Image Gallery: November 2005
Latest imagery from Exercise Sea Eagle
08 November 2005
More
than 500 Royal Australian Navy and Army personnel
are participating in the Australian Defence
Force amphibious training exercise, Exercise
Sea Eagle, at Cowley Beach, north of Townsville.
The two week long exercise conducted from 31
October to 11 November 2005 is part of the ongoing
development of ADF amphibious capability.
Exercise Sea Eagle involves HMA Ships Kanimbla,
Tarakan and Betano, Amphibious Task Group planning
staff from the Deployable Joint Force Headquarters
(Maritime) and elements from the Townsville
based 2nd Royal Australian Regiment, 5th Aviation
Regiment and 10 Force Support Battalion.
"The exercise will focus on the planning and
conduct of amphibious operations leading to
a planned amphibious activity in the Cowley
Beach area", said the Commander of the Australian
Amphibious Task Group, Captain Ray Griggs, RAN.
Exercise Sea Eagle will involve an amphibious
work-up, consisting principally of embarking
and disembarking troops, vehicles and equipment,
and tactical insertion from ship to shore using
helicopters and landing craft.
The main activity during the exercise will be
a simulated evacuation of Australian citizens
from Cowley Beach.
| 20051105ran8098578_001 HMAS Kanimbla and a Landing Craft Mechanised Mk8 (LCM8) carry out a stern door marriage off the coast of Cowley Beach, Queensland, during Exercise Sea Eagle '05. (Date taken: 05 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051105ran8098578_006 Members of the Amphibious Beach Team (ABT) deploy their Launch and Recovery System (a front-end loader with roll attachment) to aid other vehicles to get onto the beachhead at Cowley Beach, Queensland, during Exercise Sea Eagle '05. (Date taken: 05 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051105ran8098578_014 HMAS Kanimbla and HMAS Tarakan carry out a stern door marriage off the coast of Cowley Beach, Queensland, during Exercise Sea Eagle '05. (Date taken: 05 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051105ran8098578_018 Crew from HMAS Tarakan wait for a signal from the beachhead before they offload their Army transport at Cowley Beach, Queensland, during Exercise Sea Eagle '05. (Date taken: 05 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051105ran8098578_024 HMAS Tarakan uses its amphibious capabilities to support deployed troops at Cowley Beach, Queensland, during Exercise Sea Eagle '05. (Date taken: 05 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051105ran8098578_037 Major Sue Graham from the Ships Army Detachment (SAD) on HMAS Kanimbla shows Brigadier Michael Slater, Commander 3 Brigade, a stern door marriage in progress where the embarked forces board other watercraft from HMAS Kanimbla during Exercise Sea Eagle '05. (Date taken: 05 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051105ran8098578_053 Commander George McGuire, Commanding Officer, HMAS Kanimbla, and Brigadier Michael Slater, Commander 3 Brigade, confer about the operations from HMAS Kanimbla during Exercise Sea Eagle '05. (Date taken: 05 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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