Image Gallery: February 2007
Tour de Force in southern Afghanistan
03 January 2007
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.
| 20061228adf8185016_0025 Members of the Royal Australian Air Force Band perform for the troops of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. This is the sixth Tour de Force, but the first time the show has toured Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061228adf8185016_0086 The first indigenous Australian to participate in a Tour de Force, Adrian Ross, is arguably also the first performer to play the digeridoo in concert in Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061228adf8185016_0091 The first indigenous Australian to participate in a Tour de Force, Adrian Ross, performs with members of the Royal Australian Air Force Band. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061228adf8185016_0121 On a cold night in southern Afghanistan, Allan Caswell entertains Australian and Dutch troops, working together to rebuild the war-ravaged country. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061228adf8185016_0122 Allan Caswell performs for troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. This is the sixth Tour de Force, but the first time the show has toured Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061228adf8185016_0129 On a cold night in southern Afghanistan, Tour de Force entertains Australian and Dutch troops, working together to rebuild the war-ravaged country. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061228adf8185016_0158 Tom Gleeson performs for troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. This is the sixth Tour de Force, but the first time the show has toured Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061228adf8185016_0173 The McClymont sisters perform for troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. This is the sixth Tour de Force, but the first time the show has toured Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061228adf8185016_0261 Brooke McClymont performs for troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. This is the sixth Tour de Force, but the first time the show has toured Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061228adf8185016_0269 Samantha McClymont in action on the bass as she performs for troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. This is the sixth Tour de Force, but the first time the show has toured Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061228adf8185016_0301 On a cold night in southern Afghanistan, Mollie McClymont entertains Australian and Dutch troops, working together to rebuild the war-ravaged country. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061228adf8185016_0325 On a cold night in southern Afghanistan, Tour de Force entertainers close out their show for Australian and Dutch troops, working together to rebuild the war-ravaged country. Low Res | High Res |
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