Image Gallery: March 2010
10 March 2010
Australian contingent in Sudan
Nearly five months after arriving in war-ravaged Sudan for Operation Azure, the Commander of the Australian Contingent (COMASC), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Taylor says the deployment has been a challenging and yet rewarding experience.
In addition to the role of COMASC, LTCOL Taylor is J4 at the UN Force HQ in Khartoum and is responsible for the management and control of the UNMIS Military Force comprising some 10 000 troops from over 30 countries deployed over an area the size of Western Australia.
The contingent members have been integrated into UN positions throughout Sudan in the roles of UN Military Observers and UN Staff Officers. Military Observers are based in remote locations in the south of Sudan from which they conduct short and long range patrols to monitor troop redeployments to ensure they comply with the terms of the peace agreement. UN Staff officers are located throughout Sudan and are employed in key positions involved in logistics support, aviation safety, air operations and movement control.
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Captain Adam Crockett, United Nations Military Observer, centre, is surrounded by local Sudanese children giving a traditional Aussie thumbs up during a village visits.
Newcastle’s Adam Crockett is half a world away from the sunny beaches of Newcastle, serving as a United Nations Peacekeeper in Sudan.
Adam, 27, joined the Army in 2001, has reached the rank of Captain, and has specialised as a Logistic Officer.
(Date taken: 22 December 2009)
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Captain Adam Crockett, United Nations Military Observer, left, and a Military Observer colleague refueling a vehicle from jerry cans in preparation for an upcoming patrol.
Newcastle’s Adam Crockett is half a world away from the sunny beaches of Newcastle, serving as a United Nations Peacekeeper in Sudan.
Adam, 27, joined the Army in 2001, has reached the rank of Captain, and has specialised as a Logistic Officer.
(Date taken: 19 February 2010)
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Commander of the Australian Contingent, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Taylor, left, and Sergeant Michelle Browne shake hands after being presented with the Australian Service Medal and the Sudan Clasp.
(Date taken: 02 March 2010)
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Warrant Officer Class 2, Mark Testi, 50, from Caringbah, New South Wales is deployed to Sudan in support of the United Nations Mission in Sudan.
(Date taken: 02 March 2010)
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Commander of the Australian Contingent, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Taylor uses a map of Sudan to brief contingent members.
(Date taken: 07 March 2010)
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Commander of the Australian Contingent, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Taylor, serves as the J4 in the UN Force Headquarters in Khartoum.
(Date taken: 07 March 2010)
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Commander of the Australian Contingent, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Taylor, at his desk in the Joint Operations Center, UN Force Headquarters in Khartoum.
(Date taken: 07 March 2010)
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