Image Galleries
| May 2008 |
| Hearings of the Commission of Inquiry into the loss of HMAS SYDNEY II commence HMAS Sydney II was lost with all 645 crew on 19 November 1941, following an engagement with the German raider, HSK Kormoran, off the Western Australian coast. 06 images (Date uploaded: 30 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| 60-year celebration of United Nations peace keeping Hundreds of UN soldiers and police paraded through the streets of Dili on 29 May to celebrate 60 years of international peace-keeping operations. 08 images (Date uploaded: 30 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| SA330J Puma Helicopters delivered to Bangkok As part of Operation NARGIS ASSIST, a C-17A Globemaster aircraft flew from Johannesburg to transport two SA330J Puma Helicopters to Bangkok following a request from the United Nations World Food Programme. 06 images (Date uploaded: 29 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Soldier of the future lunchtime briefing The Minister for Defence the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP hosted the 'soldier of the future' lunch-time briefing at Parliament House on 29 May 08. 06 images (Date uploaded: 29 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| UK and Australian Defence ministers meet in Canberra The two Ministers met in Canberra today, their fourth meeting since the November 2007 Australian election. 10 images (Date uploaded: 29 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Combat Team Waler stays focused on security tasks As the Overwatch Battle Group commences its drawdown, Diggers from Combat Team Waler continue daily patrols to counter the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threat in Southern Iraq. 23 images (Date uploaded: 29 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Boosting remote village health As the security situation improves in Timor Leste there are more opportunities to provide local communities with a helping hand. 12 images (Date uploaded: 29 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Meet the neighbours HMAS ALBATROSS Navy personnel demonstrate their skills to their neighbours during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations for HMAS ALBATROSS and the Fleet Air Arm Museum Open Day. 10 images (Date uploaded: 29 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Fromelles images: Day 3 The Australian Army, under the auspices of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and in conjunction with British and French Governments, is undertaking the limited excavation of a suspected WWI group burial site in Fromelles, France. 07 images (Date uploaded: 29 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Live fire practice Labor Day long weekend at Tin Can Bay went with a bigger bang than usual as artillery soldiers from the 1st Field Regiment converged on Wide Bay Training Area for live firing. 7 images (Date uploaded: 29 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Manoora on Exercise Joint Kiwi The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Amphibious Transport Ship, HMAS Manoora has commenced the maritime exercise JOINT KIWI 08 with the Royal New Zealand Navy. 12 images (Date uploaded: 28 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Disarming duty for Clearance Divers in Afghanistan Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. 05 images (Date uploaded: 28 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Local engagement with tribal leaders Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. 07 images (Date uploaded: 28 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| RTF4 soldiers construct Forward Operating Base Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. 10 images (Date uploaded: 28 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Broome at Cairns Operation TESTAMENT is the name of the Australian Defence Force contribution to World Youth Day 2008, which Sydney will be hosting in July this year. 08 images (Date uploaded: 27 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Cerberus Operation TESTAMENT is the name of the Australian Defence Force contribution to World Youth Day 2008, which Sydney will be hosting in July this year. 03 images (Date uploaded: 27 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| C-17A Globemaster transports Puma Helicopters from Johannesburg As part of Operation NARGIS ASSIST, a C-17A Globemaster aircraft flew from Johannesburg to transport two SA330J Puma Helicopters to Bangkok following a request from the United Nations World Food Programme. 08 images (Date uploaded: 27 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Quick response force for the Australian Timor-Leste Battle Group 4 Diggers of the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, based in Dili, are now providing the quick response force for the Australian Timor-Leste Battle Group 4. 07 images (Date uploaded: 27 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Armoured Fighting Vehicle Range live-fire practice at Mount Bundey The 2nd Cavalry Regiment's Bravo Squadron conducted a live-fire range practice at the new Armoured Fighting Vehicle Range at Mount Bundey in the Northern Territory. 05 images (Date uploaded: 27 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Fromelles images: Days 1 & 2 The Australian Army, under the auspices of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and in conjunction with British and French Governments, is undertaking the limited excavation of a suspected WWI group burial site in Fromelles, France. 11 images (Date uploaded: 27 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Welcome home from Afghanistan and Timor-Leste The soldiers from Reconstruction Task Force 3 and Timor Leste Battle Group 3, mostly drawn from Townsville-based units, marched down The Strand. 