Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
01 May 2008
Medics keep Battle Group in shape
Overwatch Battle Group (West) medical staff at Tallil in Iraq look after the day-to-day health requirements of the battle group and the Australian Army Training Team Iraq.
Working from the Regimental Aid Post, the small team runs daily 'sick parades' in the morning followed by appointments with the doctor or physiotherapist.
The staff recently completed the consignment of non-essential equipment and stores for the Battle Group's redeployment to Australia.
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).
| 20080429adf8246638_002 Private Chris Hanslip, aged 30 from Salisbury East in Adelaide, prepares to check a patient's ear at Camp Terendak, medical centre, Iraq. (Date taken: 29 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080429adf8246638_015 Sergeant Corey Hill (right), 36 from Taigum, Brisbane, conducts a blood test with Sergeant Jeremy Thearle, 30 from Indooroopilly, Brisbane, at Camp Terendak medical centre. (Date taken: 29 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080429adf8246638_026 (L-R) Warrant Officer Class Two Tania Harmer, 42 from Eatons Hill, Brisbane, and the battle group Doctor Captain Mark Spearpoint, 36 from Buderim, Sunshine Coast, treat a soldier from the Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 at the Camp Terendak medical centre. (Date taken: 29 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080429adf8246638_033 Captain Gina Tilbrook, 32 from Brisbane, the physiotherapist at Camp Terendak, treats fellow Captain Malcolm Edwards, also from Brisbane. (Date taken: 29 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080429adf8246638_040 (L-R) Major Andrew Johnston (British Army) is treated during sick parade by Warrant Officer Class Two Tania Harmer, 42 from Eatons Hill, Brisbane and Private Chris Hanslip, 30 from Salisbury East, Adelaide at Camp Terendak, Ali Air Base, Tallil Iraq. (Date taken: 29 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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