Mentoring Team Delta (MT-D), part of the 1st Mentoring Task Force (MTF-1), began operations in the Deh Rawood area, west of Tarin Kowt in early July 2010.
Operations in the Deh Rawood Valley Region became part of MTF-1 responsibilities that synchronised with the drawdown of Dutch forces in Uruzgan Province.
Two patrol bases have become home to the soldiers of MT-D with the movement of stores, equipment and supplies, and the establishment of security points a priority in the early stages.
MT-D will mentor Afgahnistan National Army soldiers in the Deh Rawood Region under an effective partnered mentoring program applied by all MTF-1 mentoring teams.
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Soldiers carefully arrange their equipment and supplies in a Deh Rawood staging area in preparation for their move up the valley to occupy their patrol base in southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 07 July 2010)
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A large convoy of Australian armoured vehicles sits ready to take their crews and passengers up the Deh Rawood valley to occupy the new Australian Mentoring Patrol Base in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 07 July 2010)
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Soldiers prepare their equipment for their move up the valley to occupy the 1st Australian Mentoring Patrol Base in the Deh Rawood area in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 07 July 2010)
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The first Australian soldiers in the Deh Rawood area pack their swags and prepare their vehicles for an early morning convoy up to their new patrol base in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 08 July 2010)
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Australian soldiers take in the Deh Rawood views from the 1st Australian Mentoring Patrol Base in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 08 July 2010)
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“Thirsty work” In temperatures exceeding 50 degrees celsius, Lance Corporal Matt Pippin loads sandbags to reinforce lookout posts in the Deh Rawood patrol base in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 08 July 2010)
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Aussie soldiers pass the time with a game of footy at their new patrol base in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 08 July 2010)
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Dutch and French soldiers put on a barbeque to welcome the Australian 1st Mentoring Task Force soldiers to the remote patrol base in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. The Dutch and French soldiers are pulling out of the patrol base after handing over to the Australian 1st Mentoring Task Force.
(Date taken: 08 July 2010)
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Australian soldiers enjoy a barbeque on the evening of their first day at the remote patrol base in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 08 July 2010)
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Australian soldiers enjoy a barbeque on the evening of their first day at the remote patrol base in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 08 July 2010)
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The Australian flag flies for the first time over the remote Deh Rawood patrol base in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 08 July 2010)
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Sergeant Chris Mikulec reads a book in his accommodation area, to get away from the heat of the day in-between missions in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Private Andrew Hanson observes the valley below from one of the lookout towers at the Deh Rawood patrol base in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. The soldiers rotate through the different lookout posts in the patrol base, manning them day and night.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle along with soldiers from the 1st Mentoring Task Force take part in a range practice to the rear of their base in Deh Rawood, southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 10 July 2010)
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The ground erupts from the shockwave of an 84mm Carl Gustaff missile firing during a range practice to the rear of the patrol base in Deh Rawood, southern Afghanistan. The soldiers conduct regular training and firing drills to maintain their operational effectiveness.
(Date taken: 10 July 2010)
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Soldiers relax following a range practice near their patrol base in Deh Rawood, southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 10 July 2010)
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1st Mentoring Task Force snipers practice their skills during a range practice near their patrol base in Deh Rawood, southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 10 July 2010)
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