Operation SLIPPER: Image Gallery
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| Afghan National Army at Forward Operating Base Locke Under the guidance of experienced Australian soldiers from the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force One (MRTF - 1), the influence of Taliban Insurgents is being pushed out of the Baluchi Pass and the Chora Valley in Afghanistanís Uruzgan Province. (Date uploaded: 22 December 2008 - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Taliban influence being pushed out Under the guidance of experienced Australian soldiers from the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force One (MRTF - 1), the influence of Taliban Insurgents is being pushed out of the Baluchi Pass and the Chora Valley in Afghanistan's Oruzgan Province. (Date uploaded: 22 December 2008 - 11 images) View Gallery |
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| The ongoing success of MRTF - 1 Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force - 1 commenced operations in Afghanistan in October this year. As part of the ongoing stabilisation and rehabilitation of Afghanistan, the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1 (MRTF - 1) is continuing the ongoing success of reconstruction, and in addition is providing training and mentoring support to the Afghan National Army. (Date uploaded: 22 December 2008 - 11 images) View Gallery |
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| Experienced Australian soldiers from MRTF - 1 Under the guidance of experienced Australian soldiers from the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force One (MRTF - 1), the influence of Taliban Insurgents is being pushed out of the Baluchi Pass and the Chora Valley in Afghanistan's Oruzgan Province. (Date uploaded: 22 December - 09 images) View Gallery |
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| Corporal Westley Syme delivering Christmas mail Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force One (MRTF – 1) – commenced operations in October 2008. (Date uploaded: 22 December - 02 images) View Gallery |
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| Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force OneMentoring and Reconstruction Task Force One (MRTF – 1) – commenced operations in October 2008. As part of the ongoing stabilisation and rehabilitation of Afghanistan, MRTF – 1 is continuing the success of Australia’s previous reconstruction efforts but in addition is providing mentoring and liaison support to the Afghan National Army. (Date uploaded: 22 December - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Prime Minister and Chief of Defence Force Visit Afghanistan The Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, and the Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, AC, AFC, visited Australian troops deployed to Uruzgan Province Afghanistan on 17 December 2008. (Date uploaded: 18 December - 16 images) View Gallery |
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| Special Operations Task Group Afghanistan media update The SOTG operates in Oruzgan Province in support of ISAF security operations and enhances provincial security by working to disrupt Taliban extremists’ command and control and routes of supply in remote areas. (Date uploaded: 11 December - 84 images) View Gallery |
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| Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force One Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force One (MRTF – 1) – commenced operations in October 2008. (Date uploaded: 09 December - 23 images) View Gallery |
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| Equipment maintenance An 11-man team has been in the Middle East Area of Operations during November and December 2008, ensuring the ADF is adhering to the required standards of maintenance for all of its equipment. (Date uploaded: 09 December - 04 images) View Gallery |
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| AP-3C Orions in Middle East Area of Operations Task Group 633.2 maintenance members have been recognised with a Commander's Commendation for their outstanding efforts over a three month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations in support of Operations SLIPPER and CATALYST. (Date uploaded: 09 December - 12 images) View Gallery |
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| Afghan soldiers graduate from ADF engineering course Around 50 members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) have been trained by the Australian Defence Force to provide the vital role of combat engineering support. (Date uploaded: 09 December - 04 images) View Gallery |
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| Operation Slipper RAAF Control and Reporting Centre The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) undertakes 24/7 operations in Afghanistan. RAAF personnel are responsible for airspace management and air surveillance tasks over southern Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 09 December - 07 images) View Gallery |
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| Task Group 633.2 Patrols are conducted around the clock to ensure the security of the Royal Australian Air Force personnel and assets deployed to the Middle East in support of Operations Slipper and Catalyst. (Date uploaded: 08 December - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Reconstruction works in Tarin Kowt Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force - 1 (MRTF-1) commenced operations in Afghanistan in October this year. (Date uploaded: 08 December - 05 images) View Gallery |
