A member of 216 Signals Squadron prepares to leave on a patrol from his base at Lashkar Gah

Digital photograph by Corporal Mike Fletcher, Royal Logistic Corps, 20 May 2006, Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

This image was taken on Operation HERRICK IV, the UK's deployment into Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan. Operation HERRICK IV witnessed the development of the Helmand Task Force in the province and saw the cross Governmental Provincial Reconstruction Team set up in Lashkar Gah to help the Afghans build strong governmental institutions, security and create jobs.

From a CD of 309 images.