Evolution-VII
26/08/2005, 13:31
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Commando forces board RAF Chinook helicopters at Bagram
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Other troops set out to in convoy to establish a Forward OperatingBase for Op Snipe
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A convoy passes Royal Marines digging defensive positions
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An armed Land Rover leads the convoy
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Digging in at the Forward Operating Base
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105mm Light Guns deployed, with a Milan missile team on guard
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Royal Marines moving at night in the mountains
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_lzview.jpg
Royal Marines and local Afghan troops watch over the arrival of further forces in an RAF Chinook
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_patrol1.jpg
A patrol high in the mountains, showing the effectiveness of camouflage
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_refuel.jpg
A Chinook refuels at the Forward Operating Base as another group of Royal Marines boards
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An RAF gunner waves back to friendly Afghan villagers as the Chinook passes overhead
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_chinooks.jpg
More intensive helicopter movements, ferrying men and equipment into the area of operations
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_patrol2.jpg
On patrol
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_patrol3.jpg
The effort of operating at very high altitude is evident
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_rest.jpg
A short rest
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A Royal Engineer carefully inspects one of the hundreds of artillery rounds found in the cave complex
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A Sapper keeps guard at a cave entrance, surrounded by boxes of munitions
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Royal Engineers prepare a demolition charge to destroy the cave complex and the arms dump within
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The huge explosion as the arms dump is destroyed by demolition charges
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The size of the explosion is clear, as Jacana personnel observe from half a mile away
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_rockets.jpg
A pair of 107mm rockets, with improvised firing circuits, which were found aimed at the Jacana forward operating base but made safe before they could be fired
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_humaid.jpg
As well as denying the area to Al Qaida and the Taliban, Snipe delivered humanitarian aid to remote villages
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_humaid2.jpg
Afghans and Royal Marines work together to distribute sacks of aid flown in by RAF Chinook
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_humaid3.jpg
A Royal Marine entertains some of the local village children
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_return.jpg
Royal Marines, safely returned to Bagram airfield
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=57838&highlight=chinook
Commando forces board RAF Chinook helicopters at Bagram
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_convoy.jpg
Other troops set out to in convoy to establish a Forward OperatingBase for Op Snipe
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_movingup.jpg
A convoy passes Royal Marines digging defensive positions
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_wmik.jpg
An armed Land Rover leads the convoy
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_digging.jpg
Digging in at the Forward Operating Base
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_guns.jpg
105mm Light Guns deployed, with a Milan missile team on guard
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_night.jpg
Royal Marines moving at night in the mountains
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_lzview.jpg
Royal Marines and local Afghan troops watch over the arrival of further forces in an RAF Chinook
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_patrol1.jpg
A patrol high in the mountains, showing the effectiveness of camouflage
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_refuel.jpg
A Chinook refuels at the Forward Operating Base as another group of Royal Marines boards
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_wave.jpg
An RAF gunner waves back to friendly Afghan villagers as the Chinook passes overhead
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_chinooks.jpg
More intensive helicopter movements, ferrying men and equipment into the area of operations
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_patrol2.jpg
On patrol
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_patrol3.jpg
The effort of operating at very high altitude is evident
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_rest.jpg
A short rest
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_caves2.jpg
A Royal Engineer carefully inspects one of the hundreds of artillery rounds found in the cave complex
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_caves1.jpg
A Sapper keeps guard at a cave entrance, surrounded by boxes of munitions
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_caves3.jpg
Royal Engineers prepare a demolition charge to destroy the cave complex and the arms dump within
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_cave_destroyed.jpg
The huge explosion as the arms dump is destroyed by demolition charges
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_dust.jpg
The size of the explosion is clear, as Jacana personnel observe from half a mile away
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_rockets.jpg
A pair of 107mm rockets, with improvised firing circuits, which were found aimed at the Jacana forward operating base but made safe before they could be fired
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_humaid.jpg
As well as denying the area to Al Qaida and the Taliban, Snipe delivered humanitarian aid to remote villages
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_humaid2.jpg
Afghans and Royal Marines work together to distribute sacks of aid flown in by RAF Chinook
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_humaid3.jpg
A Royal Marine entertains some of the local village children
http://www.operations.mod.uk/veritas/img/veritas/45cdogp/snipe_return.jpg
Royal Marines, safely returned to Bagram airfield
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=57838&highlight=chinook