Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
21 April 2008
Long Tan Memorial
The centerpiece of the mural is a painted replica of the Long Tan Memorial at 6 RAR's lines in Brisbane. Combat Team Heeler is made up of 2/14 Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) and 6 RAR.
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).
| 220080416adf8115142_004 Private Danny Jacobsen (26) of Bundoora VIC, is the artist behind Combat Team Heeler's mural at the Overwatch Battle Group (West) in Southern Iraq. (Date taken: 17 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080416adf8115142_005 Private Danny Jacobsen (26) of Bundoora VIC, is the artist behind Combat Team Heeler's mural at the Overwatch Battle Group (West) in Southern Iraq. (Date taken: 17 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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