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| Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force - 1 Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force - 1 commenced operations in Afghanistan in October this year. (Date uploaded: 03 December - 09 images) View Gallery |
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| Ramp Ceremony for Lieutenant Michael Fussell Lieutenant Michael Fussell, who was killed by an improvised explosive device detonation in Afghanistan on Thursday 27 November, began his return to Australia today following a memorial service and ramp ceremony at Camp Holland, the Australian and Dutch military base in Tarin Kowt, southern Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 01 December - 12 images) View Gallery |
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| Operation SLIPPER - Handover A short ceremony held in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, marked the official Transfer of Authority, between Dutch and Australian Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams (OMLT). (Date uploaded: 21 November - 05 images) View Gallery |
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| Remebrance Day 2008 Australians and Coalition partners including British, Canadian and US personnel gathered at Camp Baker, Kandahar Airfield, for a memorial service and wreath laying ceremony to mark Armistice Day on 11 November. Berets were placed upon rifles to remember the Australian soldiers who have died on operations or were killed in action in the Middle East Area of Operations, including Warrant Officer 2 Dave Nary, Sergeant Andrew Russell, Sergeant Matthew Locke, Private Luke Worsley, Trooper David ‘Poppy Pearce’, Lance Corporal Jason Marks and Signaller Sean McCarthy. (Date uploaded: 19 November - 02 images) View Gallery |
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| MRTF 1 The 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF -1) is Australia’s largest contribution to the NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). MRTF -1 consists of some 440 personnel. (Date uploaded: 19 November - 10 images) View Gallery |
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| 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force Patrol Australia’s latest contribution to the rebuilding of Afghanistan, the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force commenced operations in Uruzgan Province in mid October 2008. (Date uploaded: 14 November - 14 images) View Gallery |
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| Patrolling Tarin Kowt Australia’s latest contribution to the rebuilding of Afghanistan, the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force commenced operations in Uruzgan Province in mid October 2008. (Date uploaded: 13 November - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Remembrance Day on Op SLIPPER Australia’s latest contribution to the rebuilding of Afghanistan, the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force commenced operations in Uruzgan Province in mid October 2008. (Date uploaded: 13 November - 05 images) View Gallery |
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| Holding a 'Shura' Australia’s latest contribution to the rebuilding of Afghanistan, the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force commenced operations in the Uruzgan Province in mid October 2008. (Date uploaded: 13 November - 03 images) View Gallery |
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| Melbourne Cup morning The race that stops a nation also has the power to pause overseas operations. Members of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force operating in southern Afghanistan started their Melbourne Cup morning, thanks to the time difference, with an Aussie barbeque. (Date uploaded: 05 November - 06 images) View Gallery |
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| Trade Training School Reconstruction Task Force 4 (RTF 4) soldiers have returned home to Australia after a gruelling 6-month tour in Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 03 November - 12 images) View Gallery |
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| Helping erect an Australian Windmill in Tarin Kowt Reconstruction Task Force 4 (RTF 4) soldiers have returned home to Australia after a gruelling 6-month tour in Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 03 November - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| ISAF Mine Action Centre Civilians who previously risked life and limb scrounging for scrap metal in Afghanistan’s minefields now have an opportunity to enjoy a safer life and work in paid jobs, thanks to efforts led by an Australian Army officer. (Date uploaded: 28 October - 05 images) View Gallery |
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| Captain Clare O’Neill in Afghanistan Reconstruction Task Force 4 (RTF 4) soldiers have returned home to Australia after a gruelling 6-month tour in Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 24 October - 02 images) View Gallery |
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| First Female Task Group Commander Departs Afghanistan Wing Commander Thompson and her 75-strong staff at the Control and Reporting Centre in Kandahar have been putting in the hard yards. (Date uploaded: 24 October - 02 images) View Gallery |
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| Reconstruction Task Force 4 return home Reconstruction Task Force 4 (RTF 4) soldiers have returned home to Australia after a gruelling 6-month tour in Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 23 October - 18 images) View Gallery |
