In Pictures
A soldier relaxes inside the accommodation at Kajaki, before the morning dawn patrol [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
A card from a young Viking's girlfriend lies with his ammunition next to his bed [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
The Kajaki Dam power station is key to the success of the Task Force Helmand reconstruction mission [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
The view from the mountain ridge top overlooking northern Kajaki [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
A soldier at one of the Observation Posts takes a shower with water that is pumped up to the mountain ridge [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
The observation post looking towards the upper Sangin Valley; the observation posts are heavily armed and provide excellent coverage for troops deploying on ground operations [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Lt George Seal-Coon, Platoon Commander 7 Section, brings food and supplies to re-supply the observation posts located along the mountain ridge top; the narrow path is marked as the area is heavily mined from the previous Russian occupancy [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Private Oliver Hale uses the General Purpose Machine Gun, to pin down the enemy as they try to advance towards the hill top position [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
The barrel of Private Hale's General Purpose Machine Gun smokes from the heat created by the thousand rounds he has just fired [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Private Martin Bradbury returns fierce fire as Taliban begin to move between compounds advancing on the trench positions [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Second Lieutenant Martin Driver makes a dash across open ground between the British trench positions as the sun begins to rise over the mountains [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Private Martin Bradbury (left) fires his 'Minimi' Light Machine Gun, as Lieutenant George Seal-Coon observes through his binoculars [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
British troops occupy former Russian trenches on top of a hill, overlooking ground troops clearing compounds in front of them [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Soldiers keep watchful front and rear observations during the fire fight [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Members of 2 Section, B Company return fire from their trench with the General Purpose Machine Gun and light machine gun [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
'Hard extraction' is ordered and British soldiers run from their trenches across open ground, under enemy fire whilst carrying 36kg of kit [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Heavy machine guns mounted to Land Rovers provide covering fire from the hill top and are subject to incoming fire from small arms and rocket propelled grenades [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Lance Corporal Teddy Reucker, an Army Sniper, gets his head down and smokes a cigarette having just run across open ground to the next trench [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Troops begin to withdraw from the hill top trenches and run across open ground under enemy fire [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
After approximately a four kilometre run from the initial battle, troops arrive at the deserted town of Tangye, close to the British base and away from enemy mortars [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Viking troops walk through the empty shop markets towards their base [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
Major Tony Borgnis, Officer Commanding B Company, at the end of the infantry foot patrol [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]
After the five-hour patrol the British troops are treated to a spot of brunch by Army Chefs [Picture: Cpl Jon Bevan RLC]