MTF-1 Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Jennings is moving around his command and meeting the soldiers as part of his battlefield circulation tour of the Australian Mentoring Task Force area of operation.
Lieutenant Colonel Jennings also met with members of the Afghan National Army as a part of his tour.
The soldiers under his command are currently partnering members of the Afghan National Army to create a combined presence through the region providing security against insurgent forces.
Ongoing successful partnered operations are delivering results and clearly demonstrates the Afghan National Army are on their way to eventually taking over security operations in Uruzgan province.
Operations are focused on improving the lives of local people through increased security, and community liaison and engagement to set the conditions for development in areas such as health, education and public works.
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Commanding Officer of the First Mentoring Task Force Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Mark Jennings and Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) Warrant Officer Class One Brett Brown fly by Blackhawk helicopter to the Baluchi Valley region of Uruzgan Province.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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Captain Jan Koudelka (right) shows Commanding Officer of the First Mentoring Task Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark Jennings and Regimental Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Class One Brett Brown around a Patrol Base in the Baluchi Valley.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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Captain Jan Koudelka (left) briefs Commanding Officer of the First Mentoring Task Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark Jennings at one of the Patrol Base security posts.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Brett Brown and WO2 Dennis Dukarich at a Patrol Base in the Baluchi Valley region of Uruzgan Province.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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An Afghan National Army soldier keeps watch from a security post at a Patrol Base in the Baluchi Valley region of Uruzgan Province.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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Commanding Officer of the First Mentoring Task Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark Jennings meets an Afghan National Army Officer at a Patrol Base in the Baluchi Valley region.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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Commanding Officer of the First Mentoring Task Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark Jennings meets with Dutch Provincial Reconstruction Team member Sergeant Major Paul Kooymans and Captain Jan Koudelka at a Patrol Base in the Baluchi Valley region.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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Commanding Officer of the First Mentoring Task Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark Jennings chats with the soldiers at a Patrol Base in the Baluchi Valley region of Uruzgan Province.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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Commanding Officer of the First Mentoring Task Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark Jennings chats with the soldiers at a Patrol Base in the Baluchi Valley region of Uruzgan Province.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Brett Brown chats with the soldiers at a Patrol Base in the Baluchi Valley region of Uruzgan Province.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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The soldiers at a Patrol Base meet with Commanding Officer of the First Mentoring Task Force Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Mark Jennings and Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) Warrant Officer Class One Brett Brown in the Baluchi Valley region of Uruzgan Province.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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Warrant Officer Class One (WO1) Brett Brown chats with the soldiers at a Patrol Base in the Baluchi Valley region of Uruzgan Province.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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Commanding Officer of the First Mentoring Task Force Lieutenant Colonel Mark Jennings meets an Afghan National Army Officer at a Patrol Base in the Baluchi Valley region.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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The Commanding Officer's party approach a Blackhawk in the Baluchi Valley region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 26 June 2010)
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