Image Gallery: August 2008
Chief of Air Force Visits the Middle East Area of Operations
21 August 2008
Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM visits Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel deployed in the Middle East, as part of Operation CATALYST and Operation SLIPPER.
The Chief of Air Force was accompanied on the visit by Warrant Officer - Air Force, Ray Woolnough AM.
| 20080814adf8143085_014 Arriving at Baghdad International Airport by C130-J, Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM, Flight Lieutenant Emma Brown, Warrant Officer - Air Force, Ray Woolnough and Head Quarters Joint Task Force 633, Chief of Staff, Group Captain John Meier. (Date taken: 14 August 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080814adf8143085_047 Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM speaks to Airfield Defence Guards working within Security Detachment XIII. (Date taken: 14 August 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080814adf8143085_120 Royal Australian Air Force staff working at Camp Victory, Baghdad, with Chief of Airforce, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM (centre front) and Warrant Officer - Air Force, Ray Woolnough AM (back row). (Date taken: 14 August 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080814adf8143085_127 Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM, and Warrant Officer-Air Force, Ray Woolnough AM take time to speak to Royal Australian Air Force personnel in Baghdad. (Date taken: 14 August 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080816adf8143085_004 Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM and his party get a tour of the surgical facilities at Tarin Kowt. Squadron Leader Sharon Cooper heads a team of Australian surgical specialists currently serving in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 16 August 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080816adf8143085_011 Sergeant Daniel Andrews shares a laugh with Chief of Airforce, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM when he dropped into Tarin Kowt to visit the Middle East Area of Operations. (Date taken: 16 August 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080816adf8143085_026 Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM addresses personnel from the Air Force's Control and Reporting Centre in Khandahar, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 16 August 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080816adf8143085_032 Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM has an informal chat with members of the Control and Reporting Centre's maintenance team. The team are responsible for maintaining equipment ranging from the radar to the air conditioning units. (Date taken: 16 August 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080816adf8143085_067 Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM meets members of the Force Level Logistic Asset in Khandahar during his visit to Air Force members serving on operations in the Middle East. (Date taken: 16 August 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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