09 images (Date uploaded: 27 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Welcome home parade for Reconstruction Task Force – 3 and the Timor Leste Battle Group – 3 More than 1000 Defence personnel gathered on Townsville’s Strand to enjoy a free concert and receive well-earned praise from the Minister and senior Defence personnel. 03 images (Date uploaded: 26 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Soldiers bring smiles to children in Timor Operation ASTUTE is the Australian Government's response to a request from the Government of Timor-Leste to assist in restoring peace to their country. 07 images (Date uploaded: 26 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Section training for infantry during Operation ASTUTE Twenty-one soldiers are currently undertaking a subject for promotion while serving on Operation ASTUTE in Timor Leste. The course takes six weeks part-time with four day modules spent in formal training each week and the remaining three days spent doing normal duties with their section while being assessed by their leadership. 05 images (Date uploaded: 26 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Dripstone Students visit Navy Boats in Darwin Students from Darwin's Dripstone Middle School visited HMAS Coonawarra today to gain knowledge of the Navy and careers within the Navy. 04 images (Date uploaded: 23 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Coonawarra holds Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is one of The Cancer Council’s foremost fundraising events and the largest, most successful event of its kind in Australia. Over $40 million has been raised by since it first began in 1994. 02 images (Date uploaded: 23 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Greg Combet, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, announced today that significant progress had been made on the remediation of Project Air 87 – the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters. 06 images (Date uploaded: 22 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Navy assets join with New Zealand for exercise In waters off the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, HMAS MANOORA is participating in the New Zealand-led exercise JOINT KIWI 08, aimed at improving interoperability between both nations. 20 images (Date uploaded: 22 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Combet inspects Exercise Chong Ju Exercise CHONG JU, a live fire demonstration was held at Puckapunyal as part of the Australian Army’s Combat Officers Advanced Course (COAC). 09 images (Date uploaded: 22 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Military Police Dogs on ANZAC peacekeeping operations Australian Military Police Dog Handlers attached to the International Stabilisation Force regularly take their canine friends on ANZAC Patrols in and around the streets of suburban Dili. 10 images (Date uploaded: 21 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Navy support of the Macquarie Fields Police LACACC initiative Royal Australian Navy support of the Macquarie Fields Police Local Area Command Aboriginal Consultative Committee (LACACC) initiative. 12 images (Date uploaded: 21 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Lieutenant General Peter Leahy visit to Timor-Leste This week Lieutenant General Peter Leahy made his last of many visits to Timor-Leste in his capacity of Chief of the Army. 10 images (Date uploaded: 20 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| ISF soccer team ISF Engineers recently completed restoration of a soccer ground at the Village of Bazartette about one hour from Dili, by car. To christen the field a friendly match was played between an ISF team and local youths. The match could have gone either way, but in the end the ISF team won four goals to three. Over 200 locals turned up to cheer on their team. The day was a great success. 06 images (Date uploaded: 20 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Papua New Guinea relief A series of mudslides in mid-April cut off a main highway in the country’s highlands region, affecting the supply of food and other supplies to towns throughout the country. 07 images (Date uploaded: 20 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Engineering Centre of Excellence opens The Parliamentary Secretary opened the Raytheon Engineering Centre of Excellence at Macquarie Park in Sydney. 03 images (Date uploaded: 20 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Military Working Dogs with Timor-Leste Aviation Group The Military Working Dog Operation Cell, based at the Timor-Leste Aviation Group, provides security for Black Hawk helicopters and is on standby at all times for base security. 06 images (Date uploaded: 19 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Patrols prove positive throughout Dili Timor-Leste Battle Group four (TLBG4) regularly conducts mounted and foot patrols throughout Dili and regional districts as part of the International Stabilisation Force's (ISF) ongoing support to the Government of Timor- Leste. 05 images (Date uploaded: 19 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Exercise Bersama Shield week two Hundreds of Air Force Personnel travelled to Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Base Butterworth, to participate in Exercise Bersama Shield 2008 from 5-17 May. 07 images (Date uploaded: 19 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Reconstruction Task Force 4 operations in Baluchi Valley Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. 