Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
13 March 2008
Diggers provide technical help to Iraqi Army
Mechanics from Overwatch Battle Group (West) - 4 have lent a helping hand to the Iraqi Army. The Technical Support Troop Workshop repaired and serviced a Dzik-3 Armoured car. The soldiers will provide training to Iraqi Army mechanics on how to repair the vehicles.
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).
| 20080308adf8246638_014 Craftsman Matthew Wintle, 21, from Newcastle, repairs an Iraqi Dzik-3 armoured vehicle at the Technical Support Troop Workshop, Tallil, Iraq. (Date taken: 08 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080308adf8246638_024 Craftsman Matthew Wintle, 21, from Newcastle, services an Iraqi Dzik-3 armoured vehicle at the Technical Support Troop Workshop, Tallil, Iraq. (Date taken: 08 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080308adf8246638_029 Craftsman Matthew Wintle, 21, from Newcastle, services an Iraqi Dzik-3 armoured vehicle at the Technical Support Troop Workshop, Tallil, Iraq. (Date taken: 08 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080308adf8246638_067 Craftsman Mitch Lund, 23, from Caloundra QLD, grinds down some bolts to repair an Iraqi Dzik-3 Armoured vehicle during a service at the Technical Support Troop Workshop, Camp Terendak, Iraq. (Date taken: 08 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080308adf8246638_094 (L-R) Craftsman Mitch Lund, age 23 from Caloundra, QLD, and Craftsman Matthew Wintle, 21, from Newcastle, study the service manual for the Iraqi Dzik-3 Armoured vehicle which was being serviced by Technical Support Troop Workshop, Tallil, Iraq. (Date taken: 08 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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