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| Mentoring and Reconstruction task force The new rotation of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan has begun operations in Oruzgan province. (Date uploaded: 21 October - 19 images) View Gallery |
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| CH47 Chinooks in Afghanistan Australian Army soldiers from the Townsville-based 5th Aviation Regiment provide the Coalition Forces in the Middle Eastern Area of Operation (MEAO) with a medium lift capability as they transport troops and equipment. (Date uploaded: 17 October - 06 images) View Gallery |
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| Reconstruction Task Force 4 A section of mortars fire on likely enemy positions during a night mission at the new joint patrol base north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 13 October - 19 images) View Gallery |
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| Improvised Explosive Device following an incident in Kabul Province Australian and Dutch soldiers conduct patrols in preparation to hand over the Patrol Base Qudus which was build by the Reconstruction Task Force in Baluchi, Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 02 October - 10 images) View Gallery |
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| Improvised Explosive Device following an incident in Kabul Province The deadly effect of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) has become well known in Australia. For the past several years’ members of the Australian Defence Force serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have faced the threat of IEDs everyday. (Date uploaded: 24 September - 02 images) View Gallery |
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| RTF-4 fight to save lives after roadside bomb in Afghanistan Victim of the Taliban. Australian and Afghan soldiers help a local man injured by a roadside bomb, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 24 September - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Images from Operation Herrick Flares light up the night sky at Forward Operating Base Armadillo, helping to observe and deter Taliban activity. (Date uploaded: 18 September - 24 images) View Gallery |
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| Aussies bid farewell to General Petraeus Major General Mike Hindmarsh, Commander Joint Task Force - Middle East, farewelled the Commanding General Multi-National Forces – Iraq (MNF-I), General Petraeus, on behalf of all Australian Defence members serving in Iraq yesterday. (Date uploaded: 16 September - 03 images) View Gallery |
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| Opening of the Women's Wing Tarin Kowt Hospital On the 11th of September 2008, Uruzgan Governor, Asadaulla Hamdan opens the $300,000 women's wing of the Tarin Kowt hospital. (Date uploaded: 12 September - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Zabol Bridges Soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) have deployed more than 400 kilometres through Taliban contested territory to rebuild two vital road bridges, blown up by the insurgents a few weeks ago. (Date uploaded: 29 August - 20 images) View Gallery |
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| Diggers Bring Hope and Australian Football to Afghan Orphans Australian Diggers serving in Kabul take time out to visit an orphanage and teach Afghan kids about Aussie Rules using footballs donated by the Sydney Swans. (Date uploaded: 15 August - 04 images) View Gallery |
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| Reconstruction Task Force 4 - Celebrate AFL's 150th Anniversary Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 08 August - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) Clearing a 107mm rocket impact in Afghan family’s back yard, Uruzgan Province. (Date uploaded: 01 August - 05 images) View Gallery |
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| NATO Secretary General in Afghanistan NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer and his wife Jeannine in the Baluchi Pass, Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 01 August - 04 images) View Gallery |
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| RTF4 on patrol Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 01 August - 07 images) View Gallery |
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| RTF4 construction projects Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 01 August - 12 images) View Gallery |
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| Attack Reconstruction Task Force mortars fire on Taliban extremist positions after a rocket attack in Baluchi, Afghanistan. (Date uploaded: 01 August - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Reconstruction Task Force 4 - latest operations Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 07 July - 13 image) View Gallery |
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| The most dangerous building site on earth Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 07 July - 08 image) View Gallery |
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| Letters sent from the kids at Muller Christian School Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 04 July - 04 image) View Gallery |
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| Lance Corporal Chris Lewis Lance Corporal Chris Lewis devoted more effort than most in preparation for his deployment with the Army to Afghanistan - he worked as a concierge at Afghan weddings in Sydney to practice his language skills and improve his understanding of the local culture. (Date uploaded: 02 July - 07 image) View Gallery |
