Operation ANODE: Image Gallery
21 April 2006
3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
The Government authorised the deployment of a further 110 Australian Army soldiers based in Sydney to provide additional support to RAMSI. These troops will assist in stabilising the improving situation in the Solomon Islands.
The additional troops are from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, based in Sydney as part of the 3rd Brigade.
The strengthened military presence will bolster efforts in providing support to RAMSI in restoring Law and Order in the Solomon Islands. The troops will reinforce the military component of RAMSI consisting of personnel from Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Papua New Guinea as part of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands.
This now brings the total number of ADF troops deployed in the past 48 hours to 220.
The strengthened military presence will provide added support to police who are responsible for enforcing the rule of law in the Solomon Islands.
The soldiers deployed from RAAF Base Richmond in a RAAF 707 and Hercules Aircraft to Honiara later today.
| 20060421raaf8165908_0001 Luggage being loaded into the Royal Australian Air Force 707 by 1 Air Terminal Squadron Richmond Detachment for the 3rd Battalion deploying to RAMSI. (Date taken: 21 April 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20060421raaf8165908_0014 Luggage being loaded into the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 707 by 1 Air Terminal Squadron (1ATS) Richmond Detachment for the 3rd Battalion deploying to RAMSI. (Date taken: 21 April 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20060421raaf8165908_0033 LTCOL Mick Mumford Commanding Officer 3 Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) being interviewed by media in regard to the 3RAR deployment to RAMSI. (Date taken: 21 April 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20060421raaf8165908_0053 Staff from 1 Air Terminal Squadron (1ATS) Detachment Richmond load equipment into Royal Australian Air Force 707 deploying with troops to the Solomon Islands. (Date taken: 21 April 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20060421raaf8165908_0072 Troops from 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment board a Royal Australian Air Force 707 as they deploy to the Soloman Islands. (Date taken: 21 April 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20060421raaf8165908_0081 Troops from 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment board a Royal Australian Air Force 707 as they deploy to the Soloman Islands. (Date taken: 21 April 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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