Image Gallery: December 2006
1st Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan
26 December 2006
A contingent of Australian Defence Personnel are working in Afghanistan as part of the Netherlands-led Provincial Reconstruction Team under the NATO International Security Assistance Force’s Stage III expansion into southern Afghanistan.
Australia’s contribution, known as the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), is a mix of engineers, security and support personnel deployed to Afghanistan for up to 2 years to 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 is 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 will include 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 being provided by the Brisbane based Motorised Infantry of the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Royal Australian Regiment and the Darwin based 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Command, logistics and support elements have come from the Darwin based 1st Brigade.
| 20061221adf8185016_0022 Photo By: Corporal (CPL) Ricky Fuller A soldier from the Darwin based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force provides a security screen during a visit to a village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province. (Date taken: 21 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061226/20061221adf8185016_0105 Photo By: Corporal (CPL) Ricky Fuller Sapper Troy Croton from the Darwin based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment watches on as an Afghan National Army soldier tops up the generator with fuel. The generator is providing the power to tools used while conducting repairs and maintenance in the remote location. (Date taken: 21 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061222adf8502859_0128 Photo By: Corporal (CPL) Ricky Fuller 1st Reconstruction Task Force Sapper Brendan Little gives the cut off sign as an Afghan National Army soldier helps to cut a hole for a new door in one of the mosque compounds in the Oruzgan Province. (Date taken: 21 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061222adf8502859_0136 Photo By: Corporal (CPL) Ricky Fuller Afghan and Australian troops work together to install a water tank during a visit to an Oruzgan village to conduct repairs and maintenance on the town's mosque. (Date taken: 21 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061222adf8502859_0140 Photo By: Corporal (CPL) Ricky Fuller Afghan and Australian troops work together to install a water tank during a visit to an Oruzgan village to conduct repairs and maintenance on the town's mosque. (Date taken: 21 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061222adf8502859_0179 Photo By: Corporal (CPL) Ricky Fuller Work continues as 1st Reconstruction Task Force Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Mick Ryan discusses with a mosque elder, future reconstruction plans for the repair and maintenance on his mosque in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 21 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061222adf8502859_0228 Photo By: Corporal (CPL) Ricky Fuller Work continues as soldiers from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force complete repairs to a village mosque while locals watch on with curiosity. (Date taken: 21 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061222adf8502859_0317 Photo By: Corporal (CPL) Ricky Fuller Lieutenant Daniel Le Breton updates Head Quarters as soldiers from the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force provide a security screen during a reconstruction mission, conducting repairs and maintenance in the Oruzgan Province.e. (Date taken: 21 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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