Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
21 February 2007
Iraqi Army Training at As Samawah
Australian troops serving in southern Iraq as part of OPERATION CATALYST have conducted some low level training for soldiers from the Iraqi Army based in the Al Muthanna province.
The training program for the soldiers from the Iraqi Army’s 1st and 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, was conducted at two barracks on the outskirts of As Samawah by troops from the Overwatch Battle Group (West) - Two.
The four-day program focused on further refining the light infantry skills of the Iraqi soldiers and included vehicle check points, search techniques and physical training.
Approximately 500 personnel, drawn mostly from Darwin's 1st Brigade, make up the Overwatch Battle Group (West) - Two (OBG(W)-2). The Battle group is helping the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Provincial Governments build a secure and stable Iraq. OBG(W)-2 operates in the Al Muthanna and Dhi Qar provinces as part of the Multi National Force - Iraq (MNF-I).
| 20070205adf8205214_0052 Australian troops observe Iraqi soldiers practicing search techniques during training at a barracks near As Samawah. (Date taken: 05 February 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070205adf8205214_0067 Sergeant Shaun Gibbons keeps watch during a short a break while on patrol in Al Muthanna province with the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-Two. (Date taken: 05 February 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070206adf8205214_0068 Physical Training Instructor (PTI) Warrant Officer Class Two Peter Lee tests his strength with a future PTI for the Iraqi Army's 2nd Battalion in Al Muthanna. (Date taken: 06 February 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070206adf8205214_0095 Lance Corporal Christopher Nelson uses model cars and soldiers to explain to Iraqi troops the Australian vehicle check point procedures. (Date taken: 06 February 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070206adf8205214_0126 Centre row L-R: Captain Luke Stanton, Major James Greenshields and Lance Corporal Christopher Nelson with some of the officers and soldiers of the Iraqi Army's 2nd Battalion in Al Muthanna. (Date taken: 06 February 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070207adf8205214_0048 Trooper James Price joins in as a small number of Iraqi soldiers from the 1st Battalion in Al Muthanna train to become physical training instructors. (Date taken: 07 February 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070207adf8205214_0054 Combat fitness leader Corporal Shawn Scott trains soldiers from the Iraqi Army’s 2nd Battalion in Al Muthanna who have volunteered to become physical training instructors. (Date taken: 07 February 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070208adf8205214_0066 Lance Corporal Stuart Willson discusses vehicle tactics to Iraqi soldiers during training at a barracks near As Samawah. (Date taken: 08 February 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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