Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
05 June 2008
ADGs and soldiers stand side by side in Baghdad
Members of Amberley’s No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron (2AFDS) have won the full support and respect of their Army cousins after making history by deploying on operations as part of the 13th rotation of Security Detachment – Baghdad (SECDET 13).
SECDET, previously the sole domain of the Army, is a combat team of about 110 personnel. It provides transportation and protection for staff of the Australian Embassy in Iraq to ensure the diplomatic Mission is able to carry out its tasks.
A RAAF sergeant and 12 airfield defence guards (ADGs) have integrated among SECDET 13, providing several small teams, known as ‘bricks’, for tasks ranging from armed escorts to manning observation posts and entry control points.
| 20080530adf8237885_028 Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) from SECDET 13 on a task in Baghdad. For the first time, Air Force personnel are deployed with the Army security detachment. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_038 Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) from SECDET 13 on a task in Baghdad. For the first time, Air Force personnel are deployed with the Army security detachment. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_223 Leading Aircraftsman Clifford Morgan crosses the 14th of July Bridge in Baghdad's International Zone. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_247 Leading Aircraftsman Leigh Maybury mans a MAG58 machine gun while conducting sentry duty at the entrance to Australia's Embassy in Baghdad. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_249 Leading Aircraftsman Clifford Morgan (l) and Corporal Pat Maron on duty at the entrance to the Australian Embassy in Baghdad. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_263 Some of the airfield defence guards from the RAAF's No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron on the stairs of their living accommodation in the Australian Embassy compound in Baghdad. (L-R from Top) CPL Pat Maron, LAC Ryan Cooper, (2nd Row) LAC Daniel Sultanowski, LAC Clifford Morgan, (3rd Row) LAC Grant Diversi, (Bottom) LAC Nathan Ward and LAC Craig Kennewell. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_290 Leading Aircraftsman Clifford Morgan and Corporal Pat Maron stop their armoured Land Cruiser in the middle of Baghdad while undertaking a security escort task. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_294 Air Force Corporal Pat Maron with his armoured Land Cruiser in the middle of Baghdad's International Zone during a security escort task. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_296 Leading Aircraftsman Clifford Morgan inside an armoured Land Cruiser in the middle of Baghdad's International Zone during a security escort task. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_297 Air Force Corporal Pat Maron gets out his armoured Land Cruiser during a security escort task for the Australian Embassy in the middle of Baghdad's International Zone. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_304 Air Force Corporal Pat Maron drives through Baghdad during a security escort task. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_330 Army Sniper, Private Casey Poletti, monitors the city below from an observation post high on top of a Baghdad building. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_331 Army Sniper, Private Casey Poletti, monitors the city below from an observation post high on top of a Baghdad building. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_351 Air Force Sniper, Corporal Robbie Steedman, monitors the city below from an observation post high on top of a Baghdad building. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080530adf8237885_360 SECDET 13's Sniper Team, Air Force Corporal Robbie Steedman (l) and Army Private Casey Poletti, keep a look out at an observation post in Baghdad. (Date taken: 30 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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