British personnel at Basrah
Airport found their own way
to mark the detention of
Saddam Hussein
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The Field Hospital at Shaibah
provides medical cover for
MND(SE), as well as helping
treat Iraqi civilians with
life-threatening injuries
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Iraqi members of the Police
Support Unit celebrate with a
Royal Military Police instructor
their graduation from training
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A large shipping container
full of toys and other gifts
donated by the children of
Warminster Preparatory
School arrives safely in Iraq
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Logistics personnel from
Multi-National Division (SE)
prepare the contents for
delivery to an orphanage
in Umm Qasr being refurbished
by British troops
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Armed Landrovers of 34 Sqn
RAF Regiment on patrol in
the area around Basrah
Airport, for which they
provide the security
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A conversation with local
youths is helped by the
Arabic lessons taught at
the Service education centre
established at Basrah Airport
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Norfolk's visit to Kuwait allowed
one of the female ratings the
chance of a brief reunion with
her elder brother, serving with
the Royal Signals in Iraq
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Italian personnel catalogue
weapons seized from a
hidden cache, including
151 rocket propelled
grenade launchers
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An Army Air Corps Lynx
touches down beside a
British patrol out in the
Iraqi countryside
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A member of a Royal Scots
patrol checks beneath a
railway wagon in
southern Iraq
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A collection of pistols and
revolvers - a small part
of the numerous weapons
seized by Multi-National
Division (South-East) during
recent operations to maintain
law and order
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Troops cordon off an area at the
entrance to Basrah Airport after
the discovery of a suspect vehicle
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An Iraqi waits patiently for
the alert to be lifted
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Italian personnel maintain
vigilance while an explosive
ordnance disposal team
investigates the vehicle
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A Royal Military Police NCO
in Az Zubayr. He and his colleague
attracted a deal of friendly interest
and found time for an impromptu
football "match" with local youths
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Multi-National Division (SE)
hosted a reception for local
community and religious leaders
to mark the Eid holiday
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An Italian Carabinieri
Warrant Officer, one of the
instructors helping
create the new Iraqi police force
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A soldier from 1st Battalion
The Royal Regiment of Wales
keeps watch, guarding against
efforts to disrupt or attack the
security training
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Iraqi police officers undergoing
training in southern Iraq, seen
on an intensive course covering
traffic police duties
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Three of their military police
instructors watch - NCOs from the
Royal Military Police, the US Army
and the Italian Carabinieri
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British soldiers play the part
of road traffic accident victims
in an exercise for the Iraqi
trainees
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Jack Straw MP, the Foreign &
Commonwealth Secretary, is
greeted at Basrah airport by
Major General Graeme Lamb
during a visit on 26 November
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The Foreign Secretary and Maj
Gen Lamb board a Royal Navy
Sea King at Basrah en route
to a series of meetings in
southern Iraq
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A soldier diverts traffic as
Iraqi police and British personnel
deal with a suspected bomb
found in Basrah
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A Royal Scots piper marks
the reopening of a school
in Al Muthanna after extensive
renovation work organised
by the British Army
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The other side of the camera -
the Royal Navy Combat Camera
Team serving in Basrah
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