Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
19 December 2008
Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal
Thirty-one Australian sailors, 10,000 kilometres away from home, work and live 10 metres above the Persian Gulf aboard Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT), home to the headquarters of Task Force 158 (TF158). Force protection of the KAAOT is provided by the Iraqi Marines, mentored by the Royal British Navy and US Marines, as directed through TF158. The role of TF158 consists mainly of controlling the naval assets, training and providing logistic support.
| 20081208adf8246638_281 Able Seaman Boatswains Mate Andrew Kemp, 28, from Geelong, VIC, moves passengers from HMAS Parramata to the oil platform as part of ship evolutions, while serving in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 08 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081208adf8246638_333 Lieutenant Commander Stuart Bailey from South End, UK chats with an Iraqi Marine at Task Force 158 on the Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal while serving in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 08 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081208adf8246638_363 The sun lowers on another day, over Iraqi waters as United States Marines provide protection for Task Force 158 on the Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal while serving in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 08 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081208adf8246638_387 Lieutenant Commander Rachel Jones from Rouse Hill, NSW chats with US Marines at Task Force 158 on the Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal while serving in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 08 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081208adf8246638_400 The United States Coast Guard patrols around Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal as the sun beams out a red sunset in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 08 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081209adf8246638_366 Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal, home to the headquarters of Task Force 158 in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 09 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081212adf8246638_068 HMAS Parramatta patrols around Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal, home to the headquarters of Task Force 158 in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081212adf8246638_151 A highly trained Iraqi Marine stands in the foreground on Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal, home to the headquarters of Task Force 158 in the Persian Gulf while Petty Officer Rebecca Ried gives a guided tour to the crew of HMAS Parramatta. (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081212adf8246638_156 Ever vigilant, HMAS Parramatta patrols around Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal, home to the headquarters of Task Force 158 in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081212adf8246638_203 Iraqi workers from the Southern Oil Company work day- in day-out to maintain Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal, home to the headquarters of Task Force 158. (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081212adf8246638_335 The pipes that transfers oil onto the tankers remain still, as the night sets in at Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal, home to the headquarters of Task Force 158. (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081213adf8246638_003 As the dark comes over the sea, United States Marines provide security at Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal while serving in Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 13 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081213adf8246638_103 Petty Officer Rebecca Reid helps unload the host of Christmas parcels from all over Australia to the sailors aboard the Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 13 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081213adf8246638_153 Petty Officer Rebecca Ried the Writer, stands before the working oil pumps at Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal, home to the headquarters of Task Force 158. (Date taken: 13 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081213adf8246638_170 Leading Seaman William Stevenson looks out over the Persian Gulf at HMAS Parramatta while serving on Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal, home to the headquarters of Task Force 158. (Date taken: 13 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081213adf8246638_209 Commodore Bruce Kafer,Commander Task Force 158, explains the role of HMAS Parramatta to Commodore Ahmed. B. Mashkor from the Iraqi Navy at Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal, home to the headquarters of Task Force 158. (Date taken: 13 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081213adf8246638_220 (L-R) Commodore Bruce Kafer, Commander Task Force 158, takes Commodore Ahmed. B. Mashkor from the Iraqi Navy on a tour around Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal , home to the headquarters of Task Force 158 in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 13 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081213adf8246638_229 (L-R) Commodore Bruce Kafer, Commander Task Force 158, takes Commodore Ahmed. B. Mashkor from the Iraqi Navy on a tour around Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal, home to the headquarters of Task Force 158 in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 13 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081213adf8246638_242 (L-R) Commodore Bruce Kafer, Commander Task Force 158 looks on as Chief Petty Officer Dean Faunt confirms boat transfer paperwork with British personnel at Iraq's Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal conduct boat transfers while serving in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 13 December 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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