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| River crossing site at Baluchi Combat Team Hammer is part of a major RTF 4 push into the former insurgent heartland to the North of the regional capital, Tarin Kowt. The RTF has almost completed a patrol base on a key hill in the area, and is now building a $600,000 all weather river crossing nearby. (Date uploaded: 02 July - 10 image) View Gallery |
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| RTF 4 building a patrol base For the chippies, sparkys and plumbers of the Army’s 4th Reconstruction Task Force, (RTF 4) currently building a patrol base in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan, life is very different from their mates working on sites back in Australia. (Date uploaded: 02 July - 07 image) View Gallery |
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| Image from Operation SLIPPER Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. The Task Force is now operating regularly north of Tarin Kowt, an area of great strategic significance to the Taliban Extremists in Oruzgan Province. (Date uploaded: 02 July - 01 image) View Gallery |
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| Sisters in Arms The two young women on operations in Afghanistan have found a remarkable connection - one is an Aussie flying attack helicopters for the Dutch; the other was brought up in Holland, and now leads Sappers in the Australian Army. (Date uploaded: 20 June - 05 images) View Gallery |
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| RAAF’s control and reporting centre is ISAF's eyes over Afghanistan The sky above Afghanistan is not a place for the faint hearted. (Date uploaded: 18 June - 05 images) View Gallery |
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| Women on the front line Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force and the Afghan National Police. (Date uploaded: 13 June - 10 images) View Gallery |
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| Early morning patrol in Oruzgan Province Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 11 June - 21 images) View Gallery |
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| RTF enjoys a BBQ after a hard days work Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 11 June - 06 images) View Gallery |
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| RSL care package Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 11 June - 06 images) View Gallery |
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| RTF-4 expanding operations Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 10 June - 03 images) View Gallery |
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| RTF-4 expanding operations North of Tarin Kowt Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 02 June - 09 images) View Gallery |
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| Disarming duty for Clearance Divers in Afghanistan Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 28 May - 05 images) View Gallery |
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| Local engagement with tribal leadersReconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 28 May - 07 images) View Gallery |
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| RTF4 soldiers construct Forward Operating Base Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 28 May - 10 images) View Gallery |
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| Reconstruction Task Force 4 operations in Baluchi Valley Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations north from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. (Date uploaded: 19 May - 31 images) View Gallery |
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| River reconnaissance for RTF The Reconstruction Task Force conducted a reconnaissance for an all-weather crossing at Talani just outside of Tarin Kowt. (Date uploaded: 19 May - 04 images) View Gallery |
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| CDF visits troops in Afghanistan Chief of the Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston flew in to Tarin Kowt to meet Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) and Special Operations Task Group troops. (Date uploaded: 13 May - 03 images) View Gallery |
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| Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoffrey Shepherd visits AP-3C Orion Detachment A RAAF AP-3C Orion Detachment of about 170 personnel conducts maritime patrol operations, with two aircraft and associated command and support elements supporting both the rehabilitation operation in Iraq and the coalition operation against terrorism. (Date uploaded: 05 May - 06 images) View Gallery |
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| Chief of Air Force visits Orion Detachment A RAAF AP-3C Orion Detachment of about 170 personnel conducts maritime patrol operations, with two aircraft and associated command and support elements supporting both Operation CATALYST and Operation SLIPPER. (Date uploaded: 02 May - 06 images) View Gallery |
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| Ramp Ceremony in Afghanistan for Lance Corporal Jason Marks Australian soldier Lance Corporal Jason Marks has been bid farewell by his comrades during a solemn ceremony at Tarin Kowt. (Date uploaded: 02 May - 20 images) View Gallery |
