A member of The Parachute Regiment's Pathfinder Platoon prepares his weapon on a firing range at Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 2006

Digital photograph taken by Corporal Mike Fletcher, Royal Logistic Corps, Helmand Task Force Photographer, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 2 June 2006.

A soldier prepares a General Purpose Machine Gun on a Weapons Mounted Installation Kit (WMIK) Land Rover.

The Parachute Regiment's Pathfinder Platoon formed part of 16 Air Assault Brigade's advance force acting as its reconnaissance force.

This image was taken on Operation HERRICK IV, the UK's deployment into Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan. The Helmand Task Force was made up of 3,300 troops from the British Military, with the majority being taken from 16 Air Assault Brigade.

From a CD of 309 images.