Image Gallery: December 2006
Images from Operation SLIPPER - Street light test
07 December 2006
A contingent of Australian Defence Force personnel is working in Afghanistan as part of the Netherlands-led Provincial Reconstruction Team under the NATO International Security Assistance Force.
Australia’s contribution, known as the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), will be a mix of engineers and security personnel deployed to Afghanistan for up to two years and will work on reconstruction and community-based projects as part of Australia’s commitment to assisting Afghanistan achieve a stable and secure future.
The majority of the task force will be drawn from the Darwin area and made up of personnel from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment based in Darwin which will provide combat engineers and tradesmen (carpenters, plumbers, electricians and plant operators) that will undertake the majority of the RTF’s construction activities. This includes skills training for the local population to ensure the benefits of the deployment continue well after our personnel have returned home.
The Australian protective force for the RTF is provided by the Brisbane-based Motorised Infantry of the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment and the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Command, logistics and support elements have come from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade.
| 20061202adf8185016_0002 1st Reconstruction Task Force troops brave the rain and mud to complete the installation of a solar-panelled street light in southern Afghanistan. The solar-panelled street light installation is a test prior to the lights being installed around the Tarin Kowt township. (Date taken: 27 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061202adf8185016_0012 1st Reconstruction Task Force Darwin-based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Lance Corporal Derek Isted can still manage a smile while working away in the cold mud of southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 27 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061202adf8185016_0015 1st Reconstruction Task Force Darwin-based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Sapper William Gathercole tries to stay dry and warm as he mans the air compressor during a task to install a solar-panelled street light in southern Afghanistan. The solar-panelled street light installation is a test prior to the lights being installed around the Tarin Kowt township. (Date taken: 27 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061202adf8185016_0022 Corporal Nathan Busch from the Darwin based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment checks that the installation of a solar-panelled street light is on track and the pole is level. The solar-panelled street light installation is a test prior to the lights being installed around the Tarin Kowt township. (Date taken: 27 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061202adf8185016_0026 1st Reconstruction Task Force troops brave the rain and mud to complete the installation of a solar-panelled street light in southern Afghanistan. The solar-panelled street light installation is a test prior to the lights being installed around the Tarin Kowt township. (Date taken: 27 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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