Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
01 October 2004
Chief of Defence Force attends the Iraqi Coastal Defence Force graduation ceremony
Over the last seven months the Royal Australian Navy has been conducting initial training with the new Iraqi Coastal Defence Force (ICDF) and the official graduation ceremony at the Iraqi port city of Umm Qasr in southern Iraq on the 30th September 2004 marked the successful completion of this training.
The ICDF will now commence an operational training period to commence policing its coastline, waterways, ports, and vital oil terminals situated in the Northern Persian Gulf.
Read release: Iraqi Coastal Defence Force Ready to Patrol Iraqi Waters thanks to Navy
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| JPAU29SEP04NR031 Iraqi sailors salute during a sail pass for their graduation parade. (Date taken: 29 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU29SEP04NR080 Iraqi sailors conduct a sail pass during their graduation parade. (Date taken: 29 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU29SEP04NR094 Iraqi sailors conduct a sail pass during their graduation parade. (Date taken: 29 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU29SEP04NR097 Iraqi sailors conduct a sail pass during their graduation parade. (Date taken: 29 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU29SEP04NR180 Lieutenant Commander Terry Morrison presents the Iraqi sailors with an Aussie Kangaroo mascot for their patrol boats. (Date taken: 29 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU30SEP04NR097 Chief of Defence Force (CDF) General Peter Cosgrove prepares to take a ride on one of the Iraqi Coastal Defence Force's patrol boats. (Date taken: 30 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU30SEP04NR120 Chief of Defence Force (CDF) General Peter Cosgrove attends the Iraqi Coastal Defence Force (ICDF) graduation ceremony at Umm Qasr. (Date taken: 30 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU30SEP04NR176 Chief of Defence Force (CDF) General Peter Cosgrove joins Iraqi visiting dignatories for the Iraqi Coastal Defence Force (ICDF) graduation ceremony at Umm Qasr. (Date taken: 30 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU30SEP04NR180 Chief of Defence Force (CDF) General Peter Cosgrove joins Iraqi visiting dignatories for the Iraqi Coastal Defence Force (ICDF) graduation ceremony at Umm Qasr. (Date taken: 30 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU30SEP04NR201 Chief of Defence Force (CDF) General Peter Cosgrove meets members of the Iraqi Coastal Defence Force at Umm Qasr. (Date taken: 30 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU30SEP04NR208 Chief of Defence Force (CDF) General Peter Cosgrove meets members of the Iraqi Coastal Defence Force at Umm Qasr. (Date taken: 30 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU30SEP04NR269 Chief of Defence Force (CDF) General Peter Cosgrove greets the Iraqi Minister of Interior at the Iraqi Coastal Defence Force graduation ceremony in Umm Qasr. (Date taken: 30 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| JPAU30SEP04NR293 Chief of Defence Force (CDF) General Peter Cosgrove attends the Iraqi Coastal Defence Force (ICDF) graduation ceremony at Umm Qasr. (Date taken: 30 September 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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