Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
03 April 2008
Technical Support Troop help keep soldiers battle ready
Soldiers from the Technical Support Troop with Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 work day and night ensuring the battle groups equipment is ready for combat.
The troop provide a wide range of services and repairs in areas of electrical, electronics, weapon systems, metal work, wood work and major mechanical repairs and servicing.
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).
| 20080326adf8246638_001 Vehicle mechanics (L-R) Craftsman (CFN) Daniel McNally, age 25 from Maroubra, Sydney and CFN David Butler, age 36 from Browns Plain, Brisbane work on repairing the motor from an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080326adf8246638_014 (L-R) Craftsman (CFN) Daniel McNally, age 25 from Maroubra, Sydney and Trooper Sean Kenny, age 20 from Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast prepare the cooling system to be lifted back into the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080326adf8246638_020 (L-R) Trooper Keith Marshall, age 30 from Bendigo, Vic, Craftsman (CFN) Daniel McNally, age 25 from Maroubra, Sydney and CFN David Butler, age 36 from Browns Plain Brisbane slowly lower the cooling system back into the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080327adf8246638_013 Craftsman Glenn Davies, age 26 from Griffith, NSW conducts daily maintenance on the Mack, Heavy Recovery Vehicle. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080327adf8246638_037 Lance Corporal Shane Rose, age 38 from McDowell, Brisbane repairing an electrical fault on the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080327adf8246638_042 Lance Corporal Robert Martin, age 33 from Bellbird, Brisbane repairing an electrical fault on the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080328adf8246638_014 Corporal Nicholas Bond, age 23 from Sandy Bay, Hobart unpacks parts for the Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 at the Repair Parts Store, Camp Terendak, Tallil. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080328adf8246638_018 (L-R) Corporal Nicholas Bond, age 23 from Sandybay Hobart and Private Melanie Cracknell, age 21 from Nundah, Brisbane unpacking parts for the Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 at the Repair Parts Store, Camp Terendak, Tallil. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080328adf8246638_030 Craftsman Mitchell Lund, aged 23, from Caloundra, QLD installs new internal fittings to the Australian Infantry Mobility Vehicle (Bushmaster) at Camp Terendak, Tallil. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080328adf8246638_031 Craftsman Joshua Gill, age 26 from Newcastle, NSW installs new internal fittings to the Australian Infantry Mobility Vehicle (Bushmaster) at Camp Terendak, Tallil. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080328adf8246638_032 Craftsman Jason King, age 28 from Arana Hills, Brisbane conducts a 10,000 km servicing on the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080330adf8246638_012 Sapper Ben Pitt, age 31 from Nollamara, WA a carpenter with the Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 constructing a frame for the Iraqi Security Forces Cell at Camp Terendak, Tallil. (Date taken: 30 March 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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