Image Gallery 2010

01 February 2010
Baluchi Valley Patrol

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and their Australian mentors are keeping the pressure on insurgents north of Tarin Kot.

A recent patrol in the Baluchi Valley searched for caches and spent time interacting with the local population.

Soldiers from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force have worked closely with the ANA to improve their skills since arriving in Uruzgan Province in 2009.

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Soldiers from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force patrol north of Tarin Kot on a cold winters morning.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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Trooper Daniel Gallagher from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, celebrates his 23rd birthday on patrol north of Tarin Kot.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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Soldiers from an Operational Mentor and Liaison Team patrol with the Afghan National Army in the Baluchi Valley.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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Private Kirby Finger from Clermont in Central Queensland, provides security in the Baluchi Valley.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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Sapper Owen Payne, an Engineer with the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, searches a quala in the Baluchi Valley.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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Sapper Gary Lewi,s an Engineer with the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, works side by side with Afghan National Army soldiers.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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Private Kirby Finger from Clermont in Central Queensland, provides security in the Baluchi Valley.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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Private Kirby Finger from Clermont in Central Queensland, provides security in the Baluchi Valley.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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An Afghan boy in the Baluchi Valley.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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Sapper Matthew Taylo, an Engineer with the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, searches a vineyard in the Baluchi Valley.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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Sapper Gary Lewis from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, plays with local Afghan children in the Baluchi Valley.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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An Afghan National Army soldier patrols with Australian troops in the Baluchi Valley.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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Soldiers from the Operational Mentor and Liaison Team patrol with the Afghan National Army in the Baluchi Valley.

(Date taken: 19 January 2010)
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Life at Forward Operating Base Mirwais. The Afghan National Army and the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, live and work together at Forward Operating Base Mirwais.

(Date taken: 20 January 2010)
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The Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Hocking meets with the Commanding Officer of the Afghan National Army's Second Kandak, Lieutenant Colonel Gul agha at Forward Operating Base Mirwais.

(Date taken: 20 January 2010)
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