Image Gallery: September 2009
18 September 2009
Closing Ceremony winds up - EX Olgeta Warrior
Papua New Guinea Defence Force and Australian Defence Force troops have been working together for the past six weeks to complete much needed renovations at Goldie River Training Depot.
Today's handing over ceremony marked the end of exercise Puk Puk for 2009 and the handing back of the facilities to the Commander of the PNGDF Commodore Peter Ilau. The occastion was marked by formal speeches, some local village people providing entertainment and a morning tea.
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Some of the local village kids dress up in some of the more traditional dress of Papua New Guinea to perform a dance for the troops of the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, during the handing over ceremony of Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Barracks.
(Date taken: 14 September 2009)
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The local village people do a dance for the members of the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment at Goldie River Barracks before the handing over ceremony of Exercise Puk Puk, during Exercise Olgeta Warrior 2009.
(Date taken: 14 September 2009)
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Local village people dress up in some of the more traditional costumes of Papua New Guinea and perform a dance for the troops of 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, during the handing over ceremony of Exercise Puk Puk at Goldie River Barracks.
(Date taken: 14 September 2009)
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His Excellency Chris Moraitis, Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, hands back Goldie River Barracks to Commodore Peter Ilau, Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, during Exercise Olgeta Warrior 2009.
(Date taken: 14 September 2009)
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Australian and Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel gather to hear Brigadier Ted Diro (retired) Former Chief of Defence Force, make a speech at 17 Mile for the end of Exercise Tuari Taudia BBQ, during Exercise Olgeta Warrior 2009.
(Date taken: 14 September 2009)
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Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Hoskin, Commanding Officer 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment (3CER) and Lieutenant Colonel Siale Diro, Commanding Officer of 1 Royal Pacific Island Regiment, present some of the land owners gifts to show their appreciation for allowing Papua New Guinea and Australian Defence Force use their land, at 17 Mile for the end of Exercise Tuari Taudia BBQ, during Exercise Olgeta Warrior 2009.
(Date taken: 14 September 2009)
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Lieutenant Kylie Storen and Private Nathan Thavara of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force at 17 Mile for a BBQ lunch, to mark the end of Exercise Tuari Taudia, during Exercise Olgeta Warrior 2009.
(Date taken: 14 September 2009)
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Sapper Darren Hart and Private Thomas Hedges, pictured with members of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, after a BBQ lunch at 17 Mile to mark the end of Exercise Tuari Taudia, during Exercise Olgeta Warrior 2009.
(Date taken: 14 September 2009)
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