Name/Title
Canadian Soldiers Going Out on PatrolEntry/Object ID
2018.09.93Description
A group of Canadian soldiers are leaving the safety of the military camp and going out on patrol. They are walking past a razor wire fence and a Hesco Bastion protection wall. They are wearing complete safety attire: a ballistic vest, a pair of glasses, a helmet, a load bearing harness, spare water, spare ammunition, their personal weapon and a communication device.
The dust-like sand of Kandahar gets into everything and rapidly coats everything.Photograph Details
Subject Place
State/Province
KandaharCountry
AfghanistanContinent
AsiaResearch Notes
Notes
The Concertainer, known colloquially as the HESCO MIL, Hesco barrier, or Hesco bastion, is a modern gabion primarily used for flood control and military fortifications. It is made of a collapsible wire mesh container and heavy duty fabric liner, and used as a temporary to semi-permanent levee or blast wall against small-arms fire and/or explosives. It has seen considerable use in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Originally designed for use on beaches and marshes for erosion and flood control, the HESCO barrier quickly became a popular security device in the 1990s.
Its big advantage is that these containers can be quickly filled by a front-end loader whereas a similar sized barrier constructed with individual sandbags would take a considerable time to construct. (Source: Wikipedia)