Image Gallery: August 2007
Operations Update
02 August 2007
The Director General Public Affairs, Brigadier Andrew Nikolic, provided an update on Australian Defence Force operations at home and overseas.
During the briefing he was by joined by Commander Jaimie Hatcher, Commanding Officer of HMAS Toowoomba, which has recently returned from operations in the Middle East.
Audio and transcripts of the update are available here.
| 20070103ran8210926_089 The ship's company of ANZAC Frigate, HMAS Toowoomba. (Date taken: 03 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070105adf8205214_0013 Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2) Anthony Millers, points out a simulated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during IED training at the Australian base, Camp Terendak, Ali Air Base, Tallil. (Date taken: 05 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070105adf8205214_0014 A simulated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) used during IED training at the Australian base, Camp Terendak, Ali Air Base, Tallil. (Date taken: 05 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070202ran8090883_018 HMAS TOOWOOMBA's boarding parties at speed, sighted below a Browning .50 Calibre Machine Gun. (Date taken: 02 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070310ran8097690_056 HMAS BALLARAT. (Date taken: 10 March 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070521adf8161479_045 (Date taken: 21 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070528adf8161479_001 HMAS TOOWOOMBA pictured with one of Iraq's offshore export oil terminals. (Date taken: 28 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070528adf8161479_002 HMAS TOOWOOMBA conducting a replenishment at sea (RAS) in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 28 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070528adf8161479_006 Members of one of HMAS TOOWOOMBA's boarding parties at work in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 28 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070528adf8161479_132 Members of the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) prepare for a patrol in southern Afghanistan (Date taken: 28 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070601ran8484578_012 USNS Rainier conducts replenishment at sea with HMAS Toowoomba. (Date taken: 01 June 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070604adf8161441_024 AP-3C Orion 'Lara' commences a night mission over Iraq. (Date taken: 04 June 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070609adf8286840_0023 The Al Basrah Oil Terminal in Iraq's territorial waters. (Date taken: 09 June 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070609adf8286840_0112 Bowman Able Seaman Kerry Pickrill, gunner Leading Seaman Ian Wright and coxswain Jacinta Gannaway in a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat from HMAS Toowoomba with an Iraqi oil terminal in the background. (Date taken: 09 June 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070619adf8161441_001 Major General (MAJGEN) Mark Evans AO, DSC, commands the Australian forces in the Middle East from Headquarters Joint Task Force 633 (HQJTF633) located in Baghdad. (Date taken: 19 June 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070625adf8217204_013 HMAS ANZAC Captain Ian Middleton looks ahead following a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with USS Bridge. (Date taken: 25 June 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070703adf8094997_150 (Date taken: 03 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070703adf8099240_498 Captain Damien Maldon plays 'pattycake' with some Timorese children at the Oetapo School in Timor-Leste. (Date taken: 03 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070704adf8094997_028 (Date taken: 04 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070707_ran8210414_004 HMAS ANZAC's Sub Lieutenant Carl Cooper (centre) hosts 14 Iraqi Junior Officers during operations in the Northern Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 07 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070707adf8161441_004 Airfield Engineers from number 1 Airfield Operational Support Squadron (1AOSS) constructed a large DAMALSH (Deployable Aircraft Maintenance and Logistics Shelter) which will house the operations equipment for the RAAF Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070707adf8161441_006 The newly installed Air defence Radar for the RAAF Control and Reporting Centre at Kandahar Airfield in Southern Afghanistan is an impressive sight as it stands atop 'Radar Hill', with the USAF Radar in the background. (Date taken: 07 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070707army8500215_026 Warrant Officer Wayne Lampard helps an Iraqi soldier steady himself while taking aim with an AK-47 rifle during marksmanship training at Camp Mittica, in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 07 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070707army8500215_045 The Australian military training team and members of the 4th Company, 1st Battalion, of the Iraq Army, pose for a photo after having completed an advanced infantry skills training course at Camp Mittica, in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 07 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070708adf8161441_004 A RAAF C-130 J model Hercules on the flightline at night in the Middle East. (Date taken: 08 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070712adf8094997_053 (Date taken: 12 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070712adf8094997_398 (Date taken: 12 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070713adf8243523_027 Six-year-old Keira from the Hermannsburg Community presents a NORFORCE badge given to her by Private Brian Liddle during a community engagement activity for Op OUTREACH in the Northern Territory. (Date taken: 13 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070713adf8243523_079 NORFORCE soldier Private Temintererei Robuti plays a game of basketball at the Hermannsburg Community in the Northern Territory with local kids and teens including 17-year old Malthouse during a community engagement activity for Operation OUTREACH. (Date taken: 13 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070713adf8243523_109 NORFORCE patrolman Private Brian Little from Alice Springs poses for a photo with three local boys; (from left) 12-year-old Jason, 10-year-old Patrick and 12-year-old Jamie at the Hermannsburg Community in the Northern Territory during Operation OUTREACH. (Date taken: 13 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070715adf8099240_017 (Date taken: 15 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070717adf8255272_076 (Date taken: 17 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070717adf8255272_117 (Date taken: 17 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070723adf8255272_073 (Date taken: 23 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070729adf8099240_546 (Date taken: 29 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 200706010adf8286840_0011 Captain of HMAS Toowoomba, Commander Jamie Hatcher stands on the bow of his ship as they sail away from the operational zone in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 10 July 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 200706010adf8286840_0014 Captain of HMAS Toowoomba, Commander Jamie Hatcher stands on the bow of his ship as they sail away from the operational zone in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 10 June 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| anzac75 HMAS Anzac on duty in the Persian Gulf. Low Res | High Res |
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