Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
13 February 2008
Range practice for Overwatch Battle Group (West) - 4
Combat Team Waler, part of Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4, participate in a range day to test equipment and go through fire order drills near Tallil Air Base in southern Iraq.
The 508 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_077 Australian Light Armoured Vehicles prior to moving into position for the beginning of a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_099 "Gather in!" Soldiers from Combat Team Waler listen to a range brief and outline of the order of firing given by the Squadron Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class 2 Carl Barr (right). (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_137 84mm Carl Gustov crews prepare for firing during a range practice next to a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_288 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_292 An up-armoured Uni Mog truck (foreground) and an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle stand on top of the firing point during a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_330 Corporal Joseph "Skip" Pearson stands behind an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle during a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_344 Officer Commanding Combat Team Waler, Major Christopher McKay (foreground), and Squadron Sergeant-Major Warrant Officer Class 2 Carl Burr watch as part of the range practice is completed. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_364 Infantry engage targets with small arms and 66 LAW rockets during a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_374 "Stoppage!" Private (Pte) Thomas Dockery reaches for more ammunition while Pte Lukas Woolley continues to engage targets to his front. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_421 Private Lukas Woolley fires at targets during a combined infantry and vehicle range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071230adf8243116_498 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle fires its main gun during a range practice. (Date taken: 30 December 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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