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| Mujahedin Day celebrated The Afghan National Army in Uruzgan Province celebrated Mujahedin Day - commemorating their victory over the Soviet Union - with a parade of the two Kandaks (battalions) working alongside Australian and Coalition troops in Tarin Kowt. (Date uploaded: 01 May - 03 images) View Gallery |
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| Governor-General visits Kandahar After 54 years in, or associated with, the Australian Defence Force, Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC will retire as Governor General of Australia. (Date uploaded: 29 April - 01 images) View Gallery |
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| Rotary Wing Group on station in Kandahar The deployment of the Rotary Wing Group is the second deployment to Afghanistan by Army Chinooks as part of Operation SLIPPER. (Date uploaded: 29 April - 09 images) View Gallery |
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| New Forward Operating Base named in honour of Sergeant Matthew Locke A newly constructed Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan has been named in honour of Special Air Service (SAS) soldier, Sergeant Matthew Locke, who died in action late last year. (Date uploaded: 24 April - 07 images) View Gallery |
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| Handover of RTF-3 to RTF-4 in Afghanistan A parade has been held in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan, to mark the Transition of Authority (ToA) from Reconstruction Task Force Three (RTF-3), led by Lieutenant Colonel David Wainwright, to Reconstruction Task Force Four (RTF-4), commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Yeaman. (Date uploaded: 18 April - 07 images) View Gallery |
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| Hamish and Andy broadcast live from AfghanistanIn a first for Australian radio, top rating Australian DJs Hamish and Andy have raised morale for troops of the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) in Afghanistan with a flying visit and live broadcasts from their base in Oruzgan Province. (Date uploaded: 18 April - 13 images) View Gallery |
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| Tour de Force 9 at Camp Holland Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan became the scene of much excitement as the Tour de Force 9 show arrives at Camp Holland for two shows. (Date uploaded: 10 April - 22 images) View Gallery |
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| Latest Images from Operation SLIPPER Since Australian troops forced the Taliban to retreat from near the Baluchi Pass in Afghanistan last month, the Aussie's have wasted no time in getting to know the locals and assessing their needs. (Date uploaded: 25 March - 09 images) View Gallery |
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| RAAF operations in the MEAO The Force Level Logistic Asset (FLLA) in the Middle East Area of Operations is a Joint-services unit that provides the vital operational logistic support to deployed ADF soldiers, sailors and airmen. (Date uploaded: 13 March - 13 images) View Gallery |
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| Aussie Diggers fight off Taliban extremist attacks on construction site For 35 days in mid-winter, Australian soldiers of the Reconstruction Task Force and their Afghan National Army (ANA) allies were responsible for the construction of an ANA Forward Operating Base (FOB) and provision of security in Afghanistan’s strategic Chora Valley. (Date uploaded: 27 February - 22 images) View Gallery |
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| Forward Operating Base established in Chora Valley For 35 days in the Afghan winter the Australian soldiers of Reconstruction Task Force 3 and their Afghan National Army (ANA) allies were responsible for the construction of an ANA Forward Operating Base (FOB) and provision of security in Afghanistan’s strategic Chora Valley. (Date uploaded: 26 February - 07 images) View Gallery |
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| Engineers inspect local works at Tarin Kowt It's snowing heavily but that won't stop the soldiers of the Reconstruction Task Force doing their job. Project engineers are here to inspect progress of works undertaken by contractors and locally employed workers. (Date uploaded: 22 February - 06 images) View Gallery |
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| Chinook helicopters arrive in Kandahar Two Australian Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters have arrived in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, as part of Australia’s contribution to support the Government of Afghanistan and NATO’s International Security Assistance Force. (Date uploaded: 11 February - 09 images) View Gallery |
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| It's snow time for Aussies in Afghanistan Recently, elements of Reconstruction Task Force - 3 were assigned to Chora to secure TAOR (Tactical Area of Responsibility) Cherokee, a northern region in the Oruzgan province. (Date uploaded: 04 February - 07 images) View Gallery |
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| Medals mark Australia Day for Kabul-based troops A NATO medal parade was the centrepiece of 2008 Australia Day celebrations for ADF members serving on Operation SLIPPER in the Afghan capital of Kabul. (Date uploaded: 29 January- 01 images) View Gallery |
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| Afghan Army base in Chora Despite freezing temperatures, Australian soldiers have driven a wedge into Taliban territory by helping locals construct an Afghan Army base in Chora. (Date uploaded: 24 January- 07 images) View Gallery |
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