Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott, visited Australian troops in Afghanistan yesterday. Mr Abbott shared lunch with the troops, toured the Trade Training School and received briefs from senior military personnel and regional Afghan leaders on the situation in country.
He had the opportunity to view a firepower demonstration by Australian and ISAF troops during the afternoon.
Mr Abbott was accompanied by the Shadow Minister for Defence Science, Technology and Personnel, the Hon. Stuart Robert, the Vice Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General David Hurley, and the Commander of Joint Task Force 633, Major General John Cantwell.
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Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott (right), has a laugh with Leading Aircraftsman Karl Ruprecht at Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates
(Date taken: 09 October 2010)
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Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott, has a chat with Flight Sergeant Ben Wright at Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates
(Date taken: 09 October 2010)
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Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott, talks with Commander Joint Task Force 633, Major General John Cantwell, on the flight from the United Arab Emirates to Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 October 2010)
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Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott, talks with Commander of Combined Team Uruzgan (CT-U), Colonel Jim Creighton, before receiving a brief on CT-U operations.
(Date taken: 09 October 2010)
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Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott, receives a brief on Australian and Coalition operations by Commander Joint Task Force 633, Major General John Cantwell, during the flight from United Arab Emirates to Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 09 October 2010)
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Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott, is greeted by the Commander of Combined Team Uruzgan, Colonel Jim Creighton, on arrival at Multinational Base Tarin Kot.
(Date taken: 09 October 2010)
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Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott, meets Trooper Benjamin Woodruff at ‘Poppys’.
(Date taken: 09 October 2010)
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Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott, is welcomed to 'Poppys' by Warrant Officer Class 1 Narelle Scott.
(Date taken: 09 October 2010)
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Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott, shares lunch with some of the Australian Service men and women in Afghanistan at in the Multinational Base Tarin Kot dining facility.
(Date taken: 09 October 2010)
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Army Corporal Brett Corrigan (right) from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment describes the tools given to Afghan graduates of the Trade Training School to Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott, whilst visiting Multinational Base Tarin Kot. The tool kits are provided by AusAID.
(Date taken: 09 October 2010)
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Opposition Leader, the Hon. Tony Abbott, observes a training exercise of the Special Operations Task Group partnering the Afghanistan Provincial Response Company (PRC) at Multinational Base Tarin Kot.
(Date taken: 09 October 2010)
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