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 Afghan 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 prepare for their first patrol in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Soldiers step off from their base in the early hours of the morning in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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An Australian soldier patrols past a typical Deh Rawood field during the first Australian patrol in the region in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Afghan locals give a friendly welcome to the Australian and French troops as they patrol past in the Deh Rawood area in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. This is the first time the locals have seen an Australian uniform in the region.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Curious Afghan children gather to witness the Australian soldiers meeting with the local elders during a shura in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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A shy Afghan child peers at Private Toby Hering (left) and Warrant Officer Class 2 Scott Taylor from behind a wall during the Australians first patrol in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Australian Mentoring Team Leader Captain Morgan Allen (centre) sips some chai with his French counterpart and their interpreters during a shura in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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An Afghan elder offers his identification to Captain Morgan Allen during the Australian's first shura in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Grapes and other fruit are offered to the guests during a shura in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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The first shura with soldiers from the 1st Mentoring Task Force in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan was a family affair, with a large turnout of children and local elders all coming to welcome the Australians to the area.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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The first shura with soldiers from the 1st Mentoring Task Force in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan was a family affair, with a large turnout of children and local elders all coming to welcome the Australians to the area.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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An Afghan local offers a handful of grapes to Private Toby Hering during the Australians first Shura in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Happy Afghan children come out to greet the Australians during their patrol in Deh Rawood, southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Captain Morgan Allen thanks a local community leader for his hospitality following the Australians first shura in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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1st Mentoring Task Force soldiers are confronted with some very steep terrain and hot conditions during the patrol back to their base in Deh Rawood, southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Private Toby Hering takes a load off following the Australians first patrol in the Deh Rawood region of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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