Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Several edited sequences showing British activities in Iraq, 2004.
Description: START 00:00:00 Bars and black screen (timecode freezes).
00:00:05 Caption "Infrastructure".
00:00:09 Sequence showing members of 37 Armoured Engineer Squadron (volunteers) assisiting in a project to erect electricity pylons using Chinook helicopters.
00:01:29 Building of pontoons for bridges under the supervision of the Royal Engineers. The sections are craned into place.
00:02:46 "Trained Police".
00:02:50 Sequences show the training of Iraqi police instructors by the Danish Army: classroom lessons, weapons training, arrest procedures, range work, final tests and passing out parade.
00:09:46
00:10:05 Freeze frame on blank screen for several seconds. TIMECODE RESET.
00:00:00 Bars.
00:00:21 Caption "Handover of CMATT and ICDF Um Qasr 12.6.04 With the First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Alan West GCB, DSC, ADC".
00:00:24 Scenes at the opening ceremony of Umm Qasr Naval Base and handover to the ICDF (Iraqi Coastal Defence Force), featuring shots of new patrol boats provided by CMATT (Coalition Military Assistance Training Team). Includes interviews with Sir Alan.
00:17:21 Iraqi Riverine Patrol Service (IRPS) rigid inflatable boats and other small craft in action on the Shatt al-Arab, togethre with footage of one of the ICDF's patrol boats at sea.
00:21:04 Crown Copyright and end captions.
END 00:21:18
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 617
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2004
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Army Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: West, Alan William John (person)
British Army, Royal Engineers, 35 Engineer Group, 37 Engineer Squadron [NEW TERM] (regiment/service)
Royal Danish Army, Danish Military Police (regiment/service)
Iraqi Police Service (regiment/service)
Royal Navy (regiment/service)
Iraqi Coastal Defence Force (regiment/service)
Iraqi Riverine Patrol Directorate (regiment/service)
Keywords: 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: 31 mins