Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
07 April 2008
Vehicle check point in southern Iraq
Australian forces from Overwatch Battle Group (West )-4's Combat Team Waler conducted snap vehicle check points to observe, inspect and screen vehicles on troubled main supply routes within the province. The combat team also received a warm welcome with smiles and laughter when they visited a remote village.
Australians and Iraqi's continue to work hand in hand to ensure security and stability for years to come in Iraq.
This is a ongoing operation through southern Iraq to ensure safety and wellbeing to the people of 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).
| 20080401adf8246638_008 Corporal Jason Lefevre, age 25 from Launceston, Tasmania directing traffic through the vehicle check point on a main supply route to Basrah. (Date taken: 01 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080401adf8246638_031 Private Lukas Woolley, age 19 from Karvah, NSW and Corporal Jason Lefevre, age 25 from Launceston, Tasmania take a knee while waiting for more vehicles to approach the check point. (Date taken: 01 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080401adf8246638_039 (L-R) Corporal Jason Lefevre, age 25 from Launceston, Tasmania and Private Lukas Woolley, age 19 from Karvah, NSW inspecting a vehicle along a troubled highway in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 01 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080401adf8246638_090 Private Lukas Woolley, age 19 from Karvah, NSW at the vehicle check point in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 01 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080401adf8246638_165 (L-R) Corporal Jason Lefevre, age 25 from Launceston, Tasmania and Private Lukas Woolley, age 19 from Karvah, NSW maintain security during a visit to the small village. (Date taken: 01 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080401adf8246638_170 Lieutenant Alex Bearse, age 24 from Burra, NSW walks hand in hand with an Iraqi family during a visit to the small village of Dhi Qar. (Date taken: 01 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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