Title:ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS, TACTICAL SUPPORT UNIT LAND ROVER TRAINING, SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 22 MAY 2005 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 191
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Members of the Iraqi Police Service's Tactical Support Unit (TSU) receive training in the use of their new police Land Rovers.
Description: START 00:00:00 Bars.
00:00:50 Iraqi Police fortified Land Rovers drive around traffic cones on a driving range. They weave slowly between the bollards with their lights flashing (but no siren).
00:03:22 Close-up of Land Rover in its distinctive blue and white livery. It sets off and drives around the course, returning to its original position. Reversing manoeuvres are also practiced.
00:07:58 British soldiers assist officers from the elite Tactical Support Unit (TSU). Parking procedures (including reversing) are practiced.
00:11:23 Puma helicopter flies overhead. Further vehicle manoeuvrings are practiced at length.
00:16:50 Cut-in shots of TSU members getting on board Land Rover.
00:18:27 View through windscreen (smaller than a normal Land Rover windscreen due to the extra metal frames) as the manoeuvres continue; TSU member at the wheel.
00:20:04 Two Land Rovers on dirt road, driving at speed with sirens; also shots on the tarmacced practice track (driving past camera).
00:23:25 General views of the vehicles and of soldiers and TSU members.
END 00:25:15
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 191
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2005-05-22
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
Iraqi Police Service (regiment/service)
Keywords: Shaibah Logistics Base, Shaibah, 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: DVCam
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 40; Running time: 25 mins
