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

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  • Title: PARACHUTE REGIMENT ON PATROL, GERESHK, AFGHANISTAN, 18-19 JUNE 2006 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1192
  • 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, set out on a 24-hour patrol in their WMIK Land Rovers; they are accompanied by XA-180 armoured vehicles of the Estonian Ground Force (some of the Paras travelling in the back of these).
  • Description: SHOTSHEET (copied, without amendment, from accompanying Defence Media Operations Centre computer disc): START 00:30:00 Patrol briefing. 02:20:00 Soldiers loading up the vehicles and testing satellite comms prior to deploying patrol includes Estonian Armoured personnel carriers. 09:20:00 Patrol departs. Shots of vehicles moving through camp and out of gate. 12:50:00 Various shots of vehicle snaking over rough terrain. 17:06:00 Patrol receives reports of a Afghan police post coming under attack and moves to get a better view of the incident. 18:16:00 Soldiers set up all round defence. 20:22:00 Troop commanders are called together by the Platoon OC LT Chris Hutchins. 25:50:00 Incident passes with out British intervention so Platoon continue with patrol through a valley into a small village. Various shots of soldiers moving on foot through a rocky valley into the village. 40:20:00 Long shot of village as troops move in. 43:57:00 WMIK's moving along ridge and zoom out and pan from mortar position to village. 45:50:00 Afghan family watching a swarm of birds feeding on the wing until they see soldiers moving in. 46:40:00 Long shot of soldiers moving into village. 47:45:00 The remains of last years poppy crop drying. 48:37:00 Zoom out of old ruined Afghan fort possibly from Alexander the Great's era. 50:13:00 Cameras miss fire nice rocks and sky! Got out of synch with camera Idiot!! 00:00:00 Tape ends.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 1192
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions:
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2006-06-18 2006-06-19
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company) 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) Gereshk, 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: 60 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 1192

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 1193 (PARACHUTE REGIMENT ON PATROL, GERESHK, AFGHANISTAN, 18-19 JUNE 2006 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1196 V1 (PARACHUTE REGIMENT ON PATROL, GERESHK, AFGHANISTAN, 18-19 JUNE 2006 (EDIT) [Allocated Title])
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