Photography On The Front Lines: Pictures Capture The British Army At Work

"Carl": Cpl. Carl Hines Royal Artillery provides covering fire while members of the 4 Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF) cross open ground on Operation QALB. QALB is a joint ISAF and ANSF operation to find enemy caches and disturb insurgent supply chains in Afghanistan. Sgt. Rupert Frere RLC

British Combat Photographers Only Drop Camera If Enemy Fire 'Hits Close' -- NBC

LONDON – No one is closer to life in the military than the troops themselves, so there are few who can capture their images as intimately.

The British Army employs a small group of combat military photographers – only 37 in the whole army – to capture life on the front lines. The soldiers go through an eight-month-long intensive photojournalism training course before they're turned out into the field.

Up till now, the British Army has largely kept their photographers' work to themselves.

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My Comment: Impressive photo gallery.