Tag: brigade-reconnaissance

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Medic on life with British reconnaissance troops in Afghanistan

A young medic from West Yorkshire is working with the 12th Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force, an elite unit that operates in some of the most dangerous areas of Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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Op DAAS seizes weapons from insurgent stronghold

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from the 12th Mechanized Brigade Reconnaissance Force have plunged deep into insurgent caves in the Upper Gereshk Valley of Afghanistan to locate and remove a large collection of weapons.

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Royal Marines unearth and destroy Taliban explosives

By Sharon Black

The UK’s Brigade Reconnaissance Force, in partnership with Afghan forces, has seized and destroyed a tonne of homemade explosive in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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UK troops help Afghan Army seize insurgents and weapons

By Sharon Black

The Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) has helped their Afghan partners undertake an operation in an insurgent stronghold of Helmand that has resulted in a substantial weapons find and a number of insurgents being detained.

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Specialist unit uncovers Taliban weapons and drugs stash

By Sharon Black

The Brigade Reconnaissance Force, made up of the recently reintroduced 30 Commando Royal Marines (30 Cdo RM), has identified and raided a compound in Helmand, uncovering drugs, weapons, ammunition, documents and other insurgent equipment.

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