Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
16 April 2008
Combat Team Heeler patrol checks Iraqi Army readiness
Diggers from Combat Team Heeler and the Iraqi Security Forces Training Group conducted an operational readiness assessment with the 10th Iraqi Army Division during a patrol to Al Gharraf in Dhi Qar province.
The Overwatch Battle Group conducts regular readiness assessments of Iraqi Security Forces as part of its training mission.
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); an Infantry company from the 6th Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) operating Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMVs); and specialists from the 7th Combat Services Support Battalion.
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).
| 20080411adf8115142_039 Combat Team Healer form a harbour on patrol to Al Gharraf Iraqi Army Base in the Dhi Qar Province. (Date taken: 11 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080411adf8115142_048 Captain Andrew Judd returns to his Bushmaster after a stop over during patrol to Al Gharraf Iraqi Army Base in the Dhi Qar Province. (Date taken: 11 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080411adf8115142_077 Combat Team Heeler soldiers return to their vehicles after a security sweep of their location in the Dhi Qar Province. (Date taken: 11 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080411adf8115142_161 Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Allah Mihsin meets with the Iraqi Security Forces Training Group at Al Gharraf Iraqi Army Base in the Dhi Qar Province. (Date taken: 11 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080411adf8115142_165 Combat Team Healer prepare to return to camp after the Iraqi Security Forces Training Group meeting with senior officers at Al Gharraf Iraqi Army Base in the Dhi Qar Province. (Date taken: 11 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080411adf8115142_173 Lance Corporal Adam Cambridge and Private Douglas Zamora share a laugh during Combat Team Healer's patrol to Al Gharraf Iraqi Army Base in the Dhi Qar Province. (Date taken: 11 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080411adf8115142_181 Private Clinton Jones, 22, of Tweed Heads NSW with an Iraqi Army counterpart at the Al Gharraf Iraqi Army Base in the Dhi Qar Province. (Date taken: 11 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080411adf8115142_197 An Iraqi interpreter bridges the communication gap between Iraqi Security Forces Training Group members Captain Steven Muir, Sergeant Neal and an Iraqi officer at Al Gharraf Iraqi Army Base in the Dhi Qar Province. (Date taken: 11 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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