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Royal Marines prepare to set out for
the Buzzard area of operations in
heavily armed Land Rovers
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Commando forces board an RAF Chinook
helicopter at Bagram airfield at twilight
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The Chinooks are the key asset enabling
the rapid movement of the Jacana
Task Group around the area of operations
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The Land Rovers also move out at dusk
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Operation Buzzard is using a combination
of helicopter, vehicle and foot patrols to
cover a wide area of operations
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The rear-gunner's view from an RAF Chinook
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A large crowd gathers to watch another
detachment of Royal Marines flown in
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A careful watch is maintained whilst
the Chinooks unload
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During a short rest, Royal Marines share
a joke with local men
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Pitching camp for the night
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Another Commando patrol stops to
talk with local people
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Young children look on as a
Jacana convoy passes
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Pinzgauer and Land Rover vehicles
on patrol
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A friendly wave from a local man
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A machine-gunner highlighted against
the evening skyline
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A Royal Engineer guards the entrance
to a former Taliban cave complex
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Inside one of the brick-lined chambers
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Deeper into the cave complex
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Damage from US airstikes is evident
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Demolition charges piled high
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The complex is demolished to
deny further use of the caves to
the terrorists
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A sapper checks the entrance has been blocked
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Royal Engineers conduct
final checks before destroying
another cave complex
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The line of caves before demolition
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A string of controlled explosions
seals off the entrances to the complex
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A village elder greets a patrol
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A Royal Navy photographer from
the Combat Camera Team shares
sweets with local children
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On patrol
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Another warm welcome from
villagers for the Jacana Task Force
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A villager offers members of the
Commando forces a cup of tea
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Afghans flock around a
Commando patrol
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A Royal Navy surgeon gives a young
child a medical check
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Another child is checked out
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Humanitarian aid has
been an important element of
Op Buzzard for British and US troops
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A Royal Navy dentist provides an
Afghan with his first dental
examination for years
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Another arms cache is put permanently
out of use by Royal Engineers
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Commando forces on a sweep
through a village
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Every possible hiding place has to be
checked for weapons
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Part of a large arms cache found on 22 June
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Troops carefully inspect some of
the large array of heavy weapons
discovered during a patrol
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A Sapper checks the arms cache
for booby-traps before removal
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Troops prepare the arms for removal
and disposal
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Royal Marines are moved by an
RAF Chinook to establish a
Vehicle Check Point
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A vehicle is searched for arms
in south-east Afghanistan
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A Royal Marine checks the underside
of a chassis for contraband
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A US Army Blackhawk arrives
to move the team to set up a checkpoint
at a new location
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Royal Marines board an RAF Chinook
at the conclusion of Op Buzzard
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The Chinooks return to Bagram
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Commando troops disembark,
operation successfully completed
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