Image Gallery: November 2008
07 November 2008
EX LONG GUNS 2008 High Range, Townsville
Exercise Long Guns 2008 saw artillery from Australia and New Zealand grouped together to produce some very impressive fire-power at the High Range Training Area near Townsville on the 7th of November 2008.
The largest combined gunnery concentration in Australia for a number of years featured Australian Army 1st Division, Royal Australian Artillery units and the Royal New Zealand Army’s 161st Field Battery.
Known as Exercise Long Guns, the aim of the activity was to maintain and enhance the already high standards of timely, accurate and safe indirect fire support that is available to the soldiers on the ground from both the Australian Defence Force and the New Zealand Defence Force.
The four Australian units involved were the Townsville based 4th Field Regiment, the Darwin based 8/12th medium Regiment, the Brisbane based 1st Field Regiment and the 20th Surveillance, Targeting and Acquisition Regiment.
All of these units were recently involved in providing fire-support during the recent Exercise Swift Eagle 2008 held in Far North Queensland’s Cowley Beach and High Range Training facility, Townsville.
| 20081107_adf 8269111_4705 Australian Defence Force members from the 3rd Brigade's 4th Field Regiment in Townsville demonstrating the high charge range of the British designed, Australian made L1 18 Howlitzer at the High Range Training facility during Exercise Long Guns 2008. (Date taken: 07 November 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081107_adf 8269111_4747 Sized Gunners of the 161st Battery of the New Zealand Defence Force during Exercise Long Guns 2008. (Date taken: 07 November 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081107_adf 8269111_4754 Lance Bombardier A. Lecky of the 161st Battery of the New Zealand Defence Force checking ammunition at the High Range Training Facility in Townsville during Exercise Long Guns 2008. (Date taken: 07 November 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081107_adf 8269111_4825 Gunner David Ogilvie of the 8/12th Medium Battery based in Darwin preparing to fire during Exercise Long Gun 2008 at the High Range Training facility, Townsville. (Date taken: 07 November 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081107_adf 8269111_4897a From left Gunner Kiel Goodman 21, Gunner Matthew Farrell 21, and Gunner Rohan McCaig 20 of the 8/12th Medium Regiment based in Darwin preparing to fire a gun. (Date taken: 07 November 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081107_adf 8269111_4905 Bombardier Byron "Bushy" Bushell, 24 of the 8/12th Medium Regiment based in Darwin preparing to fire during Exercise Long Gun 2008 at the High Range Training facility, Townsville. (Date taken: 07 November 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081107_adf 8269111_4910 Gunner Adam Ratters 25, of the 8/12th Medium Regiment based in Darwin. (Date taken: 07 November 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081107_adf 8269111_4930 Born in Christchurch New Zealand, Bombardier Robert Bush, 27 of the 161st Battery New Zealand Defence Force is checking the stack of empty shells during Exercise Long Guns 2008 at the High Range Training facility, Townsville. (Date taken: 07 November 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081107_adf 8269111_4960 Private Jacinta Pohlmann, a truck driver with 3rd Brigade's 4th Field Regiment in Townsville is busy helping with the clean up after Exercise Long Gun 2008 at the High Range Training facility, Townsville. (Date taken: 07 November 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081107_adf 8269111_4968 Fiji born, Lance Corporal Sekaia Vateitei enjoying the final clean up after Exercise Long Gun 2008 at the High Range Training facility in Townsville. (Date taken: 07 November 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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