Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
25 March 2008
Overwatch Battle Group (West) - 4 transport Support Platoon
Overwatch Battle Group (West) - 4's transport Support Platoon provide logistics support and Transport for the Battle Group. They also supply the Combat Teams with fuel and stores while on patrol within Iraq.
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).
| 20080320adf8246638_007 Private Kenneth Pegg, age 24 from Bundaberg, QLD cleans a Unimog truck at Camp Terendak, Tallil Air Base, Iraq. (Date taken: 20 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080320adf8246638_053 Private Idris Mainwaring, age 23 from Warrnambool, Victoria, prepares to refuel a Mack Truck at Camp Terendak, Tallil Air Base, Iraq. (Date taken: 20 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080320adf8246638_088 Private Idris Mainwaring, age 23 from Warrnambool, Victoria, refuels a Mack Truck at Camp Terendak, Tallil Air Base, Iraq. (Date taken: 20 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080320adf8246638_163 (L-R) Lance Corporal Warwick Loder, age 32 from Mitchelton Brisbane, and Lance Corporal David Rodet, age 32 from McDowall Brisbane, strap down Australian Light Armoured Vehicle tyres for transport. (Date taken: 20 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080320adf8246638_170 Private Richard Kellington, age 46 from Enoggera Brisbane, drives a Unimog truck to the transport yard. (Date taken: 20 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080320adf8246638_214 Lance Corporal Eddard Buenaobra, age 33 from Bexley, Sydney is the Assistant Transport Supervisor for the Overwatch Battle Group at Camp Terendak, Tallil Air Base, Iraq. (Date taken: 20 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080320adf8246638_225 Private Idris Mainwaring, age 23 from Warrnambool, Victoria, guides a Mack truck as it backs into position at the transport yard, Camp Terendak, Tallil. (Date taken: 20 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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