2 PARA - Combat

A Paratrooper with B Company, 2 PARA (the 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment), armed with a SA80a2 with UGL attachment, takes cover after throwing a grenade during a combat mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 2008.

2 PARA are part of 16 Air Assault Brigade, Britain's rapid response formation. The Brigade reguarly deploys on tours to Afghanistan.