Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
18 July 2007
Latest images from Operation CATALYST
Approximately 500 personnel, drawn mostly from Darwin's 1st Brigade, make up the Overwatch Battle Group (West) - Three (OBG(W)-3). The Battle group is helping the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Provincial Governments build a secure and stable Iraq. OBG(W)-3 operates in the Al Muthanna and Dhi Qar provinces as part of the Multi National Force - Iraq (MNF-I).
| 20070703adf8094997_105 Private Stephen Rachow acts as a sentry on top of an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) to provide protection for the convoy. (Date taken: 03 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070703adf8094997_109 Sergeant Justin Neal from the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-3 waves as his Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) heads out on a patrol in Al Muthanna province in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 03 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070703adf8094997_114 Trooper Samuel Bovington sits on top of an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) during a patol in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 03 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070703adf8094997_115 The Australian flag flies proudly over Trooper David Mitchell as he sits perched on his Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV). (Date taken: 03 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070703adf8094997_150 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) from Combat Team Courage makes a stopover at a local village during a patrol in Al Muthanna province. (Date taken: 03 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070703adf8094997_165 Private Robert Clahsen stands guard in the 50-degree heat as soldiers and vehicles of Combat Team Courage take a well-earned break from patrols duties in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 03 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070703adf8094997_233 Trooper David Mitchell chats with local Iraqi children as he takes a break from patrol duties and the 50-degree heat of southern Iraq. (Date taken: 03 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070704adf8094997_004 The sunset silhouettes an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) from Combat Team Courage at the end of a long patrol in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 04 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070704adf8094997_006 A commander of an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) keeps a vigilant watch as the sun sets to signal the end to a long, hard day's patrolling. (Date taken: 04 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070704adf8094997_024 Lance Bombabier Leighton Kavanagh prepares a Skylark MUAV (Miniture Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for a mission in support of Combat Team Courage's patrol in Al Muthanna province. (Date taken: 04 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070704adf8094997_028 Lance Bombabier Leighton Kavanagh prepares a Skylark MUAV (Miniture Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for a mission in support of Combat Team Courage's patrol in Al Muthanna province. (Date taken: 04 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070704adf8094997_058 Craftsman Christopher Newman of the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-3 checks the oil on an Iraqi Humvee. (Date taken: 04 July 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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