Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
23 August 2006
Heading back to Camp Smitty along route Jackson
The Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG 3) has two tasks, to provide a secure environment for the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group (JIRSG) and to assist in the training of local Iraqi Army units so they are able to take over the internal and external defence of their country.
Operation CATALYST is the Australian Defence Force's (ADF's) contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.
Operation CATALYST commenced on 16 July 2003 following on from Operation Falconer. Working with the Interim Iraqi Government, the ADF continues to contribute to Multinational Force efforts to develop a secure and stable environment in Iraq and assist national recovery programs.
Operation CATALYST currently comprises approximately 1400 Australian Defence Force personnel.
Operation CATALYST runs concurrently with Operation SLIPPER, Australia’s contribution to the War on Terror.
| 20060711adf8243116_024 Road move from Tallil to Camp Smitty, seen through the front window of a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle. An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (lead) and a UNIMOG (following), heading back to Camp Smitty along route Jackson. (Date taken: 10 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060711adf8243116_058 Road move along route Jackson from Tallil to Camp Smitty, seen through the front window of a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle. (Date taken: 10 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060711adf8243116_091 Private Jared Mackinney, from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion of The Royal Australian Infantry, serves as a vehicle operator on the Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle. PTE Mackinney concentrates on the road ahead as the Australian convoy makes its way home along route Jackson. (Date taken: 10 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060711adf8243116_092 High winds stir sand into the air to diffuse afternoon sunlight. An Australian Unimog travels along route Jackson on the way back to Camp Smitty. A local truck driver has pulled over to allow the Australian convoy clear passage. (Date taken: 11 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060711adf8243116_093 High winds stir sand into the air diffusing afternoon sunlight as an Australian Unimog travels along route Jackson as part of a convoy. Iraqi locals herd a group of goats along the road. (Date taken: 11 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060711adf8243116_097 Australian Light Armoured Vehicles and a Unimog pass though a local Iraqi Police Service checkpoint along route Jackson. (Date taken: 11 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060711adf8243116_098 Australian Light Armoured Vehicles and a Unimog pass though a local Iraqi Police Service checkpoint along route Jackson. (Date taken: 11 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060711adf8243116_106 An Australian Unimog passes though a local Iraqi Police Service checkpoint along route Jackson. (Date taken: 11 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060711adf8243116_107 The other side of a local Iraqi Police Service checkpoint along route Jackson - under construction. (Date taken: 11 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060711adf8243116_110 Private Jared Mackinney, from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion of The Royal Australian Infantry, serves as a vehicle operator on the Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle. PTE Mackinney concentrates on the road ahead as the Australian convoy makes its way home along route Jackson. (Date taken: 11 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060711adf8243116_111 A local man works on a construction site near As Samawah. (Date taken: 11 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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