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Members of 3 Troop, W Company, 45 Commando, prepare for patrols in the Sangin area.
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Preparation at Sangin DC (District Centre) for foot patrol: scenes of patrol underway in the coutryside outside Sangin. Back at base, soldiers pose for group photograph.
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Second patrol sequence; leaving Sangin DC at first light. The patrol takes them into the "Green Zone" of the upper Sangin Valley, where there is a high risk of contact with insurgents. Debriefing at patrol base. Cutaway shots of weapons and kit.
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Members of fire support group (FSG) in heavily camouflaged observation tower; close-ups of sniper as warning shots are fired at "dickers" - suspected Taliban look-outs. (He announces that he has hit a sheep, but this is not shown and may be a joke.) Views on roof as snipers track the dickers; one soldier has a Javelin missile.
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Interviews at Sangin DC with soldiers about their background and experiences. Interviewees are A B Tombs (45 Commando), Major Ross Preston (OC W Company, 45 Commando) and three members of 1st Battalion the Rifles, part of the OMLT - Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (working with the Afghan National Army): Major John Kitson (OC), Sergeant Neil Thompson and Lance Corporal Joss Collins.
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View from rear door of Chinook helicopter in flight.
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ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET
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The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets:
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Time Code Description
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00:00 BARS
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0122 Prep for patrol OC 3 comment
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0340 Patrolling
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0815 Patrol prep first light
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0930 Patrolling
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1255 Sunrise & crossing bridge XX
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1500 Patrolling Green Zone
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1600 Patrol Base
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1630 Patroling Green zone XX
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1753 Debrief patrol
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1832 Cut aways
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1850 Spotting and engaging Dickers from FSG Tower XX
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2355 Piece to camera AB Tombs clerk
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2630 Piece to camera Maj Ross Preston OC W Coy 45 CDO RM
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2921 Piece to camera Maj John Kitson OC OMLT 1 Rifles
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3050 Piece to camera Sgt Niel Thompson 1 Rifles
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3838 Piece to camera LCpl Joss Collis 1 Rifles
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3540 View from rear door during flight CH 47 XX
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3700 END
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Mini-DV