Image Gallery: October 2007
Mission training for next Overwatch Battle Group in Iraq
02 October 2007
Overwatch Battle Group (West) (OBG(W)-4) will be led by the Enoggera-based 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment in what is the first Australian Light Horse battle group since 1918.
The addition of the infantry support from the 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, also from Enoggera, makes it the first wholly Brisbane-based battle group of the Australian Army's modern era.
The mission-specific training exercise held at Shoalwater Bay Training Area was the first field training conducted by the battle group in its preparation for Iraq.
The current OBG(W) is based in the southern Iraq Province of Dhi Qar and comprises about 515 personnel and consists of a headquarters, a cavalry squadron, an infantry company, Australian Light Armoured Vehicles and the Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle.
The battle group is based at Tallil Air Base from which it undertakes the security overwatch role for the Al Muthanna and Dhi Qai Provinces as part of a larger Coalition force.
| 20070917adf8222937_001 6th Battallion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) soldiers dismount from their Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle during their initial mission specific training for deployment to Iraq with Overwatch Battle Group (West)-4. (Date taken: 19 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070917adf8222937_006 Cavalry from 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) conduct simulation training at Shoalwater Bay. It was their first mission specific training in preparation for deployment to Iraq with Overwatch Battle Group (West)-4. (Date taken: 19 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070917adf8222937_009 Members of Alpha Company 6th Battallion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), return from training in a command variant Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle. It was the infantry company's initial mission specific training for deployment to Iraq with Overwatche Battle Group (West)-4. (Date taken: 19 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070917adf8222937_013bravo Private Ed Babington, 6th Battallion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) conducts clearance drills for the section Bushmater during initial mission specific training for deployment to Iraq with Overwatche Battle Group (West)-4. (Date taken: 19 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070918adf8222937_004 Private Lucas Wooley, Alpha Company, 6th Battallion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) practises infantry minor tactics and Bushmaster drills during training for the fourth rotation of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 19 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070919adf8222937_001 Australian Light Armoured Vehicle Crew Commander Lance Corporal Christopher Diamond takes a break during initial training for the fourth deployment to Iraq of the Overwatch Battle Group (West). (Date taken: 19 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070919adf8222937_003 Diggers administer first aid after an exercise improvised explosive device attack during training for the fourth rotation of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 19 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070919adf8222937_005 Cavalry and infantry cordon off a stricken Australian Light Armoured Vehicle during an exercise improvised explosive device attack at Shoalwater Bay Training Area. (Date taken: 19 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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