File:TA Soldier Riding Top Cover on Vector Vehicle MOD 45149850.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionTA Soldier Riding Top Cover on Vector Vehicle MOD 45149850.jpg |
English: A Territorial Army reservist soldier on top cover of a Vector vehicle manning the General Machine Gun, protects a convoy on Highway One, Southern Afghanistan.
The soldier was with Imjin Company 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment part of 16 Air Assault Brigades deployment to Afghanistan Helmand Province. Over 20 soldiers from Imjin Company, the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment have been working alongside the Afghan National Army in the Upper Gereshk Valley of Helmand Province of Southern Afghanistan. Imjin Company are the only unit to be made up entirely of Territorial Army soldiers and are carrying out a role which is the same as their regular counterparts from the 1st Battalion the Royal Irish Regiment. The TA rangers are based at Forward Operating Base Keenan in the heart of the Green Zone. The Company have rotated their soldiers through the FOB so that as many soldiers get to experience working with the ANA. Imjin Company also provide a vital role in Camp Bastion, where the majority of British Troops in Afghanistan work from. They provide the force protection for the whole camp which includes the security of the main gate, to act as a Quick Reaction Force and also provide six soldiers at a time to work with the Immediate Response Team. transporting casualties from the frontline to the field hospital in Camp Bastion.
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Date | Taken on 13 September 2008, 14:28:11 |
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Author | Sgt Anthony Boocock, RLC |
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Attribution:Photo: Sgt Anthony Boocock, RLC/MOD | |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Camera model | NIKON D2X |
Exposure time | 1/250 sec (0.004) |
F-number | f/16 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 14:28, 13 September 2008 |
Lens focal length | 12 mm |
Headline | TA Soldier Riding Top Cover on Vector Vehicle |
Credit/Provider | Crown Copyright |
Source | Army |
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Author | Sgt Anthony Boocock, RLC |
City shown | Green Zone |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh |
File change date and time | 14:04, 5 February 2009 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Shutter priority |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:28, 13 September 2008 |
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Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0.33333333333333 |
Maximum land aperture | 4 APEX (f/4) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash fired, strobe return light detected |
DateTime subseconds | 37 |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 37 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 37 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | 2 |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 18 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
GPS tag version | 2.2.0.0 |
Image width | 3,600 px |
Image height | 2,309 px |
Date metadata was last modified | 18:35, 27 July 2010 |
Special instructions | For further information please contact the TFH PIC email: helmandpic@defencemediaops.co.uk or the MOD Duty Press Officer on 02072187907. |
Original transmission location code | UNCLASSIFIED |
Category | MOD |
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Country shown | Afghanistan |
Code for country shown | FRE |
IIM version | 2 |
Fixture name | Free |