Title:FLEET COMBAT CAMERA TEAM (FCCT) TAPE 28 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 157
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2003 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Informal coverage of the opening day of the new Regional Police Training Academy in Basra at Camp Chindit, Az Zubayr.
Description: START 00:00:00 Bars.
00:00:45 Recruits to the Police Academy march in formation (drill). Interpreter liaises with British Army Officer and speaks to the recruits. Further drill shots (marching in formation). In attendance are members of the Corps of Royal Military Police, the Italian Carabinieri MSU (Multinational Specialised Unit) and Danish Military Police.
00:06:58 Recruits marching into position. Members of the British Police are also present.
00:11:25 More marching. Members of the Carabinieri talk amongst themselves; local men talk to British police officer. Further general views of those assembled. Recruits line up.
00:16:03 Further recruits are searched (along with their luggage) as they enter the Police Academy.
00:19:46 Interviews with British Military Policeman and officer from the Metropolitan Police.
00:23:51 Local men shovel gravel outside the Hesco barriers surrounding the Academy.
00:24:17 Interview with other RMP members.
END 00:29:57
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2003 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 157
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2003-12-27
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Fleet Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Corps of Royal Military Police (regiment/service)
Metropolitan Police (regiment/service)
Italian Army, Carabinieri, Multinational Specialised Unit (regiment/service)
Royal Danish Army, Danish Military Police (regiment/service)
Iraqi Police Service (regiment/service)
United States Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: Regional Police Training Academy in Basra, Camp Chindit, Az Zubayr, Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: Mini-DV
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 63; Running time: 29 mins
