Image Gallery: June 2010
08 June 2010
Two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two Australian soldiers serving with the 1st Mentoring Task Force in Afghanistan have been killed in action.
The two soldiers from the Brisbane-based 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment died as a result of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated yesterday morning, Afghanistan time.
They were part of an Australian dismounted patrol conducting operations in the Mirabad Valley region of Oruzgan province.
One of the soldiers was killed at the time of the explosion. The other soldier received emergency first aid from his patrol mates and was subsequently aero-medically evacuated to a nearby ISAF hospital. Sadly, the soldier died from his wounds.
There were no other Australian or Afghan casualties, however, an explosive detection dog also died in the incident.
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Lieutenant General David Hurley, Vice Chief of the Defence Force briefs the media on the tragic loss of our soldiers in Afghanistan along with the Hon Greg Combet Minister for Defence Materiel and Science and the Chief of Army Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie.
(Date taken: 08 June 2010)
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The Hon Greg Combet Minister for Defence Materiel and Science briefs the media on the tragic loss of our soldiers in Afghanistan along with Lieutenant General David Hurley, Vice Chief of the Defence Force and the Chief of Army Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie.
(Date taken: 08 June 2010)
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Lieutenant General David Hurley, Vice Chief of the Defence Force briefs the media on the tragic loss of our soldiers in Afghanistan along with the Hon Greg Combet Minister for Defence Materiel and Science and the Chief of Army Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie.
(Date taken: 08 June 2010)
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Lieutenant General David Hurley, Vice Chief of the Defence Force briefs the media on the tragic loss of our soldiers in Afghanistan along with the Hon Greg Combet Minister for Defence Materiel and Science and the Chief of Army Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie.
(Date taken: 08 June 2010)
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