SLIDESHOW: Prince Harry In Afghanistan

Photos of Prince Harry's time in Afghanistan have been released by the Ministry of Defense.

Known as Captain Wales in the Army, Prince Harry, 28, has completed a five-month deployment where he served as an Apache helicopter pilot. Since his return home, the pictures have been made available to the public.

Here he is doing a background check of his helicopter before take-off.

Check out the full slideshow of Prince Harry in full military gear and hanging out on the base here.