 1st Battalion the Rifles, part of the OMLT - Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (working with the Afghan National Army): Major John Kitson (OC), Sergeant Neil Thompson and Lance Corporal Joss Collins. View from rear door of Chinook helicopter in flight. ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets: Time Code Description 00:00 BARS 0122 Prep for patrol OC 3 comment 0340 Patrolling 0815 Patrol prep first light 0930 Patrolling 1255 Sunrise & crossing bridge XX 1500 Patrolling Green Zone 1600 Patrol Base 1630 Patroling Green zone XX 1753 Debrief patrol 1832 Cut aways 1850 Spotting and engaging Dickers from FSG Tower XX 2355 Piece to camera AB Tombs clerk 2630 Piece to camera Maj Ross Preston OC W Coy 45 CDO RM 2921 Piece to camera Maj John Kitson OC OMLT 1 Rifles 3050 Piece to camera Sgt Niel Thompson 1 Rifles 3838 Piece to camera LCpl Joss Collis 1 Rifles 3540 View from rear door during flight CH 47 XX 3700 END
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 337
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFM 337)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2008-10-04
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company) Hewitt, Mark (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Royal Marines, 45 Commando, W Company (regiment/service) British Army, The Rifles, 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography) British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event) British Army post-2000 (theme) Royal Marines (theme) 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: 37 mins
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