Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
01 May 2008
Battle Goup focussed for drawdown
Australian Army and Air Force personnel in Southern Iraq have beaten scorching temperatures and a dust storm to complete the first major logistical movement of their drawdown from Tallil.
The members of Overwatch Battle Group (West) OBG(W)-4’s transport platoon loaded vehicles, trailers and stores onto US Army and contracted trucks, which will move the loads to the ADF's Force Level Logistic Asset base in the Middle East Area of Operations for preparation for return to Australia.
Royal Australian Air Force personnel co-located with OBG(W)-4 also loaded and consigned the first lot of personal trunks on a RAAF C-130 flight.
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 Force’s (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)
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).
| 20080428adf8246638_126 (L-R) Private Nathan Tate, 25 from Bendigo, and Private James Taylor, 28 from Scarborough, Brisbane pack shipping containers for transport at Camp Terendak, Tallil Iraq. (Date taken: 28 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080428adf8246638_113 (L-R) Private James Bolton, 20 from Noosa, QLD and Corporal Brooke Edwards, 24 of Mildura, busy on the computer updating stock records at the Camp Terendak Q-Store, Tallil Iraq. (Date taken: 28 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080428adf8246638_097 Private James Taylor, 28 from Scarborough, Brisbane busy packing gear for transport at Camp Terendak, Ali Air Base, Tallil Iraq. (Date taken: 28 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080428adf8246638_040 Corporal Brooke Edwards, 24, from Mildura, in the weapons store room at Camp Terendak, Ali Air Base, Tallil Iraq. (Date taken: 28 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080428adf8246638_012 Private Nathan Tate, 25 from Bendigo prepares shipping containers for transport at Camp Terendak, Ali Air Base, Tallil Iraq. (Date taken: 28 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080420adf8246638_051 Left: Sergeant Jason Lehman, aged 39 from Albany Creek, Brisbane, liaises with a civilian contractor while an Army heavy rigid trailer is loaded onto a truck. (Date taken: 20 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080420adf8246638_116 Sergeant Sean Lehman, aged 40 from Bracken Ridge, Brisbane, and Sergeant Jason Lehman, aged 39 from Albany Creek, Brisbane, assist a contractor to position an Australian Army trailer that has been loaded onto a civilian semi-trailer for back-loading to Australia. (Date taken: 20 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080420adf8246638_146 Australian Army Land Rover vehicles are loaded and ready for transport to Australia via the ADF's Force Level Logistic Asset base in the Middle East. (Date taken: 20 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080420adf8246638_156 (L-R) Corporal Melissa Lantry, aged 29 from Newcastle, and Lance Corporal Warwick Loder, aged 32 from Mitchelton, Brisbane, load trunks onto an Army Mack truck for transport to the flight line. (Date taken: 20 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080420adf8246638_262 Leading Aircraftman Chad Keenan, aged 32 from Karrinyup, Perth, checks the straps on a load of personnel trunks from Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 that are bound for Australia. (Date taken: 20 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080401adf8246638_015 Private Lukas Woolley, age 19 from Karvah, NSW inspects inside this vehicle for dangerous items. (Date taken: 20 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: 20 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: 20 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080420adf8246638_083 Australian Army heavy rigid trailers are loaded onto civilian trucks as part of their first stage of being returned to Australia. (Date taken: 20 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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