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First HERRICK 14 unit leaves Afghanistan

By Sharon Black

Soldiers from B Company, 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (3 MERCIAN), have finished their six-month deployment to Afghanistan, becoming the first members of Task Force Helmand to return home from Operation HERRICK 14.

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An explosive patrol in Helmand

By Sharon Black

While on patrol in Helmand last week, Lance Corporal Ryder of 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (3 MERCIAN) witnessed a Warrior armoured vehicle trigger an IED, and the soldiers on board escape without serious injury.