Image Gallery: October 2010
08 October 2010
MTF2 departs for MEAO
Service personnel and their families gathered at Darwin's Robertson Barracks to farewell a contingent of 1st Brigade soldiers bound for operations in Afghanistan. The majority of the personnel are deploying to serve in Uruzgan Province with the 2nd Mentoring Task Force, led by Darwin's 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment. Commanding Officer of the 5th Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Darren Huxley addressed the troops prior to departing for the airport, reminding the soldiers and their loved ones that the group's mission was to support the Afghans in their fight for security and stability in their country.
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Justin O'Brien from the NT News interviews Sapper Rhys Fraser with his eight-year-old daughter Amber as he prepares to leave Australia for Operations in Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Sapper Rhys Fraser is farewelled by his family as he prepares to leave Australia for Operations in Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Captain Andrew Hudson (left) and Captain Gary Heathcote are farewelled by their wives Karren and Grace as they prepare to leave Australia for Operations in Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Private Jason Sibley is embraced by his fiance Sally Ferguson before he boards the plane for Operations in Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Good mates heading off on operations together - Privates Jason Sibley, Spencer Gregory, Glen Doohan, Ian Carman, and Jed Russell prepare to depart for Darwin airport on route to the Middle East Area of Operations.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Private Matthew McPherson is farewelled by his girlfriend Tammy Williemsen and her mother as he and fellow soldiers depart Darwin for Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Tammy Williemsen embraces her soldier Private Matthew McPherson just before he departs for eight months serving in Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Private Oliver Frischknecht and Private Matthew McPherson prepare to leave the Northern Territory for operations in Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Lance Corporal Rick Youll with his partner Sarah, as she says goodbye prior to his deployment to Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Surrounded by friends, loved ones and family, Lance Corporal Daniel Davidson (second from left) and Corporal Troy Methorst (right) prepare to depart for an eight-month tour of Afighanistan.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Corporal Beau Byers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment says goodbye to his fiance Rebecca, prior to deploying for his second tour of Uruzgan Province.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Commander of the 1st Brigade, Brigadier Gus McLachlan, wishes Lieutenant Colonel Darren Huxley, the best as he departs for Afghanistan as the Commanding Officer of Mentoring Task Force 2. Lieutenant Colonel Huxley is the Commanding Officer of the 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, one of 1st Brigade's two mechanised infantry battalions.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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Lieutenant Chris Appleton says goodbye to his partner, Ann and their son, Liam as he departs for Afghanistan, where he will serve with Mentoring Task Force 2.
(Date taken: 07 October 2010)
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