Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
25 December 2005
Tour De Force performance in Iraq
A dedicated group of Australian entertainment artists is spending the 2005 festive season performing a series of live concerts in the Middle East for Australian soldiers, sailors and Air Force personnel deployed to the area as part of Operation CATALYST, Australia’s contribution to the rehabilitation and rebuilding of Iraq.
The concert "Tour de Force" is sponsored by the Forces Advisory Council on Entertainment (FACE), which follows a tradition of entertaining troops deployed on overseas operations dating back to the pre-Vietnam era.
| 20051222adf8180462_076 Three of the 2005 lineup of performers on "Tour de Force", the Australian entertainment industry's contribution to Australian Defence Force personnel on the front lines as part of Operation CATALYST in the Middle East, (left to right) Angry Anderson, Lehmo and Bessie Bardot. (Date taken: 22 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051222adf8180462_079 The 2005 lineup of performers heading out on Tour de Force, the Australian entertainment industry's contribution to Australian Defence Force personnel on the front lines as part of Operation CATALYST in the Middle East. (left to right): Beccy Cole, (backline) Lehmo, Lawrie Thompson. (front) Little Pattie, Angry Anderson, Hayley Jenson, Bessie Bardot, Geoff Barker. (Date taken: 22 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051222adf8180462_123 Adelaide comedian Lehmo makes a joke about non-alcoholic beer during a performance for Australian Defence Force Personnel during one of the first concerts for troops assigned to Operation CATALYST in the Middle East. (Date taken: 22 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051224adf8180462_085 Members of the Australian Navy Band during the 2005 Christmas Eve "Tour de Force" for the Al Muthanna Task Group at Camp Smitty in Iraq. (Date taken: 22 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051224adf8180462_103 Australian singer Hayley Jenson provides a welcome slice of Aussie culture and music on Christmas Eve for soldiers serving with the Al Muthanna Task Group in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 24 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051224adf8180462_111 Australian country singer Beccy Cole provides a welcome slice of Aussie culture and music on Christmas Eve for soldiers serving with the Al Muthanna Task Group in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 24 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051224adf8180462_131 Australian singing legend Little Pattie provides a welcome slice of Aussie culture and music on Christmas Eve for soldiers serving with the Al Muthanna Task Group in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 24 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051224adf8180462_138 Australian rock 'n roll legend Angry Anderson belts out a song and provides a welcome slice of Aussie culture and music on Christmas Eve for soldiers serving with the Al Muthanna Task Group in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 24 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051224adf8180462_148 Applause from Australian and British troops for "Tour de Force" entertainers who performed a Christmas Eve concert for soldiers serving with the Al Muthanna Task Group in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 24 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051224adf8180462_153 Australian country singer Beccy Cole provides a welcome slice of Aussie culture and music on Christmas Eve for soldiers with the Al Muthanna Task Group in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 24 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20051224adf8180462_157 The Australian Navy Band and a group of Australian performers bow farewell at the end of their 2005 Christmas Eve Tour De Force performance for the Al Muthanna Task Group at Camp Smitty in Iraq. In the front row (left to right) are entertainers Bessie Bardot, Geoff Barker, Hayley Jenson, Angry Anderson, Beccy Cole, Lehmo and Little Pattie. (Date taken: 24 December 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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