20 July 2009
The way is closed…
The way is closed… Control of vehicle access to areas of operation, are controlled by forces at either end of the road going through the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF). Both Infantry and Armoured units block access to the role-playing town during scenario-based activities within UTOF.
Tank Hide: An Australian Army Abrams tank from the Darwin-based 1st Armoured Regiment - on Vehicle Check Point (VCP) duty. Vehicle access is limited while urban operations take place in the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) a short distance down the road.
(Date taken: 19 July 2009)
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Big Hitter: An Australian Army Abrams tank from the Darwin-based 1st Armoured Regiment - on Vehicle Check Point (VCP) duty. Vehicle access is limited while urban operations take place in the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) a short distance down the road.
(Date taken: 19 July 2009)
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Trooper (Tpr) Justin Price, 37 from Orean Reef, WA is part of the Darwin-based 1st Armoured Regiment. Tpr Price stands ready with the .50 cal machine gun on top of his Abrams Tank. Tpr Price helps maintain the outer defences for the Blue Forces whilst other soldiers run through scenarios in the Urban Operations Training Facility behind him.
(Date taken: 19 July 2009)
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Trooper (TPR) Justin Price, 37 and TPR Russell Neill, both with the Darwin-based 1st Armoured Regiment, keep a keen eye on the road from their respective gun mounts on top of an Abrams Tank.
(Date taken: 19 July 2009)
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Hide out: An Australian Army Abrams tank from the Darwin-based 1st Armoured Regiment - on Vehicle Check Point (VCP) duty. Vehicle access is limited while urban operations take place in the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) a short distance down the road.
(Date taken: 19 July 2009)
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Dust Off: An Australian Army Ambulance Bushmaster, leads the push as it responds to a medical call for help inside the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) - Shoalwater Bay Training Area.
(Date taken: 19 July 2009)
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Armoured First Aid: An Australian Army Bushmaster Ambulance moves quickly to respond to a simulated medical incident at the Urban Operations Training Facility - Shoalwater Bay Training Area.
(Date taken: 19 July 2009)
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Rolling out: An Australian Bushmaster rolls on through the outskirts at the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) - Shoalwater Bay Training Area.
(Date taken: 19 July 2009)
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Check Point: Private (PTE) Justin Ward 19 (left), from the Sunshine Coast QLD. Pte Ward is from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), and keeps a careful watch at a Vehicle Check Point along the Main Supply Route - Shoalwater Bay Training Area.
(Date taken: 19 July 2009)
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Check Point: Private (PTE) Justin Ward 19 (left), from the Sunshine Coast QLD, stands with PTE Fabian Scholte 19 (right), from Wynyard TAS. Both soldiers are from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR). They maintain careful watch at a Vehicle Check Point along the Main Supply Route - Shoalwater Bay Training Area.
