Operation SLIPPER: Image Gallery
22 June 2006
Memorial service for the 10th anniversary of the Black Hawk tragedy, Kandahar, Afghanistan
On Monday 12 June 2006, the soldiers and officers of Australia's CH-47 (Chinook) Detachment in Kandahar, Afghanistan gathered for the official dedication ceremony of CAMP BAKER.
The ceremony also included a memorial service for the 10th anniversary of the Black Hawk tragedy, when 15 members of the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) and three members of the 5th Aviation Regiment lost their lives following a mid-air collision of two Black Hawk helicopters during a night-time counter-terrorist training activity near Townsville.
The ceremony and memorial service combination was particularly poignant as CAMP BAKER is named in honour of Corporal Michael C. Baker, one of the 18 men who lost their lives in the Black Hawk tragedy.
Lieutenant Colonel Kev Humphreys, Commander of the CH-47 Detachment, and C Squadron Commander from 5th Aviation Regiment, said during the ceremony, For those of you lucky enough to have known Mick as I did, you will know that he was a professional soldier, and aviator, and highly respected by subordinates, peers, and superiors alike. He was a bloody good bloke.
| 20060612adf8270681_011 Warrant Officer Griffith, the Squadron Sergeant Major of the CH-47 (Chinook) Detachment, Special Operations Task Group Chaplain Rob Sutherland and Corporal Richard Wakelin, watch as Lieutenant Colonel Kev Humphreys, Commander of the CH-47 Detachment, unveils the CAMP BAKER plaque during the dedication ceremony. (Date taken: 12 June 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060622/20060612adf8270681_012 Special Operations Task Group Chaplain Rob Sutherland dedicates the CAMP BAKER plaque. On Monday 12 June 2006, the soldiers and officers of Australia's CH-47 (Chinook) Detachment in Kandahar, Afghanistan gathered for the official dedication ceremony of CAMP BAKER. (Date taken: 12 June 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060612adf8270681_013 The CAMP BAKER plaque following its dedication on 12th June 2006. (Date taken: 12 June 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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