British Military Pictures & Videos

A picture obtained on July 2, 2008 from the Ministry of Defence shows the frigate HMS Iron Duke and her Lynx Mk3 helicopter hovering above a powerboat in the North Atlantic Ocean. Cocaine with a street value of at least GBP 40 million (dollars 80m or euros 51m) was seized from the speedboat on June 28, 2008. Second-in-line to the throne Prince William was on board the frigate, which helped the US Coast Guard in a major drugs bust the defence ministry in London said Wednesday July 2, 2008.

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In this photo made available Tuesday July 2, 2008, by the British Ministry of Defence, an unidentified British sailor holds a bale of Cocaine, aboard the HMS Iron Duke, Saturday June 28, 2008, the ship which Prince William is serving aboard.

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British troops being transported by CH-47 Chinook to Kajaki, Afghanistan to hunt the Taliban.

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D Company patrols in Kajaki Olya, a deserted village in Northern Helmand. The population fled in 2006, when British forces took the area at considerable cost.

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A soldier mans a gun in Kajaki Olya. The unwillingness of the townspeople to move back frustrates Shervington, the British commander. "The whole campaign is about the people," he says. "If there are not people then we are just fighting the Taliban, which from a soldier's perspective is quite easy. But it's not winning the war."

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A soldier from D Company adjusts the trajectory of a launcher aimed at a Taliban position

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Because the Taliban is active at night, D Company must do its most difficult work under cover of darkness.

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A pair of soldiers from D Company sleep after the conclusion of a night patrol

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A British soldiers stands guard during a patrol at Umm Qasr port in southern city of Basra, about 610 km southeast of Baghdad July 7, 2008. Picture taken July 7, 2008.

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British Paratrooper from the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment shoot mortars to support their fellows on patrol under a Taliban attack on July 9, 2008 in Gibraltar FOB (Forward Operating Base) in Upper Gereshk Valley, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

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: British Paratrooper from the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment get ready to go on patrol on July 9, 2008 in Gibraltar FOB (Forward Operating Base) in Upper Gereshk Valley ,Helmand Province, Afghanistan. On July 9, 2008 at 12:27 Afghan time, a British patrol requested fire support from a British Apache when they encountered enemy forces near FOB Gibraltar. After engaging one enemy position, the Apache fired upon another position which the crew believed to be held by enemy forces. It would appear that the British forces were mistaken for the enemy and as a result three members of the patrol were seriously wounded and six more were classified as walking wounded. The seriously wounded personnel were moved by helicopter to Camp Bastion medical facilities. Two members of personnel remain in hospital and one member of personnel has gone back to the UK for further treatment. An investigation is underway into how the incident occurred.

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British Paratrooper from the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment get ready to go on patrol on July 9, 2008 in Gibraltar FOB (Forward Operating Base) in Upper Gereshk Valley,Helmand Province, Afghanistan



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British Paratrooper from the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment get ready to go on patrol on July 9, 2008 in Gibraltar FOB (Forward Operating Base) in Upper Gereshk Valley,Helmand Province, Afghanistan. On July 9, 2008 at 12:27 Afghan time, a British patrol requested fire support from a British Apache when they encountered enemy forces near FOB Gibraltar. After engaging one enemy position, the Apache fired upon another position which the crew believed to be held by enemy forces. It would appear that the British forces were mistaken for the enemy and as a result three members of the patrol were seriously wounded and six more were classified as walking wounded.

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A British Paratrooper from the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment gets ready to go on patrol on July 9, 2008 in Gibraltar FOB (Forward Operating Base) in Upper Gereshk Valley,Helmand Province, Afghanistan

UPPER GERESHK VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN - JULY 9: A cross to commemorate two British Soldiers who died in previous operations stands with a royal crest upon it on July 9, 2008 at the British Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment Gibraltar FOB (Forward Operating Base) in Upper Gereshk Valley,Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The British Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment are deployed in the Upper Gereshk Valley with the aim of supporting the Afghan National Government in their fight against the Taliban and providing security for the local nationals.

