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ANZAC Day 2008

06 May 2008
Brothers in Arms in Baghdad

Colonel John Turner is deployed as the Senior Medical Officer to the Australian Defence Force's Middle East Headquarters at Camp Victory, adjacent to Baghdad International Airport.

Headquarters Joint Task Force 633 is based in Baghdad at Camp Victory, Saddam Hussein's former Al Faw Palace complex adjacent to the Baghdad International Airport.

HQ JTF633 has a joint-force team of Army, Navy and Air Force personnel who provide the command function for the Australian Task Groups in Iraq, Afghanistan and the wider Persian Gulf Region as part of Operations Catalyst and Slipper.

Operation Catalyst is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq. Working with the Iraqi Government, the ADF continues to contribute to Multi-National Force efforts to develop a secure and stable environment in Iraq, assist national recovery programs and facilitate the transition to Iraq self-government.

Operation Slipper is the ADF contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Operation Slipper is an important component of the Australian Government's commitment to working together with the international community to help prevent acts of terrorism around the world.
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Brothers in arms, Baghdad-style: The British Defence Attache to Baghdad, Colonel Mark Turner (left) met with his brother Colonel John Turner (right, an Australian Army doctor), following the Anzac Day service at the Australian Security Detatchment (SECDET) compound in Baghdad's Intenational Zone.

(Date taken: 25 April 2008)
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Brothers in arms, Baghdad-style: The British Defence Attache to Baghdad, Colonel Mark Turner (left) met with his brother Colonel John Turner (right, an Australian Army doctor), following the Anzac Day service at the Australian Security Detatchment (SECDET) compound in Baghdad's Intenational Zone.

(Date taken: 25 April 2008)
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