Image Gallery: September 2008
17 September 2008
Cooperative Spirit 2008 'Shoothouse' Training
Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1 RAR conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training at the ‘Shoothouse’ at the Joint Multinational Readiness Centre (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany during Cooperative Spirit 08 (CS08). This platoon training activity practices soldiers in building clearance and search activities and is being conducted to prepare 1 RAR soldiers prior to the CS08 collective team and small unit Situational Training Exercises (STXs) and field training exercise (FTX).
Approximately 180 personnel drawn mostly from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) in Townsville have deployed to Germany on Cooperative Spirit 2008 (CS08). CS08 is a multinational exercise intended to test interoperability among the American, British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Armies (ABCA).
The 1 RAR contingent comprises of a Battle Group HQ and Combat Team Force Element and will be combined with a company from the 2nd/1st Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (2/1 RNZIR) to create the ‘ANZAC Battle Group’ during the exercise. They will conduct operations in the field, under stressful battlefield conditions, complete with a sophisticated opposing force and realistic training scenarios in a world-class training facility.
CS08 is being conducted by the United States at the Joint Multinational Readiness Centre (JMRC), located in Hohenfels, Germany, between 11 Sep and 10 Oct 08. The month-long exercise aims to develop skills common to ABCA armies and increase interoperability for combined operations, offering significant opportunities to train soldiers in a combined (multinational) environment.
| 20080912cs08_102 Soldiers from 9 Platoon, Charlie Company, 1 RAR, begin practicing building clearance drills as they enter the ‘Shoothouse’ during Cooperative Spirit 08. (Date taken: 12 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080912cs08_103 9 Platoon soldiers from Charlie Company, 1 RAR, establish formation as they conduct building clearance procedures in the ‘Shoothouse’ during Cooperative Spirit 08. (Date taken: 12 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080912cs08_105 PTE Adrian Jones and members from 9 Platoon, Charlie Company, 1 RAR, prepare to enter a room as they practice room clearance drills in the ‘Shoothouse’ during Cooperative Spirit 08. (Date taken: 12 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080912cs08_109 (Left to right) PTEs Max Munday, Alexander Davies, Nathan Harris and William Stiles from 8 Platoon, Charlie Company, 1 RAR, practice building clearance drills before they enter the ‘Shoothouse’ during Cooperative Spirit 08. (Date taken: 12 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080912cs08_111 (Left to right) PTEs William Stiles, Max Munday and Alexander Davies from 8 Platoon, Charlie Company, 1 RAR, practice building clearance drills before they enter the ‘Shoothouse’ during Cooperative Spirit 08. (Date taken: 12 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080912cs08_113 PTE Blake Brigden (foreground) from 7 Platoon, Charlie Company, 1 RAR, is watched over by WO2 Peter Turnbull as his team conducts room clearance drills in the ‘Shoothouse’ during Cooperative Spirit 08. (Date taken: 12 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080912cs08_116 (Right to left) PTE Geoffrey Shaw and PTE Terence Leach from 7 Platoon, Charlie Company, 1 RAR, with WO2 Peter Turnbull prepare to enter a room in the ‘Shoothouse’ during Cooperative Spirit 08. (Date taken: 12 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080912cs08_117 PTE Jake Degoumois from 7 Platoon, Charlie Company, 1 RAR, covers a room entrance in the ‘Shoothouse’ during Cooperative Spirit 08. (Date taken: 12 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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