31 images (Date uploaded: 19 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| River reconnaissance for RTF The Reconstruction Task Force conducted a reconnaissance for an all-weather crossing at Talani just outside of Tarin Kowt. 04 images (Date uploaded: 19 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Combat Team Waler stays focused Australian Diggers from Combat Team Waler remain focused on reducing the Improvised Explosive Device threat in Southern Iraq. 09 images (Date uploaded: 16 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Australian soldiers mentor Iraqi trainers Australian and coalition soldiers from the Iraqi Security Forces Transition Group continue to teach and mentor Iraqi trainers. 07 images (Date uploaded: 16 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Historic water tank gets new home The historical RAAF Base Darwin water tower that dates back to the 1930s has been dismantled and relocated from its place next to the tarmac, to a new home at the Australian Aviaition Heritage Centre. 05 images (Date uploaded: 16 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| RAEME keeps wheels of Op ASTUTE turning The Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) are not often in the limelight. However they are every bit as critical to the success of operations as the infantry in the front line. 09 images (Date uploaded: 15 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| ADF investigative service open for business The Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, the Hon. Dr Mike Kelly AM MP, officially opened the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Investigative Service headquarters in Canberra. 06 images (Date uploaded: 15 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Greater regional cooperation through the Pacific Patrol Boat Program Australian-donated Pacific Patrol Boats of the Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia have completed another successful operation as part of Operation RAI BALANG 01/08. 03 images (Date uploaded: 15 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| 40th anniversary of the Battle of Coral His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, has presented 102 Field Battery with the first ever Honour Title in the history of the Australian Army. 09 images (Date uploaded: 14 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Manoora navigation exercise in Tasman Sea Stern door marriage onboard HMAS MANOORA with an LCM8 to embark troops to Jervis Bay for continuation training. 17 images (Date uploaded: 14 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Timor-Leste Aviation Group The Timor-Leste Aviation Group is a vital part of the ISF and conducts operations ranging from security overwatch and reconnaissance, to ferrying patrols into remote localities and emergency medical evacuations for people in urgent need of medical attention. 06 images (Date uploaded: 14 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| CDF visits Australian troops at Tallil, Iraq Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston has visited Australian troops based at Tallil in Southern Iraq. 10 images (Date uploaded: 13 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Aid arrives in Burma Operation Nargis Assist was launched at Australian Government direction to provide Australian emergency relief to the Burmese people. 03 images (Date uploaded: 13 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| CDF visits troops in Afghanistan Chief of the Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston flew in to Tarin Kowt to meet Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) and Special Operations Task Group troops. 03 images (Date uploaded: 13 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Operation Nargis Assist C17 being loaded for Burma The Australian Defence Force is providing a critical air lift capability to the Australian Government Aid response to the devastation in Burma caused by Cyclone Nargis. 15 images (Date uploaded: 13 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Air Force personnel arrive for Exercise Bersama Shield More than 200 Air force personnel have arrived in Malaysia to participate in Exercise Bersama Shield 2008 from 5-17 May. 15 images (Date uploaded: 13 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| New Zealand troop rotation in Timor May saw the rotation of New Zealand Troops at Kiwi Lines in Dili Timor-Leste. D Coompany 2/1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment replaced C Company of the same Regiment. Both sub-units are from Burnham in the South Island. 13 images (Date uploaded: 13 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Diggers replace Iraq 'mud school' Australian soldiers from Combat Team Heeler and the Mayor of Al Gharref have opened a new $350,000 village school in Iraq’s Dhi Qar province, providing a better learning environment for more than 200 local children. 08 images (Date uploaded: 12 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Combat Team Heeler opens An Nasr School Project Australian soldiers in Dhi Qar have opened a school refurbishment project in the city of An Nasr, topping off a series of projects in the area. 06 images (Date uploaded: 12 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Arunta returns home from Middle East for Mother's Day The Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class Frigate, HMAS Arunta, returned home today following a six-month deployment to the Middle East. 07 images (Date uploaded: 12 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Army team takes on French The Australian Army Rugby Union (AARU) team took on the French Combined Services Rugby Team at ‘Stade Jules Ladoumegue’ in Massy, Paris. 