20 February 2012

UK In Action: RHA FST


A Fire Support Team from The 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, radio back to headquarters following an air insertion operation with soldiers from D Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. They were accompanied by Afghan National Police (ANP) , on an operation re-establishing government control in an area of Helmand province previously under heavy Taleban influence. Operation ZAMARY KARGHA (‘Lion Falcon’ in English) saw soldiers from D Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, and officers from the Afghan National Police win over the local population and drive out insurgents in the area of Hoorzai. This image was a winner for Sgt Rupert Frere RLC in the Army Photographic Competition 2011.

img from UK MoD

By: Widow 6-7

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