Commanding Officer (CO) of the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2), Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Darren Huxley is moving around his command area and meeting soldiers as part of his battlefield circulation tour. The tour enables the MTF-2 Commander to see first hand the Australian area of operation in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan.
The MTF-2 mission in Afghanistan is to mentor the Afghan National Army and this trip enabled LTCOL Huxley to meet members of the Afghan National Army and see how their knowledge and skills have developed under the mentoring of the Australians.
The MTF-2 soldiers are currently mentoring soldiers from the Afghan National Army to create a combined presence throughout the region. It also enables the Afghan National Army to take the lead in providing security against insurgent forces. The ongoing success of the mentoring programs is delivering good results and clearly demonstrates the ability of Afghan National Army to eventually take over security operations in Uruzgan province.
Operations are focused on improving the lives of local people through governance, increased security and community liaison to set the conditions for development in areas such as health, education and public works.
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Commanding Officer (CO) of the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2), Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Darren Huxley visits an Afghan, Australian and United States patrol base in the Chorah Valley, southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 01 November 2010)
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(Left to right) Commanding Officer (CO) of Mentor Team Delta, Major Roy Henry shows CO of the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2), Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Darren Huxley around a patrol base in the Chorah Valley region of southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 01 November 2010)
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(Left to right)Officer Commanding (OC) of Mentor Team Delta, Major (MAJ) Roy Henry shows Commanding Officer (CO) of the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2), Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Darren Huxley around a patrol base in the Chorah Valley region of southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 01 November 2010)
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Commanding Officer (CO) of the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2), Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Darren Huxley meets an Afghan National Army Captain during his battlefield circulation of Australian and Afghan patrol bases in the Chorah Valley region of southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 01 November 2010)
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Commanding Officer (CO) of the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2), Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Darren Huxley during his battlefield circulation of Australian and Afghan patrol bases in the Chorah Valley region of southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 01 November 2010)
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(Left to right) Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2), Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) Craig Howe and Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Dave Allen visit an Australian/Afghan patrol base in the Chorah Valley region of southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 01 November 2010)
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Commanding Officer (CO) of the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2), Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Darren Huxley during his battlefield circulation of Australian and Afghan patrol bases in the Chorah Valley region of southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 02 November 2010)
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Commanding Officer (CO) of the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2), Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Darren Huxley meets with his soldiers at a remote patrol base in the Chorah Valley region of southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 02 November 2010)
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Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2), Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) Craig Howe greets Australian soldiers as they return from a patrol in the Chorah Valley region of southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 02 November 2010)
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Commanding Officer of the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2), Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Darren Huxley addresses his soldiers at a patrol base in the Chorah Valley region of southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 02 November 2010)
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Soldiers from the Mentoring Task Force - Two (MTF-2) listen in to Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Darren Huxley during his visit to a patrol base in the Chorah Valley region of southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 02 November 2010)
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