Image Galleries
| April 2007 |
| Exercise Executive Stretch Ten employers from across Darwin were offered the opportunity to gain an insight into the military training of their of Army Reserve employees, to foster a better understanding of the demands placed on their part-time soldiers when they are away from the work place and deployed to the field. (Date uploaded: 30 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Concert boost for Middle East diggers This is the seventh morale-boosting ‘Tour de Force’ concert tour for Australian Defence members serving in the Middle East. The performers for this year’s concert are: Cat Southern, Big Brother Little Brother (Adam and Mat Hedditch), Wayne Deakin, The Dickster (Richard Kaminski) and Renee Brack. (Date uploaded: 27 April 2007) View gallery |
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| HMAS Farncomb at Hellfire Pass on ANZAC Day Collins Class submarine HMAS Farncomb is on deployment in South East Asia. (Date uploaded: 27 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Cultana Battle Group Tiger and the Australian Army Training Team Iraq-8 concentrated at Cultana Flats Training Area during 12 April to 5 May for the Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRE) for the Overwatch Battle Group (West) 3 (OBG (W)-3). (Date uploaded: 27 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day on HMAS Toowoomba HMAS Toowoomba on rotation 15 in the Middle East Area of Operations during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service. (Date uploaded: 27 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day at Headquarters Joint Task Force 633 Security Detachment A security detachment (SECDET) of about 110 personnel from armoured, infantry and military police specialisations provide protection for the Australian diplomatic mission in Baghdad. The security detachment uses Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAV). (Date uploaded: 27 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day at Basra Air Station in Iraq 25 April 2007 saw a dawn service conducted at Basra Air Station in Iraq to mark the date in 1915 when soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps first landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. (Date uploaded: 27 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Reconstruction Task Force Trade Training School The Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) conducts training courses for the Afghan National Army Engineers as part of a coordinated effort to develop indigenous capacity. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Exercise Bersama Shield Bersama Shield 2007 (BS07) is being held over the Malaysian Peninsula and the South China Sea from 23 April to 03 May 2007. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Kapyong Parade for 3rd Battalion The 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (parachute) has commemorated the 56th anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong, which took place on the 24th April, 1951 during the Korean War. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Defence Minister address at Gallipoli The Australian Minister for Defence the Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson and Vice Chief of the Defence Force Lieutenant-General Ken Gillespie (VCDF) participated in several ceremonies across the Gallipoli Peninsula during the 2007 Anzac observance. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day - Lone Pine service ANZAC Day, 25 April 2007, marks the 92nd anniversary of the first nationally significant military action fought by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in The Great War (World War One). About 9000 Australians died at Gallipoli, while another 18,000 were wounded. (Date uploaded: 26 April 2007) View gallery |
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| RTF dawn service in Camp Russell, Afghanistan The RTF commemorated ANZAC day 2007 with a dawn service in Camp Russell; the Australian base in Oruzgan Province named after SGT Andrew Russell, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2002. While the troops of the RTF paused to reflect on the significance of ANZAC day, they were back at their posts by the days end for what was another busy day of operational service. (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the Ali Air Base, Tallil in southern Iraq Sergeant Justin Neal reads the Ode during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the Ali Air Base, Tallil in southern Iraq. (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day Dawn Service, Baghdad Warrant Officer Stuart Thomas reads the Lord's Prayer during the Headquarters Joint Task Force 633 ANZAC Day dawn service in Baghdad. (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Chief of Army leads OBG(W)-3 in ANZAC Day salute Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy addresses the members of OBG(W)-3 Overwatch Battle Group (West)-3 during the dawn service for Anzac Day held at Cultana Field Training Area. (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Day Service and March, Bomaderry NSW Member of the Catafalque party rest on arms reversed. (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day Morning Service at Nowra, NSW The combined Colour and Honour Guard in position during the ANZAC Day Morning Service at Nowra, NSW. (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day dawn service, Gallipoli Leading Aircraftman Stephen Finnigan from Canberra-based Australia's Federation Guard at the Dawn Service, Gallipoli. Leading Aircraftman Stephen Finnigan is part of the Australian Defence Force Gallipoli 2007 Contingent. (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day in Martin Place, Sydney Dawn Service Australian Defence Force representation lays wreaths at Martin Place, Sydney during the Dawn Service. (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Dili, East Timor As a member of the Catafalque Party, Corporal Nathan Herbert from Townsville-based 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the Anzac Battle Group stands in the foreground at rest on arms during the ceremony. (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day Dawn Service, Canberra Australia's Federation Guard provide a catafalque party for ANZAC Day Dawn Service. (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day Dawn Service, Northern Territory Anzac Day Dawn Service on the Esplanade Darwin, Northern Territory (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Mehmetcik Abide memorial The Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP Minister for Defence addressing the public at the Mehmetcik Abide memorial for the Turkish International Service. (Date uploaded: 25 April 2007) View gallery |
