Image Gallery: December 2006
Operation SLIPPER - RTF Troops Patrol Tarin Kowt
19 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.
| 20061207adf8185016_0007 An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier strides out as he sets off on a patrol through the streets of Tarin Kowt in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061208adf8185016_0008 Private Adam Marsh from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force provides a security screen during a patrol to visit the nearby Tarin Kowt hospital and police station in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061208adf8185016_0038 Private Allen Pitt from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force provides a security screen during a patrol to visit the nearby Tarin Kowt hospital and police station in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061208adf8185016_0039 Private Jonathon Morison from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment maintains a secure watch as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force patrol the out skirts of Tarin Kowt in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061208adf8185016_0079 Afghan locals go about their daily business as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force move through Tarin Kowt during a patrol to visit the nearby hospital and police station in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061208adf8185016_0095 Private Jonathon Morison from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force provides a security screen during a patrol to visit the nearby Tarin Kowt hospital and police station in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061208adf8185016_0108 Private Adam Marsh from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force provides a security screen during a patrol to visit the nearby Tarin Kowt hospital and police station in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061208adf8185016_0122 Afghan locals go about their daily business as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force move through Tarin Kowt in their Australian Bushmasters during a patrol to visit the nearby hospital and police station in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061208adf8185016_0162 Private Andrew Sharples from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment maintains a secure watch during a patrol to visit the nearby Tarin Kowt hospital and police station in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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