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Minister
for Defence Robert Hill with Air Commodore Graham Bentley,
Australian Joint Task Force Commander - MEAO, Wing Commander
Alan Holtfreter and members of the Air Traffic Control Detachment
at Baghdad International Airport.
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Photo
by CPL Darren Hilder
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DEFENCE
Minister Robert Hill conveyed his support to Australian forces
on a recent visit to Iraq.
Senator
Hill met with US administrator Paul Bremer and members of the
Iraqi Governing Council but said he had principally come to thank
the Australian forces for their work.
“I was last here in April and of course new people have been
rotated in since then.
I want to assure them that what they are doing is important and
appreciated by both the Government and the broader community,”
he said.
He said the attacks on Coalition forces and Iraqi people were
“an issue that we, the Government, think about all the time”.
“We want to ensure that the circumstances in which our forces
are operating and the civilians that they protect are as secure
as possible,” Senator Hill said.
