SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE DES BROWNE VISITS BRITISH FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN, 12 JUNE 2006 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE DES BROWNE VISITS BRITISH FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN, 12 JUNE 2006 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1189
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Newly-appointed Defence Secretary Des Browne pays an official visit to Afghanistan; he is seen at at Camp Bastion and Lashkar Gah with British and Afghan troops. Tape includes lengthy shot of BBC camera position with reporter Paul Wood, Chinook helicopters arriving at Camp Bastion, Des Browne meeting Colonel Charlie Knaggs, cookhouse (with large screen television), and scenes at the Regional Governor's offices in Lashkar Gah. Des Browne is shown equipment and watches displays by British and Afghan soldiers at Camp Bastion.
  • Description: SHOTSHEET (copied, without amendment, from accompanying Defence Media Operations Centre computer disc): START 00:45:00 Paul Wood (BBC) and cameraman waiting for Des Browne to make a statement about a recent fatality. 09:24:00 Des Brown making statement about recent fatality. Long shot no audio. 11:04:00 Mid shot of Des and Paul doing a nodding head shots. 12:20:00 Des arriving in Bastion and being given a brief on how camp building has progressed. 14:23:00 CH-47s arriving to take Des to Lashkar Gah. 16:15:00 Various shots of Loadmaster and passengers in CH-47and view out the rear of another CH-47 taxiing. 19:13:00 Des Brown arriving in Lash and being greeted by Colonel Knaggs. 21:17:00 Des getting his lunch at Lash. 23:38:00 Various shots outside the Regional Governors office in Lash of Afghan security and British soldiers. 03:12:00 Pull focus from sunflowers to Snatch land rovers. 03:57:00 More shots of soldiers outside Regional governor's office. 05:40:00 Shot of small bird seeking shade in soldiers webbing. 06:55:00 Various recruitment posters outside Governor Doud's office. 07:41:00 Des Brown meeting soldiers at Lash and discussing new body armour and environment their working in. 14:15:00 Des leaves Lashkah Gah. 16:20:00 Des watches bridge assembling exercise at Bastion. 18:36:00 Des meets soldiers once bridge has been built. 19:45:00 Des walking through camp Bastion and climbing up ladder to get a view over the whole camp. 21:00:00 Des watches Afghan soldiers practice a section advance to contact as taught by British soldiers. 24:20:00 Des meets Afghan Soldiers. Tape ends.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 1189
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions:
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2006-06-12
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company) Punter, Paul (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Browne, Desmond Henry (person) Knaggs, Charles Peter Huntley "Charlie" (person) British Army (regiment/service) Royal Air Force (regiment/service) Afghan National Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography) Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography) British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event) British Army post-2000 (theme) Royal Air Force post-2000 (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: 45 mins (ca)
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    BFV 1189

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 1190 (SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE DES BROWNE VISITS BRITISH FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN, 12 JUNE 2006 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1191 (SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE DES BROWNE VISITS BRITISH FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN, 12 JUNE 2006 (EDIT) [Allocated Title])
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