PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
17 July 2009
Aussie and US Military Engineers lend a hand in Tonga.
12 Australian Army Engineers are currently delivering engineering and construction aid on the Island of Lifuka in Tonga. Three of the 12 Aussie engineers are working long, hot days within a multinational team, fully refurbishing a Community Centre in the village of Faleola. The Community Centre is an important part of Tongan life and is used for recreation, village meetings, disaster relief efforts, major events and traditional feasts.
| 20070716adf_rago_0373 Australian Army Sapper David Moore works with US Navy engineers “SEABEES” on a construction site in Tonga as part of US sponsored Humanitarian Civic Assistance Mission PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. (Date taken: 16 July 2007) low res | high res |
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| 20090716adf_rago_0380 Australian Army Engineers works alongside US Navy engineers “SEABEES” and local Tongans fixing a roof on a construction site in Tonga as part of US sponsored Humanitarian Civic Assistance Mission PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. (Date taken: 16 July 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090716adf_rago_0403 Australian Army Combat Engineer Lieutenant Mick Collaros works alongside US Navy engineers “SEABEES” and local Tongans on a construction site in Tonga as part of US sponsored Humanitarian Civic Assistance Mission PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. Lieutenant Collaros and a US counterpart are titling the floors of a Nurses Clinic on the Island of Lifuka, Tonga. (Date taken: 16 July 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090716adf_rago_0413 Australian Army Corporal Luke Archard works with US Navy engineers “SEABEES” on a construction site in Tonga as part of US sponsored Humanitarian Civic Assistance Mission PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. (Date taken: 16 July 2009) low res | high res |
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