3 PARA - LMG

A Paratrooper with 8 Platoon, 3 PARA (3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment) keeps watch while manning a LMG during an operation in Goreskh, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 2006. 'LMG' is the UK MoD designation for the FN Minimi PARA 5.56mmx45mm belt-fed light machine gun.