In Pictures

A marine from Delta Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, chats to some children whilst on an 'Outreach' patrol [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Captain Andy Terrell talks with locals whilst on an 'Outreach' patrol [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Marine Graham Tait, Delta Company Signaller, hands out chocolate to children whilst on an 'Outreach' patrol [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Major Tony Chattin RM on an 'Outreach' patrol [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Surgeon Lieutenant (D) Michael Hesketh inspects locals' teeth during a mobile 'MEDCAP' [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

A member of the MEDCAP team gives a mine awareness lecture [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Major Tony Chattin RM, Officer Commanding Delta Company, hosts a 'Shura' to meet with village leaders to discuss various issues [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Major Tony Chattin RM, Officer Commanding Delta Company, speaks to locals at a MEDCAP held at Forward Operating Base, Gibraltar [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

A member of 69 Ghurka Field Engineers, attached to 40 Commando Royal Marines, is involved in a project to make improvements to a local bridge in the Green Zone, Northern Helmand [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Colour Sergeant Simon Bishop questions two suspects during an 'advance to contact' [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Members of Delta Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, conduct an 'advance to contact' to known insurgents' positions [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Members of Delta Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, conduct an 'advance to contact' to known insurgents' positions [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Members of Delta Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, in 'contact' with the insurgents' during an overt patrol into the 'Green Zone' to known insurgents' positions [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Members of Delta Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, conduct an 'advance to contact' to known insurgents' positions [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Members of Delta Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, conduct an 'advance to contact' to known insurgents' positions [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Members of Delta Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, conduct an 'advance to contact' to known insurgents' positions [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]

Members of Delta Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, based at Forward Operating Base Gibraltar in the heart of the 'Green Zone' in the Upper Gereshk Valley, Northern Helmand, Afghanistan on an 'Outreach' patrol [Picture: LA (Phot) AJ MaCleod]