SECURITY AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, HELMAND PROVINCE , AFGHANISTAN, MAY 2007 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: SECURITY AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, HELMAND PROVINCE , AFGHANISTAN, MAY 2007 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 1275
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes on open land near the site of a proposed road to Kajaki.
  • Description: Brief scenes of patrol in Afghan town (probably Gereshk) followed by patrol in the open. Dust devil whirls nearby. British officer talks with US liaison. Piece to camera by officer about leadership and management, with particular relevance to military operations (he appears to be reading from a prepared script). Interview in English with Abdul de Wassi (?) Cooperation Manager from Romco (?) demining company: he discusses the checking of the area for mines before construction of a road. Interview with Major Simon Britton (?) OC B Company. Routine patrol down "the A1" - location is where road builders will be putting a compound to store materials and equipment as they build a road towards Kajaki. Soldiers on watch near and on top of their Snatch Land Rover. View from top cover as the patrol moves off along paved road, through military installation (FOB Price ?), over river and through Afghan town (Gereshk?). Street patrol: views inside an empty school under refurbishment. Soldier talks with children, and shows a young girl his iPod. Interview (in Pashto) with woman schoolteacher about problems with childrens education in the area, and welcomes help from the Coalition and the PRT (Provincial Reconstruction Team). She poses, smiling, with a group of children. Further views of the school (which has broken windows), compound, children and soldiers. Second piece to camera by officer about leadership and management, with particular relevance to military operations. Gateway (FOB Price?): vehicle movements are monitored, and soldiers keep watch. Final preparations before small convoy sets off.
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF DEFENCE MEDIA OPERATIONS CENTRE (DMOC) VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFV 1275
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2007-05
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre (Production company) Blunden, Jennie (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Helmand, Afghanistan (geography) British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event) British Army post-2000 (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: 48 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 1275

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 1223 (SECURITY AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, HELMAND PROVINCE , AFGHANISTAN, MAY 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1225 (SECURITY AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, HELMAND PROVINCE , AFGHANISTAN, MAY 2007 (EDIT) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1224 (SECURITY AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, HELMAND PROVINCE , AFGHANISTAN, MAY 2007 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 1274 (SECURITY AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, HELMAND PROVINCE , AFGHANISTAN, MAY 2007 (TAPE 3) [Allocated Title])
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