Image Gallery: March 2006
NORFORCE protecting the northern coast line
03 March 2006
While
the world watches the Australian Defence Force
in Iraq, operations and exercises are constantly
underway at home under our very noses.
Every day Australian soldiers patrol our coasts,
watching and observing, ever vigilant for incursions
into Australian waters by foreign fishing vessels,
commonly known as FFVs. NORFORCE maintains a
surveillance network throughout the Northern
Territory and the Kimberley’s 365 days a year.
Last week several patrols from Darwin Squadron
NORFORCE with an LCM8 in support set out from
Darwin on ‘Exercise Vigilant Lizard II’ for
14 days to conduct surveillance operations,
patrolling activities and community engagement
tasks in the Top End.
While patrolling allows NORFORCE to periodically
monitor our coastline, the community engagement
that NORFORCE soldiers conduct, is perhaps even
more vital.
Community engagement raises awareness in the
Indigenous communities in the north to FFVs
entering our waters, provides positive relationships
with the traditional landowners, and also acts
as a method of recruiting for NORFORCE.
It means that while NORFORCE soldiers are off
duty in their respective communities they are
constantly on the lookout for anything that
does not belong and have a network through which
to report their sightings.
NORFORCE’s community engagement activities are
proving to be highly effective in maintaining
an awareness of what is happening around our
northern coastline.
| 2006_S0270_01 Private William Wurliri and CPL Winston Lami Lami on shore east of Darwin. (Date taken: unknown) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2006_S0270_02 NORFORCE Patrol prepares to depart from LCM8 to conduct surveillance operation. (Date taken: unknown) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2006_S0270_03 Private Bruce Harding on a beach landing site. (Date taken: unknown) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2006_S0270_04 Pte Nigel Brown [front] Pte LCPL Luke Bayetto [right rear] Pte Jock Sommerville [left rear] on patrol 17 Feb 06 east of Darwin. (Date taken: unknown) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2006_S0270_05 Zodiac F470 preparation for NORFORCE Patrol on board LCM8 17 Feb 06. (Date taken: unknown) Low-res | High-res |
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