A British soldier from the Operational Mentor and Liaison Team talks to Afghan National Army soldiers via an interpreter about marksmanship, 2006

Digital photograph by Corporal Mike Fletcher, Royal Logistic Corps, Helmand Task Force Photographer, Camp Tombstone, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 15 May 2006.

The British-run Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT) mentor members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) at Camp Tombstone in the Helmand Privince, Afghanistan. Soldiers from across the British Army teach their Afghan counterparts in readiness for any future operations.

This image was taken on Operation HERRICK IV, which saw the development of the Helmand Task Force in the province and the establishment of the cross Governmental Provincial Reconstruction Team. This was set up in Lashkar Gah to help the Afghan government build strong state institutions, security and create jobs. The 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.