In Pictures
Bravo Company take a short break in the relentless heat of the Afghanistan sun during a patrol to a compound of interest [Picture: Sgt Chris Halton RLC]
A soldier of The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, on Operation SARAK 1 in the region of Maywand, Afghanistan [Picture: Sgt Chris Halton RLC]
International Security Assistance Force soldiers attend a Shura with the Malak and other elders to discuss their village's issues and the possible ways ISAF can help provide a better future for them [Picture: Sgt Chris Halton RLC]
A platoon from Bravo Company patrols through a poppy field towards an extraction point to await a convoy of Vikings [Picture: Sgt Chris Halton RLC]
Bravo Company patrol through a poppy field en route to an extraction point with the Viking vehicles approaching in the distance [Picture: Sgt Chris Halton RLC]
Soldiers of Bravo Company meet up with a convoy of Vikings which will extract them from the area [Picture: Sgt Chris Halton RLC]
Sergeant Gary Early, Provost Sergeant of The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, taking a short break [Picture: Sgt Chris Halton RLC]
A soldier patrols through a poppy field to reach his objective [Picture: Sgt Chris Halton RLC]
A soldier from Bravo Company tries to shield himself from the downdraft created by a Black Hawk helicopter as it takes off [Picture: Sgt Chris Halton RLC]
A solider from the Commanding Officer's tactical headquarters guides a quad bike carefully through a wadi towards a compound which is to be used as a Forward Operating Base for the evening [Picture: Sgt Chris Halton RLC]
Soldiers of The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, on Operation SARAK 1 in the region of Maywand, Afghanistan [Picture: Sgt Chris Halton RLC]