Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
05 September 2006
Operation Cayalyst Range Practise
Australia's 450-strong Overwatch Battle Group (West) is based at Camp Terendak, Tallil Air Base, Iraq. Its mission is to support Provincial Iraqi Control in Al Muthanna Province. This is achieved by continued engagement with Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and local authorities in the province. It involves a range of activities, including meetings with local leaders, exercising with the ISF and supporting and mentoring them as they consolidate their capabilities. Another key role is the Battle Group's on-going CIMIC (Civil Military Cooperation) Program. This provides reconstruction assistance in Al Muthanna Province. Australian Army members also train Iraqi Army personnel at a Basic Training Centre in Tallil.
Operation CATALYST is the Australian Defence Force's (ADF's) contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.
Working with the 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 comprises approximately 1400 Australian Defence Force personnel. It runs concurrently with Operation SLIPPER, Australia’s contribution to the War on Terror.
| 20060722adf8243116_034 Lance Corporal Christopher Barry, from the Townsville-based 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment, in top-cover position of a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle during a desert reconnaissance patrol south of Camp Smitty in Iraq. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_043 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle and a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle at the halt during a reconnaissance patrol south of As Samawah. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_087 A Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle at the halt during a desert reconnaissance patrol. Lance Corporal Chistopher Barry, in the top-cover position, watches while dismounted soldiers conduct security drills around vehicles after the patrol stops. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_088 Private Benjamin Armstrong, from the Townsville-based 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment, conducts security drills around the desert patrol south of As Samawah. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_101 Drivers of the Infantry Mobility Vehicles check tyres for signs of damage during a halt in the patrol. Sharp volcanic stones litter the patrol route through the first leg of their reconnaissance. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_121 An Australian soldier squats while a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle is at halt during a desert reconnaissance patrol south of As Samawah. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_125 Corporal Philip Parry (foreground) maintains security during desert reconnaissance patrol south of As Samawah, with a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle in the background. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_214 Part of the desert reconnaissance patrol, an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle drives at speed through desert south of As Samawah. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_217 Part of the desert reconnaissance patrol, an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle drives at speed through desert south of As Samawah. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_236 Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles and Australian Light Armoured Vehicles carry out their assigned task in high temperatures and over rough ground during a desert reconnaissance patrol south of As Samawah. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_245 A Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle and an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle cover ground at high speed during a desert reconnaissance patrol south of As Samawah. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_267 Private Thomas Squires, from the Townsville-based 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment, in the top-cover position of a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_268 Private Thomas Squires, from the Townsville-based 2nd Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment, in top-cover position of a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle during a desert reconnaissance patrol south of Camp Smitty in Iraq. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_333 A Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle during a reconnaissance patrol south of As Samawah. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_354 Lieutenant Scott Toohey, from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, brandishes a satellite phone in the desert south of As Samawah. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060722adf8243116_374 A Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle drives down a sand dune during a reconnaissance patrol south of As Samawah. (Date taken: 22 July 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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