Image Gallery 2009
06 July 2009
Range practise
AUSTRALIAN Soldiers deployed on Rotation 18 to the Solomon Islands take the time to ensure their weapons skills stay sharpened by regularly spending time on the range conducting live fire practice. One of the key reasons Australia and other pacific nations are deployed to Solomon Islands is to support the unarmed Royal Solomon Island Police Force.
Operation ANODE is the name of the ADF contribution to the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission Solomon Islands (RAMSI). RAMSI's assistance is known as Operation HELPEM FREN (Pidgin English for 'Helping Friend'). RAMSI's mission is to assist the Solomon Islands Government in restoring law and order, economic governance, and improving the machinery of government.
Rotation 18 of Operation ANODE is mainly drawn from 4 Brigade in Victoria. They arrived in Solomon Islands in March 2009 shortly after assisting in Operation Vic Fires Assist.
The military component of RAMSI is comprised of personnel from four troop-contributing nations - Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga. The main task for the military component is to provide security for RAMSI's multinational Participating Police Force (PPF) who work alongside the Royal Solomon Islands Police in maintaining law and order.
| 20090701adf8208022_005 An Australian Soldier on Operation ANODE fires the Mag-58 during a range practice. (Date taken: 01 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090701adf8208022_008 Australian Soldiers fire the F89 Minimi during a range shoot for Rotation 18. (Date taken: 01 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090701adf8208022_009 Australian Soldiers fire the F89 Minimi and the Mag-58 during a range shoot for Rotation 18. (Date taken: 01 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090701adf8208022_018 Warrant Officer Class 2 David Muskee cocks the Mag-58 during a range practice in Solomon Islands. (Date taken: 01 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090701adf8208022_035 Corporal Bradley Watkins practices the approved alternate firing position for the Mag-58 during a range practice. (Date taken: 01 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090701adf8208022_040 Private Nick Bond loads the Mag-58 during a range practice in Solomon Islands. (Date taken: 01 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090701adf8208022_043 Private Nick Bond takes a sight picture on the Mag-58 while Lieutenant Aaron Oldaker feeds rounds as his number two during a range practice in Solomon Islands. (Date taken: 01 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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