Image Gallery: February 2007
Exercise Tigris Prelude
19 February 2007
Exercise Tigris Prelude was conducted from 7-13 Feb 07 in the Brisbane area. It provided Security Detachment Eleven (SECDET XI) Mission Rehearsal Training (MRE) which was realistic, demanding and relevant to their upcoming operation. This MRE capped off six months of intensive pre-deployment training for SECDET XI.
MREs are conducted in order to deliver a cohesive and sustainable force that is thoroughly prepared, practiced and capable of executing all expected tasks. The training is demanding and aims to replicate the conditions faced by our soldiers in Iraq.
SECDET forms part of Operation CATALYST - Australia’s contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq. SECDET provides protection and escort for Australian Government personnel working in our Embassy in Baghdad. It consists of about 110 personnel and includes Australian Light Armoured Vehicles, which provide armoured mobility and protection to the force.
| 20060208adf8262658_026 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) infantry soldiers work together during mission rehearsal training, prior to deployment on Operation CATALYST. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20060211adf8262658_025 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) during mission rehearsal training for Security Detachment Eleven, prior to deployment on Operation CATALYST. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20060211adf8262658_035 A member of Security Detachment XI during mission rehearsal training for Security Detachment Eleven, prior to deployment on Operation CATALYST. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20060211adf8262658_050 A 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment soldier shares a lighter moment with Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy during mission rehearsal training for Security Detachment XI. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20060211adf8262658_062 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment soldiers during mission rehearsal training for Security Detachment Eleven, prior to deployment on Operation CATALYST. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20060211adf8262658_069 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) infantry soldiers work together to lower an A-Frame from the back of an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) before conducting a recovery training exercise with the ASLAV drivers and crew commanders. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20060211adf8262658_094 Soldiers with an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle during mission rehearsal training, prior to deployment on Operation CATALYST. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20060211adf8262658_099 Chief of the Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy is greeted by SECDET Officer In Command (OC) Major Mikah Batt during Security Detachment Training at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070208adf8262658_016 Infantry rifleman Private Benjamin Groth mans a vehicle check point just outside the Australian Embassy as part of the Security Detachment XI Training Exercise at Enoggera, Queensland. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070208adf8262658_040 Infantry rifleman Private Adam Lock, getting set ready to go on patrol outside the Australian controlled compound as part of the Security Detachment XI Training Exercise at Enoggera, Queensland. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070212adf8262658_008 Security Detachment soldiers during training prior to deployment on Operation CATALYST. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070212adf8262658_011 A crew commander of an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) checks communications with his crew and the convoy before entering into the turrent of his ASLAV, before conducting a routine patrol outside the safety of their base as part of Security Detachment (SECDET) XI training. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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