09 images (Date uploaded: 12 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Investiture - Government House - Sydney 16 images (Date uploaded: 09 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Iraq diggers play football 'friendly' Diggers in Southern Iraq have played a ‘friendly’ international football match against Iraqi soldiers, cementing the strong training ties between the two armies. 19 images (Date uploaded: 09 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| ISF luncheon for the Falintil Timor At their Camp Phoenix Headquarters the International Stabilisation Force hosted a luncheon for the Falintil Timor- Leste Defence Force Chief of Staff and seven key officers, from the F-FDTL Joint Operations Centre. 03 images (Date uploaded: 09 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Lance Corporal Jason Marks laid to rest A private burial service was held at the Yeppoon Cemetery for Lance Corporal Jason Marks. 08 images (Date uploaded: 08 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Memorial service for Lance Corporal Jason Marks LCPL Marks, a commando with the Sydney-based 4th Battalion (Commando) the Royal Australian Regiment, was serving with the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) in Afghanistan. 05 images (Date uploaded: 06 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| HMAS Westralia Remembrance service 10th Anniversary A Remembrance service was held on the Quarterdeck of HMAS Stirling, to commemorate the people that died in the fire onboard HMAS Westralia on the fifth of May 1998. 04 images (Date uploaded: 06 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Anzac Day 2008 - Kandahar Australian Defence Force personnel deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, mark Anzac Day 2008 with a Dawn Service at Camp Baker. 06 images (Date uploaded: 06 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Funeral service for Lance Corporal Jason Marks Lance Corporal Jason Marks, who was tragically killed in Afghanistan last week, was honoured in a funeral service held at Holsworthy Barracks yesterday evening. 13 images (Date uploaded: 06 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Brothers in Arms in Baghdad Colonel John Turner is deployed as the Senior Medical Officer to the Australian Defence Force's Middle East Headquarters at Camp Victory, adjacent to Baghdad International Airport. 02 images (Date uploaded: 06 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoffrey Shepherd visits AP-3C Orion Detachment A RAAF AP-3C Orion Detachment of about 170 personnel conducts maritime patrol operations, with two aircraft and associated command and support elements supporting both the rehabilitation operation in Iraq and the coalition operation against terrorism. 05 images (Date uploaded: 05 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Opening of ASC West Greg Combet, the Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, attended the launch of the new ASC West Facility in Western Australia. 04 images (Date uploaded: 05 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Lance Corporal Jason Marks returns home Lance Corporal Jason Marks was returned to Australia today, met by family, friends and colleagues in an emotional ceremony held at RAAF Base Richmond, NSW. 10 images (Date uploaded: 03 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Chief of Air Force visits Orion Detachment A RAAF AP-3C Orion Detachment of about 170 personnel conducts maritime patrol operations, with two aircraft and associated command and support elements supporting both Operation CATALYST and Operation SLIPPER. 06 images (Date uploaded: 02 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Ramp Ceremony in Afghanistan for Lance Corporal Jason Marks Australian soldier Lance Corporal Jason Marks has been bid farewell by his comrades during a solemn ceremony at Tarin Kowt. 20 images (Date uploaded: 02 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Battle Goup focussed for drawdown Australian Army and Air Force personnel in Southern Iraq have beaten scorching temperatures and a dust storm to complete the first major logistical movement of their drawdown from Tallil. 15 images (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Mujahedin Day celebrated The Afghan National Army in Uruzgan Province celebrated Mujahedin Day - commemorating their victory over the Soviet Union - with a parade of the two Kandaks (battalions) working alongside Australian and Coalition troops in Tarin Kowt. 03 images (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Warrant Officer of the Air Force visits Orion Detachment A RAAF AP-3C Orion Detachment of about 170 personnel conducts maritime patrol operations, with two aircraft and associated command and support elements supporting both Operation CATALYST - the Australian Defence Force contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq, and Operation SLIPPER - Australia's contribution to the coalition against terrorism. 05 images (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Medics keep Battle Group in shape Overwatch Battle Group (West) medical staff at Tallil in Iraq look after the day-to-day health requirements of the battle group and the Australian Army Training Team Iraq. 05 images (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008) View Gallery |
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| Army Rugby team takes on French It took more than a little wet weather to dampen the spirits of the Australian Army Rugby team as they dug deep to take a 21-18 point victory over the French Army in Caen. During the game the Australian Army Team showed the mettle that embodies the Army values of courage, initiative and teamwork. 12 images (Date uploaded: 01 May 2008) View Gallery |
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