Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
15 January 2008
Combat Team Waler ready for range practice
Combat Team Waler - part of Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4, participate in a range day to allow troops to hone their skills in the application of fire control processes. Soldiers also practice the employment of Direct Fire Weapon Systems (DFWS) within a combined arms team.
The 516 soldiers of Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 are mostly drawn from units of the Brisbane-based 7th Brigade. The Battle Group is comprised of the Headquarters and Cavalry Squadrons of the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), operating Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs); and an Infantry company from the 6th Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) operating Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMVs).
OBG(W) 4 is based at Tallil Air Base, from where it undertakes a security overwatch role for Al Muthanna and Dhi Qar Provinces as part of a larger Coalition Force.
The security role supports the Iraqi Security Forces’ (ISF) and Provincial Government’s efforts to build a secure and stable Iraq. In this role OBG(W) 4 undertakes security patrols, develops ISF capabilities and supports reconstruction and rehabilitation projects. OBG(W) 4 operates as part of the Multi National Force - Iraq (MNF - I).
| 20071230adf8243116_031 Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) from Combat Team Waler stand ready for a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_041 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) from Combat Team Waler ready for range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_079 Australian Light Armoured Vehicles wait for the order to move into position for the beginning of a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_082 Australian Light Armoured Vehicles wait for the order to move into position for the beginning of a range practice. An up-armoured Uni Mog can be seen on the range with soldiers erecting Figure 11 targets to the right. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_109 "Gather in!". Soldiers from Combat Team Waler listen to a range brief and identify range firing arcs indicated by Squadron Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 Carl Barr (foreground). (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_115 Private Stuart Sweatman scans the range for targets. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_172 An 84mm Carl Gustav crew reloads next to a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle during a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_194 Smoke from vehicle-fired smoke grenades swirls around Australian Light Armoured Vehicles during a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_232 84mm Carl Gustav crews fire their weapons during a range practice in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_289 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle fires smoke canisters during a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_301 Lieutenant Alexander Bearse, Platoon Commander of W63, watches a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle prepare to relocate during a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_323 Private Stuart Sweatman carries his minimi F-89 off the firing point after completing his part in the range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_326a Australian soldiers maintain a safety perimeter behind the firing point, while local Iraqis arrive to watch the Australian troops go through their firing range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_328 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle idles and crew members wait for clearance to to leave the firing point after completing their live-fire range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_348 Trooper Raymond Callow, an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle driver - peers out from his driver's seat during range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_382 Private Thomas Dockery and Private Lukas Woolley engage targets to the front during a combined infantry and armoured vehicle range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_439 Private Lukas Woolley (rear) checks ammunition state with Private Daniel Ball (foreground) during a combined infantry and armoured vehicle range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_474 Corporal Andrew Gellert waits for range practice to continue during a break in firing. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_479 Private Thomas "Blue" Kelsey reloads the main gun of an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle after completing a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_524 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle drives through smoke during a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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