Image Gallery: April 2006
Images from Operation SLIPPER
12 April 2006
More
than 100 additional Australian soldiers have
deployed to Southern Afghanistan. The majority
of these personnel and their two Chinook helicopters
are drawn from Townsville’s 5th Aviation Regiment.
These forces join the 190 Australian personnel
already operating in that country.
The Chinook group will form part of the Combined
Forces Command (Knighthawk Task Force) in Afghanistan
and will provide air mobility support and aero
medical evacuation capabilities for coalition
forces and the Australian Special Forces Task
Group.
The two CH-47 D Chinook helicopters are designed
for transporting troops, heavy lift capability
and medical evacuation.
The airframes have recently undergone upgrades
that enhance their communication, crew and passenger
protection and electronic self-protection capabilities.
| 20060405adf8143085_010 Maintenance work at Kandahar Airfield on a Chinook helicopter. (Date taken: 05 March 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20060405adf8143085_039 Craftsman Tim Harwood works on a Chinook at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 05 March 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20060405adf8143085_074 Australian Army personnel (slung Steyr rifles), assist US military personnel loading a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 05 March 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20060402adf8143085_063 US military personnel prepare to load a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 05 March 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20060405adf8143085_077 US military personnel prepare to load a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 05 March 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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