Photograph: Members of Mortar Platoon, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, carry out dry training in Camp Bastion.Digital photograph taken by Cpl Mike Fletcher, Royal Logistic Corps, Helmand Task Force Photographer, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 14 Jun 2006. From a CD of 309 images.This image was taken on Operation HERRICK IV, the UK's deployment into Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan. Operation HERRICK IV has seen the development of the Helmand Task Force in the province, which has seen the cross Governmental Provincial Reconstruction Team set up in Lashkar Gah to help the Afghan Government build strong governmental institutions, security and create jobs. The Task Force was made up of 3,300 troops from the British Military, with the majority being taken from 16 Air Assault Brigade.