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English: A sniper provides cover with an L115A3 rifle (sic, likelier to be an L96A1) as a British Paratrooper patrol crosses open ground operating in the Upper Sangin Valley, Afghanistan.

At Forward Operating Base (FOB) Inkerman, B Company 2 Para were the first troops to operate in the green zone for the entire summer season of 2008. Patrolling the local area was very intense with patrols regularly coming under attack from enemy forces some of which were just 30 metres away.

The Operating Base and its men play a vital role stopping Taliban fighters moving within the Sangin valley and disrupting vital reconstruction projects in the area.

  • Organization: Army
  • Object Name: HQUKTF-2008-266-059
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: People, Army, Operations, Theatres, Afghanistan, Equipment, Weapons, Guns, Long Range
  • Keywords: L115A3, Sniper Rifle, Sniper, Rifle, Firearm, Gun, Weapon, Desert, Camouflage, Combats, Clothing, Equipment, Afghanistan, Herrick, Campaign, Op, Operation, 2 PARA, 2nd Bn The Parachute Regiment, Paras, The Parachute Regiment, Aiming, Army, Infantry, FOB, Covering
  • Country: Afghanistan
Date Taken on 7 August 2008, 07:08:41
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Author Sgt Anthony Boocock
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