Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
25 March 2008
Latest Images from operation CATALYST
Australian Forces from Overwatch Battle Group ( West )-4 patrolled to Iraqi Vehicle Check Points in Dhi Qar province on the 21 March 2008. Soldiers from Combat Team Waler assisted the Iraqi Police with the inspection of vehicles, manning of outposts and general security on troubled main supply routes within southern Iraq.
This is a ongoing operation with the Iraqi Police and Iraqi Army to ensure safety and wellbeing to the people of Iraq. The combat team operates Australian Light Armoured Vehicles and Bushmaster 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).
| 20080321adf8246638_093 Soldiers from Combat Team Waler gather in to receive orders from the Section Commander Corporal Darren Lindner (left), age 28 from Everton Park, Brisbane, at a Vehicle Check Point. (Date taken: 21 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080321adf8246638_094 (Centre) Private James Baldwin, age 23 from Warner, Brisbane, waits to receive orders from the Section Commander Corporal Darren Lindner (left), age 28 from Everton Park, Brisbane, at a Vehicle Check Point. (Date taken: 21 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080321adf8246638_104 Corporal Darren Lindner, age 28 from Everton Park, Brisbane, gives orders to his section before liaising with the Iraqi Police at aVehicle Check Point. (Date taken: 21 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080321adf8246638_129 Corporal Darren Lindner (left), age 28 from Everton Park, Brisbane assisting the Iraqi Police with a search of a vehicle at the Vehicle Check Point. (Date taken: 21 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080321adf8246638_135 (L) Corporal Darren Lindner, age 28 from Everton Park, Brisbane assists Iraqi Police with the search of a vehicle at the Vehicle Check Point. (Date taken: 21 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080321adf8246638_175 Private James Baldwin, age 23 from Warner, Brisbane, prepares to search a vehicle with the Iraqi Police at the Vehicle Check Point. (Date taken: 21 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080321adf8246638_178 Private James Baldwin(far left), age 23 from Warner, Brisbane and Corporal Darren Lindner (far right), age 28 from Everton Park, Brisbane, assist Iraqi Police at a Vehicle Check Point. (Date taken: 21 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080321adf8246638_181 Private Stuart Sweatman, age 21 from Frankston,Victoria mans one of the outposts while soldiers from Combat Team Waler assist the Iraqi Police at the Vehicle Check Point. (Date taken: 21 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080321adf8246638_190 (L-R) Private James Baldwin, age 23 from Warner, Brisbane, and Corporal Darren Lindner, age 28 from Everton Park, Brisbane, search vehicles with the Iraqi Police at a Vehicle Check Point. (Date taken: 21 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080321adf8246638_198 Corporal Darren Lindner, age 28 from Everton Park, Brisbane, assists Iraqi Police with the search of a vehicle at the Vehicle Check Point. (Date taken: 21 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080321adf8246638_215 (L-R) Private James Baldwin, age 23 from Warner, Brisbane, and Corporal Darren Lindner, age 28 from Everton Park, Brisbane, stand at a Vehicle Check Point in Dhi Qar Province, Iraq. (Date taken: 21 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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