3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, Afghanistan, 2011

Digital photograph by Sergeant Rupert Frere, Royal Logistic Corps, 2011.

A moment of respite while on patrol, reflecting weariness or the heat, or both. A member of 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, leans against a mud wall in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 2011.

The Parachute Regiment's 2nd and 3rd Battalions both served as Principal Manoeuvre Units during Operation HERRICK XIII (November 2010-April 2011). 3 Para had previously seen action in Helmand in 2006 and 2008.

From a collection of digital photographs compiled by Sergeant Rupert Frere, Royal Logistic Corps, Operation HERRICK, Afghanistan (2001-2021).