PARACHUTE REGIMENT ON PATROL, GERESHK, AFGHANISTAN, 18-19 JUNE 2006 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PARACHUTE REGIMENT ON PATROL, GERESHK, AFGHANISTAN, 18-19 JUNE 2006 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1193
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Members of 8 Platoon, 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, based at FOB Price near Gereshk, on a 24-hour patrol in their WMIK Land Rovers accompanied by armoured carriers of the Estonian Ground Force. Scenes include patrol outside village at dusk, patrol movements at night (image intensifier), convoy moving to second village in the morning, briefing by Lieutenant Chris Hutchins followed by scenes before and during patrol of the village.
  • Description: SHOTSHEET (copied, without amendment, from accompanying Defence Media Operations Centre computer disc): START 00:30:00 Silhouettes of soldiers and WMIK are on ridge line as the local mosque sends out the call to prayer. 02:20:00 Soldiers withdrawing from village as call to prayer still happening. 04:04:00 Locals watching their flock as soldiers leave village. 05:00:00 More soldiers moving along ridge in twilight. 05:34:00 Image intensifier fitted. Footage of convoy moving around at night moving to a harbour position. 07:30:00 At Harbour position. Stand too prior to moving out. 09:44:00 Shots of vehicles moving into the sunrise and towards another village on the morning of the 19 jun-06. 14:20:00 Foot patrol dropped off and vehicles move away to set up a mortar position. 14:45:00 Lt Chris Hutchins briefs the troop leaders on the patrol plan. 16:15:00 Foot patrol moves into the village. Various shots of soldiers lying on the ground using weapon sights. 20:15:00 A local father and his sons watch as soldiers take up position above his home. A farmer moves his cattle along the road. A stray dog attacked one of the Sergeants so he shot it. 22:50:00 Soldiers moving across crop field towards village. 24:03:00 An Afghan farmer ploughing his field. 24:31:00 Lt Hutchins asks a local farmer about the problems he and his family are experiencing with the Taliban etc. Interpreter is very softly spoken which makes it hard to understand the farmers answers. 30:57:00 Farmers sifting grain by hand. 31:47:00 Soldiers moving through fields. Lt Hutchins questions 2 more farmers about the Taliban. 39:30:00 Soldiers moving through narrow alleyway with curious Afghan children following. 40:39:00 Soldiers taking a five minute rest in the shade. 41:21:00 Soldiers moving along a river bank. 42:50:00 Soldiers crossing bridge and being pulled up steep bank. 46:12:00 Lt Hutchins talking to a local again. 50:22:00 Lt Hutchins PTC about what he is trying to achieve but doing the patrol. He trips over his words mid sentence. 51:09:00 Soldiers moving out of the village through enclosed roads. 51:53:00 Tape ends.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 1193
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions:
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2006-06-18 2006-06-19
  • Production Country:
  • Production Details: Punter, Paul (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Hutchins, Chris (person) British Army, Parachute Regiment, 3rd Battalion (regiment/service) Estonian Ground Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: FOB Price, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography) 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
  • Technical Details: Format: Mini-DV Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 60; Running time: 51 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 1193

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 1192 (PARACHUTE REGIMENT ON PATROL, GERESHK, AFGHANISTAN, 18-19 JUNE 2006 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1196 V1 (PARACHUTE REGIMENT ON PATROL, GERESHK, AFGHANISTAN, 18-19 JUNE 2006 (EDIT) [Allocated Title])
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