PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
31 August 2009
Pacific Partnership 2009
The ADF is providing specialist support to the four month long US sponsored humanitarian civic assistance mission PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. The mission is currently in Kiribati where Australian Army engineers, a Royal Australian Air Force Dental Hygienist and a Royal Australian Navy Medical Officer work alongside their US Navy, I-Kiribati, Canadian and Korean counterparts to deliver vital aid and assistance to the local community.
| 20090830adfRAGO_Oz1KIR Australian Army engineers work with US Navy ‘Seabees’ on building a new bridge in Kiribati which will reconnect the communities of North and South Tarawa. The new bridge is the largest engineering and construction task for the PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP mission. (Date taken: 30 August 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090830adfRAGO_Oz2KIR Commander Pacific Fleet Admiral Willard meets Australian Army Engineers during his visit to the PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP mission in Kiribati. 12 Australian Army engineers are replacing a bridge in Tarawa, Kiribati which will reconnect the communities of North and South Tarawa. (Date taken: 30 August 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090830adfRAGO_Oz3KIR Australian Army engineers work with US Navy ‘Seabees’ on building a new bridge in Kiribati which will reconnect the communities of North and South Tarawa. The new bridge is the largest engineering and construction task for the PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP mission. (Date taken: 30 August 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090830adfRAGO_Oz4KIR Commander Pacific Fleet US Navy Admiral Willard speaks to Royal Australian Air Force Dental Hygienist Corporal Diane Beningfield about her experiences on humanitarian civic assistance mission PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. Admiral Willard visited the Pacific Fleet sponsored mission in Kiribati to see first hand the vital medical, dental, veterinary and construction aid being delivered during the mission’s two week program in Kiribati. (Date taken: 30 August 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090830adfRAGO_Oz5KIR Australian Army Sappers from 3rd Combat Engineering Regiment work on refurbishing a local school in Tabontemaneaba village in Kiribati as part of PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. The Aussie engineers along with their US Navy counterparts ‘Seabees’ are replacing the roof, sidewall panels, guttering and installing new toilets, sinks, water catchments tanks and blackboards. (Date taken: 30 August 2009) low res | high res |
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