Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
22 December 2007
Prime Minister and Defence Minister visit Middle East
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon visited Australian troops and Iraq government officials in the Middle East.
Operation CATALYST is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.
Working with the Iraqi Government, the ADF continues to contribute to Multi-National Force efforts to develop a secure and stable environment in Iraq, assist national recovery programs and facilitate the transition to Iraq self-government.
Operation CATALYST currently comprises up to 1575 Australian Defence Force personnel.
| 20071221adf8205214_036 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (left) and the Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon address members of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) at Ali Air Base, Tallil in the Dhi Qar province of southern Iraq, while on a visit to the Middle East Area of Operations. (Date taken: 21 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071221adf8205214_054 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon address members of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) at Ali Air Base, Tallil in Dhi Qar Province, southern Iraq, while on a visit to the Middle East Area of Operations. (Date taken: 21 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071221adf8205214_062 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd address members of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) at Ali Air Base, Tallil in the Dhi Qar province of southern Iraq, while on a visit to the Middle East Area of Operations. (Date taken: 21 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071221adf8205214_097 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd meets the troop of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) at Ali Air Base, Tallil in the Dhi Qar province of southern Iraq, while on a visit to the Middle East Area of Operations. (Date taken: 21 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071221adf8205214_108 The Minister For Defence, The Honourable Mr Joel Fitzgibbon MP, meets members of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) at Ali Air Base, Tallil in the Dhi Qar province of southern Iraq, while on a visit to the Middle East Area of Operations. (Date taken: 21 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071221adf8205214_141 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd meets the troop of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) at Ali Air Base, Tallil in the Dhi Qar province of southern Iraq, while on a visit to the Middle East Area of Operations. (Date taken: 21 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071221adf8205214_191 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (right) meets US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker at the US Embassy in Baghdad. (Date taken: 21 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071221adf8205214_224 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (left) meets Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (right) in Nouri al-Maliki's Baghdad office. (Date taken: 21 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071221adf8205214_238 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (left) and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hold a joint press conference in Baghdad. (Date taken: 21 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071221adf8205214_250 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at a joint press conference in Baghdad. (Date taken: 21 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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