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| USS Lassen arrives at Fleet Base East USS Lassen arrived at Fleet Base East, Garden Island Sydney, for her first Port visit of her Australian tour. (Date uploaded: 24 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Afghan National Army Mentoring Program The RTF conducts training courses for the Afghan National Army Engineers as part of a coordinated effort to develop indigenous capacity. (Date uploaded: 24 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Cultana An Australian Bushmaster vehicle making its way through Cultana Field Training Area during the mission rehearsal exercise. (Date uploaded: 24 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Handover to Reconstruction Task Force 2 Australia has deployed an ADF Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), consisting of a combined arms team, to the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan as part of Operation SLIPPER. The RTF is in partnership with the Netherlands Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and forms part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force. (Date uploaded: 24 April 2007) View gallery |
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| 1st Reconstruction Task Force returns home Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy welcomed home the final group of soldiers returning from Afghanistan after successfully completing their mission as the 1st Reconstruction Task Force. (Date uploaded: 24 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Reconstruction Task Force Australia has deployed an ADF Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), consisting of a combined arms team, to the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan as part of Operation SLIPPER. The RTF is in partnership with the Netherlands Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and forms part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force. (Date uploaded: 24 April) View Gallery |
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| Rehearsals at the Commemorative ANZAC Cove Site ANZAC Day 25 April 2007 marks the 92nd anniversary of the first nationally significant military action fought by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in The Great War (World War One). About 9000 Australians died at Gallipoli, while another 18,000 were wounded. (Date uploaded: 24 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Aussie Slouch hat surrounded by poppy flowers in Afghanistan The poppy is a significant symbol in military traditions dating back to the First World War. ANZAC day for the Australian Reconstruction Task Force will be marked by fields of wild poppies, similar to those experienced in the European and African Campaigns of 1914-18 and 1939-45. (Date uploaded: 23 April 2007) View gallery |
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| ANZAC Day rehearsals in Afghanistan (Date: 23 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Visit to ANZAC Cove and Lone Pine ANZAC Day 25 April 2007 marks the 92nd anniversary of the first nationally significant military action fought by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in The Great War (World War One). About 9000 Australians died at Gallipoli, while another 18,000 were wounded. (Date uploaded: 23 April 2007) View gallery |
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| Gallipoli rehearsals for ANZAC Day (Date: 23 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Defence Minister visits Australian troops in the Middle East (Date: 22 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Funeral of Corporal Michael McAvoy (Date: 20 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Exercise Bersama Shield 2007 (Date: 20 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Funeral of SAS member Corporal David O'Neil (Date: 19 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Australian Services Australian Football National Championships in Canberra (Date: 19 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Funeral of Sergeant Craig Linacre (Date: 18 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Prime Minister's visit to RAAF Base Williamtown (Date: 18 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| On patrol around Dili (Date: 17 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) (Date: 16 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Sparrow Force memorial (Date: 16 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Image of Corporal David O'Neill, SAS member tragically killed in motor vehicle accident on 9 April 2007 (Date: 11 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Images of two SAS members tragically killed in motor vehicle accident on 9 April 2007 (Date: 11 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| 5th Aviation Regiment welcomed home (Date: 11 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Images from Operation SLIPPER (Date: 10 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| On patrol around Dili (Date: 10 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Images from Operation ASTUTE (Date: 10 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Security checkpoints (Date: 05 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Australian Chinooks during Operation SLIPPER (Date: 05 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Solomon Islands humanitarian relief (Date: 05 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Defence Minister Dr. Brendan Nelson farewells the troops deploying to the Solomon Islands. (Date: 04 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Make-A-Wish Foundation’s annual Wish Day campaign (Date: 04 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Prime Minister and Defence Minister visit Australian Submarine Corporation (Date: 03 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Brigadier Rerden visits Timor-Leste Police (Date: 02 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Security by ADF personnel ahead of election (Date: 02 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Community Liaison (Date: 02 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| United Nations Military Liaison Officer (Date: 02 April 2007) View Gallery |
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| Sea King fallen honoured in memorial service (Date: 02 April 2007) View Gallery |
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