Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
26 February 2008
Medical program visits Al Toum
Australian medical staff and soldiers from Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 joined forces with Iraqi and US soldiers and the Al Muthanna Provincial Reconstruction Team to run the Medical Civil Action Program (MedCAP) in the village of Al Toum.
Iraqi and Australian soldiers provided security, while Iraqi, Australian and US medical staff provided treatment and medicine to approximately 1000 local men, women and children.
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).
| 20080213adf8243116_013 Medical Warrant Officer Class 2 Tania Harmer begins the day at the Medical Civil Action Program in Al Toum village by unpacking and preparing madical supplies in a treatment room. (Date taken: 13 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080213adf8243116_020 Unpacking medical stores, Medical Warrant Officer Class 2 Tania Harmer (background) and Captain Gina Tilbrook (foreground), place supplies out on tables in a treatment room. (Date taken: 13 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080213adf8243116_129 Australian and Iraqi soldiers work together to provide security during the Medical Civil Action Program day at Al Toum village in Al Muthanna. (Date taken: 13 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080213adf8243116_194 Keeping an eye out, an Australian soldier scans the perimeter with binoculars during a Medical Civil Action Program day. Australian and other Coalition soldiers provided assistance to the Iraqi Army to ensure a secure environment throughout the day. (Date taken: 13 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080213adf8243116_217 Major Chris Cunneen examines a local child during a Medical Civil Action Program day in Al Toum village, Al Muthanna. (Date taken: 13 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080213adf8243116_260 Inside a 'Mudhif' or traditional Iraqi meeting house, (from left): Colonel Falih Kareem Jabbar, Commander of the Police Joint Operations Center in As Samawah, Lieutenant Colonel Chris Websdane and Lieutenant Sam Hattar. (Date taken: 13 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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