Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
12 May 2008
Combat Team Heeler opens An Nasr School Project
Australian soldiers in Dhi Qar have opened a school refurbishment project in the city of An Nasr, topping off a series of projects in the area.
Diggers from Combat Team Heeler opened the school project, amid crowds of local children.
Overwatch Battle Group (West) CIMIC funded the construction of six new classrooms and a security fence at the school.
The school refurbishment was the last of three projects in the area, following on from a land reclamation project and the construction of a civic park and playground.
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).
| 20080507adf8246638_032 Captain Leslie Tobin chats with the local Iraqi men during a short stop en route to An Nasr. (Date taken: 07 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080507adf8246638_095 Major Matthew Campbell, Officer Commanding Combat Team Heeler, opens the a school refurbishment project in the city of An Nasr. (Date taken: 07 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080507adf8246638_105 Major Matthew Campbell, Officer Commanding Combat Team Heeler, inspects a school refurbishment project in the city of An Nasr along with the Principal and teachers. (Date taken: 07 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080507adf8246638_131 (L-R) Mr Naji Hussein (CEO, An Nasr Council) and Major Matthew Campbell (Officer Commanding Combat Team Heeler) discuss the school refurbishment project. (Date taken: 07 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080507adf8246638_180 Gunner Kerin Young relaxing after a long day's patrol across the desert to An Nasr. (Date taken: 07 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080507adf8246638_221 Soldiers from Combat Team Heeler move into position for the night in the Dhi Qar Province desert after a patrol to An Nasr. (Date taken: 07 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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