À l’intérieur d’une maison, les hommes fouillent chaque recoin à la recherche de traces de passage éventuel des djihadistes. En plein désert les téléphones portables peuvent se transformer en redoutables déclencheurs d’engins explosifs. Photo : G. Gesquière/Armée de Terre
Once the soldiers from the 1st Mechanized Brigade arrive in Afghanistan, they undertake up to 7 days of in-theatre, training known as ‘Reception Staging and Onward Integration’. RSOI is a system designed to help train, acclimatise and move soldiers to their deployed locations in Helmand. Topics covered during the training are counter-IED, health issues, cultural awareness and a host of other subjects. The training is long and tiring but is the best training prior to the experiences the soldiers are likely to face whilst on tour.MOD/Crown Copyright 2013 – Photographer – Cpl Si Longworth RLC (Army Photographer)
A U.S. Army Explosives Ordinance Disposal Soldier, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, demonstrates a tactical magazine change during a range training exercise in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 06, 2013. The SF members and attachments practice their marksmanship to keep sharp while conducting operations with the Afghan Commandos and Afghan National Army special forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)
December 16, 2012 They don’t just parachute: the Paratroopers Brigade’s Reconnaissance Battalion practice urban warfare in a live-fire drill, meant to stimulate the reality of fighting in densely populated areas. During the exercise, the combat engineering company practiced taking over a building, all the while taking care to minimize uninvolved casualties. Photographer: Sgt. Shay Wagner, IDF Spokesperson’s Unit
Paratroopers in the First Snow of the Season Paratroopers at Mt. Hermon trained in and enjoyed the first snows of the winter season – 6th December 2013 Photo Credit: Ben Ram David and Tal Lisus, IDF Spokesperson’s Unit
Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, prepares for his final jump before being medically retired Oct. 16, 2013 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Yellock endured 28 surgeries and two years of intense physical therapy to be able to walk again after his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device during a 2011 deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. John Bainter)
A Canadian soldier lays a poppy down at the base of the Canadian monument for the final Remembrance Day ceremony held by Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, on November 11. Photo by Sgt Norm McLean, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
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