three platoons of the 1st battalion (barrosa, somme and ranger platoons) deployed to afghanistan in 2006, as part of 16 air assault brigade and supported 3rd parachute regiment, the later forming 9 platoon, c coy, 3 para. they were involved in some of the heaviest fighting during herrick iv. lance corporal paul muirhead, lance corporal luke mcculloch and fijian ranger anare draiva were killed by the taliban during herrick iv.