Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
31 July 2009
Archive Imagery
| 20050424adf8243116_207 Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) road move from a Coalition Military base in the Middle East to its operating base at Camp Smitty - Iraq. (Date taken: 24 April 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050505adf8239682_075 Private Inia Tunidau from 2 Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (2 PWRR), conducting security handover for Camp Smitty, Iraq, with Private Jason Smith of the Australian Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG). (Date taken: 05 May 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050506adf8243116_148 Lance Corporal Steven Miele of the 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (2 PWRR) briefs soldiers of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) at Camp Smitty. AMTG soldiers are now conducting security duties at the camp in southern Iraq. (Date taken: 06 May 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_005 Australian soldiers of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) stop for orders before a patrol near the town of As Samawah, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050512cpa8267338_118 Soldiers from the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) step from a Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules at Baghdad International Airport. The soldiers have been assigned to SECDET 7 (Security Detachment No.7) in Baghdad. (Date taken: 12 May 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050516adf8239682_097 Kids welcome Private Lee Bailey of 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) as he approaches a small village on the outskirts of As Samawah Iraq. (Date taken: 16 May 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050516adf8239682_106 A boy welcomes Private Benjamin Fernihough (Perth) of 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) as he approaches a small village on the outskirts of As Samawah Iraq. (Date taken: 16 May 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050516adf8239682_310 Private Benjamin Fernihough of 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) as part of Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) takes time out to speak to village elder during patrol on the outskirts of As Samawah, Iraq. (Date taken: 16 May 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050527adf8239682_374 Private Lee Bailey of 5/7 RAR (Royal Australian Regiment) prepares to send a situation report (SITREP) whilst on patrol in As Samawah, Iraq. (Date taken: 27 May 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 200505310adf8239682_001 The Commanding Officer of the Al Muthanna Task Group, Lieutenant Colonel Roger Noble and by the Regimental Sergeant Major, WO1 Bob Aboud arrive at the As Samawah souk. (Date taken: 31 May 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 200505310adf8239682_215 The Adjutant of the Al Muthanna Task Group, Captain Angus Hindmarsh chats to local children that are fascinated with the new visitors to the As Samawah souk market. (Date taken: 31 May 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050605adf8239682_279 Snipers Josh Bowden and Todd Young, practice drills with a British Merlin, in As Samawah, Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG). (Date taken: 05 June 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050720adf8243116_254 Corporal James Beardsley, attached to 9 Force Support Battalion (FSB) from 26 Transport Squadron, teaches an Iraqi student the strip and assemble technique on an AK-47. (Date taken: 20 July 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050720adf8243116_296 Iraqi student being shown the first parade procedure for a vehicle, checking all of the vital points, by his Australian instructor. (Date taken: 20 July 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050808cpa8267338_076 Able Seaman ‘Spike’ Jones works as the bowman on a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), one of two boats from HMAS Newcastle that are conducting Blue Light Patrols into the territorial waters of Iraq. The boarding teams on the RHIB in the background is preparing to board an Iraqi fishing vessel that is working in the waters near the Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal in the north Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 08 August 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050808cpa8267338_107 A boarding team from HMAS Newcastle boards an Iraqi fishing vessel that is working in the waters near the Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal in the north Persian Gulf. They have been transported to the boat on a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB), one of two boats from HMAS Newcastle that are conducting Blue Light Patrols into the territorial waters of Iraq. Note the Arabic translator in the red vest. (Date taken: 08 August 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050809cpa8267338_067 Leading Seaman Paul Croft (yellow helmet) marshals a US Navy Seahawk helicopter during a vertical replenishment operation on the flight deck of HMAS Newcastle. The helicopter is from the USNS Bridge, an American replenishment vessel that was also refueling HMAS Newcastle during the Replenishment at Sea mission in the northern Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 09 August 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050816cpa8267338_091 Corporal Owen Robottom checks the wing clearance of a C-130 Hercules aircraft from 36 Squadron as it is towed onto the taxiway at a coalition base in the Middle East. (Date taken: 16 August 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050817cpa8267338_100 Aircraft commander Squadron Leader Greg Foley-Lewis (right) pilots an RAAF C-130 Hercules aircraft from 36 Squadron RAAF at low level across the Iraqi countryside during a scheduled aero-medical evacuation task for coalition forces in Iraq. Behind him stands the aircraft’s navigator, who is watching out for any obstacles and other low level aircraft. (Date taken: 17 August 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20050819cpa8267338_032 RAAF Sergeant Rod Wallace, an Airborne Electronics Analyst from 11 Squadron, takes his turn at an air observation window in an Orion maritime patrol aircraft during a mission over the northern Persian Gulf. (Date taken: 19 August 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20051005adf8182062_011 Captain Tony Smith (Deployable Joint Force Headquarters) switches the power on to the village of Al Rywawsha as a village member looks on. (Date taken: 05 October 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20051005adf8182062_025 Bombardier Andrew Hamilton, 8 / 12th Medium Regiment of Darwin provides protection to the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction Support Group during the building works inspection of a Nurses Training School refurbishment in As Samawah. BDR Hamilton is from Pakenham in Victoria. (Date taken: 05 October 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20060622adf8107930_219 An upper deck sentry on HMAS BALLARAT keeps a close watch on one of Iraq's oil platforms. (Date taken: 22 June 2006) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070528adf8161479_001 HMAS TOOWOOMBA pictured with one of Iraq's offshore export oil terminals. (Date taken: 28 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070528adf8161479_007 A boarding party from HMAS TOOWOOMBA pictured in front of one of Iraq's offshore export oil terminals. (Date taken: 28 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070604adf8161441_023 Airborne Electronics Analysts prepare for an AP-3C Orion mission over Iraq. (Date taken: 04 June 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081125adf8246638_038 SECDET IVX stop to take a break while returning from Camp Victory at the Crossed Swords (Swords of Qadissiya) in Baghdad, Iraq while serving on Operation CATALYST. (Date taken: 25 November 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20081128adf8246638_212 From Golf Island - Australian National Headquarters, HQJTF633 at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq. (Date taken: 28 November 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| JPAU04MAY04NR490 Private Amir Kliko of the Baghdad based Security Detachment during a night patrol. (Date taken: 04 May 2004) Low Res | High Res |
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| JPAU19FEB05DC001 L-R Commander JTF633 Air Commodore Greg Evans walks alongside the Chief of Defence Force (CDF), General Peter Cosgrove, at Camp Victory, Baghdad. CDF presented medals to some of the members of JTF633. (Date taken: 19 February 2005) Low Res | High Res |
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