Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
26 March 2008
Australian Army Training Team - Iraq 9
Australian forces from the Australian Army Training Team - Iraq 9 ( AATT-I 9 or 'The Team') continue their role of mentoring and training the Iraqi Army in order to facilitate its progress to self-reliance.
The team is focused on assisting the instructors from the Iraqi Army, enabling them to train their own soldiers to a high standard. The AATT-I 9 are advising, mentoring, implementing training techniques and generally overseeing instruction at Camp Ur in southern Iraq, Taji near Baghdad and Kirkush in northern Iraq.
The milestone of 30,000 Iraqi Army soldiers trained by Australian Army Training Teams is only weeks away, and the AATT-I 9 is pleased with the quality and quantity of graduates during the past five years.
The Australian Army Training Team - Iraq is part of Operation CATALYST, the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.
Working with the Iraqi Government, Australian troops continues to contribute to Multi-National Force efforts to develop a secure and stable environment in Iraq, assist national recovery programs and facilitate the transition to Iraq self-government.
| 20080324adf8246638_016 Australian soldiers from the Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 provide a security escort for the Australian Army Training Team - Iraq 9 on route to Camp Ur. (Date taken: 24 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080324adf8246638_033 Corporal Adam Ireson, 26 from Whyalla, SA advising an Iraqi Army instructor during a specialist course at Camp Ur. (Date taken: 24 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080324adf8246638_048 (L-R) Corporal Adam Ireson, 26 from Whyalla, SA and Sergeant Lee Vermeer, 33 from Caboolture, Brisbane overseeing the new recruits learning how to march at Camp Ur, An Nasiriyah. (Date taken: 24 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080324adf8246638_050 (L-R) Corporal Adam Ireson, 26 from Whyalla, SA and Sergeant Lee Vermeer, 33 from Caboolture, Brisbane overseeing the new recruits learning how to march at Camp Ur, An Nasiriyah. (Date taken: 24 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080324adf8246638_075 Iraqi Army instructors conducting marching lessons to new recruits at Camp Ur, An Nasiriyah. (Date taken: 24 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080324adf8246638_141 Sergeant Thomasi Navusolo, on his 39th birthday, from Glenwood Sydney, and Corporal Adam Ireson, age 26, from Whyalla SA, helps the Iraqi Instructors with marching lessons at Camp Ur, An Nasiriyah. (Date taken: 24 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080324adf8246638_178 Sergeant Thomasi Navusolo, on his 39th birthday, from Glenwood Sydney, helps the Iraqi Instructors with marching lessons at Camp Ur, An Nasiriyah. (Date taken: 24 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080324adf8246638_209 (L-R) Warrant Officer Class Two Neil Welsh, 29 from Wynn Vale, Adelaide and Corporal Rodney Pinder, 47 from Bendigo, Victoria at the food hall during the lunch rush at Camp Ur, An Nasiriyah. (Date taken: 24 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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