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Soldiers weightlifting in camp, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 2011

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

Makeshift gyms were a common feature of outposts and bases set up by British soldiers in their deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan following the terrorist attacks on the USA on 11 September 2001. Such gyms helped to maintain physical fitness and combat the boredom of deployments where off-duty troops were confined to bases and outposts. At more established bases fully equipped gymnasiums were installed to fulfil the same purpose.

From a collection of digital photographs associated with Operation HERRICK, Afghanistan, compiled by Sergeant Rupert Frere, Royal Logistic Corps.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 2015-11-55-289

Copyright/Ownership

Crown Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2015-11-55-289