Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
15 August 2006
SECDET 10 training
Around 100 soldiers from Brisbane’s 2/14 Light Horse Regiment (LHR) Queensland Mounted Infantry (QMI) as well as soldiers from Sydney based 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) and 1st Military Police Battalion (1 MP Bn) are preparing for three weeks of training in the lead-up to deployment as the 10th Security Detachment (SECDET 10), Baghdad, Iraq.
SECDET 10’s training will culminate with an essential urban training phase around Brisbane and the Gold Coast from 9-15 August. Military vehicle movements will increase around Brisbane, Wide Bay area and Gold Coast during the training periods.
Urban training has previously been conducted in Brisbane with units from Brisbane’s 7th Brigade (7 Bde), Sydney’s 3 RAR and 1 MP Bn making significant contributions to SECDET during Operation CATALYST, the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.
The simulated urban operations will include military vehicle movements between Gallipoli Barracks Enoggera and Brisbane Airport, Victoria Barracks, 1 Field Regiment’s Southport Depot, and Queensland University Regiment’s Indooroopilly facility.
SECDET provides protection and escort for Australian Government personnel working in the Australian Embassy in Baghdad and Commander 7 Bde, Brigadier Andrew Smith, ADC said that Army greatly appreciates ongoing public support of its training and that SECDET’s preparations are conducted with the support of relevant local government agencies.
| 20060809adf8054893_031 A simulated vehicle car bomb demonstration during SECDET 10 training at Gallipoli Barracks Enoggera. (Date taken: 10 August 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060809adf8054893_034 Personnel from Security Detachment 10 (SECDET 10) are briefed by Captain Paul Manoel from the Combat Training Centre during a mission rehearsal exercise at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera. (Date taken: 10 August 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060809adf8054893_048 Personnel are briefed by Captain Garth Camac from the Combat Training Centre during the SECDET 10 Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera. (Date taken: 10 August 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060809adf8161479_002 Lance Corporal Joseph Passmore loading 7.62mm rounds into a Mag 58 machine gun mounted on an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) during SECDET 10 training at Gallipoli Barracks. (Date taken: 10 August 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060810adf8491820_045 Private Emmanuel Jacobs from 3 RAR guards an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) during SECDET 10 training at Gallipoli Barracks. (Date taken: 10 August 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060810adf8491820_097 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAV) patrolling the streets of Gallipoli Barracks during the SECDET 10 Mission Rehearsal Exercise. (Date taken: 10 August 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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