RAF CCT OP HERRICK RUSHES PACKAGE 01 AUG-SEP 2006 [Main Title]

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  • Title: RAF CCT OP HERRICK RUSHES PACKAGE 01 AUG-SEP 2006 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 709
  • Other titles: OPERATION HERRICK, 2006 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Rushes (actually a roughly edited compilation with captions) showing British forces' activity in Afghanistan, August and September 2006
  • Description: START 00:00:15 Caption "OMLT & ANA Camp Shirzai & Camp Tombstone 16-19 Aug 06" 00:00:23 Interview with Lieutenant Colonel David Hamilton (CO 7th Battalion the Royal Horse Artillery) describing the role of the OMLT (Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team) in training the ANA (Afghan National Army). 00:01:43 Interview with Sergeant Adamson, REME, a Mechanical Liaison Officer. 00:03:10 Interview (through interpreter) with Afghan student. 00:03:45 Interview with Lance Corporal Lilley, Royal Logistic Corps Support Regiment. 00:05:27 Sergeant Adamson teaches aspects of vehicle mechanics to his ANA students. 00:07:51 ANA personnel check wheels and engine on a Ford Ranger pickup truck. 00:09:21 Driving lesson for ANA members. 00:12:18 ANA soldiers in full pack line up before boarding Chinook helicopters (exterior and interior shots). Helicopter takes off (groun-dto-air shot). 00:16:36 Caption "MOG Deploys Camp Bastion 20 Aug 2006". 00:16:49 Interview with Lance Corporal Ross Gaines (?) of D Squadron, Household Cavalry Regiment about his role as a crew commander as part of the MOG (Manoeuvre Operation Group). 00:17:25 Armour crews walk across to their Scimitar armoured vehicles and carry out final checks. 00:28:29 Convoy of trucks followed by Scimitars make their way out of Camp Bastion through a series of anti-blast barriers. 00:31:57 Black screen. 00:32:17 Members of 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment gather under camouflage for a briefing. 00:33:48 The soldiers head off in a line and climb on board Chinook helicopters; some are carrying ladders. They also practice disembarking at speed. A quad bike is also driven on and off the helicopter. 00:38:40 Black screen. 00:38:51 "Op Atomi Camp Bastion 24 August 2006". 00:39:01 Image intensifier footage showing preparations at Camp Bastion for the search operation codenamed "Operation Atomi". Chinook helicopter awaits. 00:40:09 Dawn (colour footage): Chinook helicopter is loaded. Troops embark and two Chinooks take off. 00:44:33 "Charity Marathon Camp Bastion 21 Aug 06". 00:44:45 Interview with Sergeant Major Roger Dixon, organised of the race (actually a half-marathon) at Camp Bastion. 00:45:38 Scenes of preparation and of the race itself. Medals are presented. 00:49:59 "Op Medusa Camp Wilson 03 Sep 2006". 00:50:05 Interview with Lieutenant Grant Macdonald from 1st Battalion the Royal Canadian Regiment, discussing his routine. He discusses the patrol the previous night. 00:52:01 Row of Canadian LAV armoured vehicles and other equipment at Camp Wilson. Group of soldiers gather together. The vehicles move out. Helicopters fly overhead. 00:58:27 "MIN AF Visit Kandahar Airfield 06 Sep 2006". 00:58:38 Minister of the Armed Forces John Ingram visits British forces in Kandahar. END 01:00:47
  • Alternative Title: OPERATION HERRICK, 2006 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 709
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2006-08 2006-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (RAF Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event) British Army post-2000 (theme) Afghanistan post-2001 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Mini-DV Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 60
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