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British Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment realx during downtime on July 7, 2008 in Gibraltar FOB (Forward Operating Base) in Upper Gereshk Valley,Helmand Province, Afghanistan

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A British Ministry of Defence (MOD) handout picture made available on 11 July 2008 showing two members sitting on the wing of a plane as the Royal Air Force marks its 90th anniversary in style with its biggest ever parade for the presentation of new Queen's Colours to the RAF in the United Kingdom and the RAF Regiment the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain. Sixty one Squadron Standards were on display on the parade ground and personnel welcomed the Queen in the presence of 5,000 invited guests

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A British Ministry of Defence (MOD) handout picture made available on 11 July 2008 showing Britain's Queen Elizabeth's signature in the guest bookduring a visit to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain. The Royal Air Force marked its 90th anniversary in style with its biggest ever parade for the presentation of new Queen's Colours to the RAF in the United Kingdom and the RAF Regiment. Sixty one Squadron Standards were on display on the parade ground and personnel welcomed the Queen in the presence of 5,000 invited guests

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The Vanguard class submarine HMS Victorious has left Plymouth today, Thursday 10 July 2008, after completing her three and a half year multi-million pound overhaul at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

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Soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Rifles have returned to their base in Ballykinler, County Down, after completing a successful month-long peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.

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HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - JULY 16: British Army trucks from the 13 Air Assault Support Regiment drive through the desert during an operation to deliver supplies to several British Army Forward Operating bases (FOB) in the Helmand Province on July 16, 2008 in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The 13th Air Assault Support Regiment provides logistic support to the multi-national force in Helmand Province. The British drivers navigate hostile desert terrain to deliver combat supplies, ammunitions, food, water and engineering equipment. During a recent operation, drivers spent 48 hours avoiding enemy forces, mine fields and indirect fire. On return to Camp Bastion, vehicles are serviced immediately for further operations leaving little recreational time for the British soldiers who work in heat

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HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - JULY 16: British soldiers from the 13 Air Assault Support Regiment await a final briefing prior to an operation to deliver supplies to several British Army Forward Operating bases (FOB) in the Helmand Province on July 16, 2008 at their base in Camp Bastion in the Helmand Province, Afghanistan

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British Prime Minister Gordon arrives at Baghdad Airport on July 19, 2008 in Bagdad, Iraq. The surprise visit to the Middle East, will begin with the Prime Minister holding talks with Iraqi prime minister Nouri Maliki and military leaders in Baghdad today.


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British Prime Minister Gordon greets Iraqi soldiers on July 19, 2007 in Basra, Iraq. The surprise visit to the Middle East will begin with the Prime Minister holding talks with Iraqi prime minister Nouri Maliki and military leaders in Baghdad today.






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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is fitted with a flak jacket as he arrives at Baghdad Airport on July 19, 2008 in Bagdad, Iraq. The surprise visit to the Middle East, will begin with the Prime Minister holding talks with Iraqi prime minister Nouri Maliki and military leaders in Baghdad today




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British Prime Minister Gordon arrives in the Green Zone on July 19, 2007 in Bagdad, Iraq. The surprise visit to the Middle East, will begin with the Prime Minister holding talks with Iraqi prime minister Nouri Maliki and military leaders in Baghdad today.

British soldiers assigned to the Yorkshire Regiment, 4th Battalion practice platoon tactical movements against simulated oppositional forces on Fort McCoy, Wis., July 17, 2008, during Patriot 2008. Patriot is a joint, multinational exercise involving the National Guard and the reserve and active components of the Air Force and Army as well as Canadian, British and Dutch forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert Barney/Released)

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British army Staff Sgt. Tim Woods, a pilot with the British Army Air Corps, drags a fuel hose to his SA-341 Gazelle helicopter at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 30, 2008. Woods is supporting a distinguished visitor’s mission at Stuttgart, Germany. The Gazelle is used by the corps for reconnaissance and distinguished visitor transportation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston/Released)

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British soldiers assigned to the Yorkshire Regiment, 4th Battalion practice platoon tactical movements against simulated oppositional forces on Fort McCoy, Wis., July 17, 2008, during Patriot 2008. Patriot is a joint, multinational exercise involving the National Guard and the reserve and active components of the Air Force and Army as well as Canadian, British and Dutch forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert Barney/Released)

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