Operation SLIPPER: Image Gallery
18 September 2006
Latest Images from Operation SLIPPER
An advanced party of 38 Australian Defence personnel has arrived in the Middle East to prepare a camp for the Australian Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan.
The contingent of some 400 Australian Defence Personnel will be working in Afghanistan as part of the Netherlands-led Provincial Reconstruction Team under the NATO International Security Assistance Force’s Stage III expansion into Southern Afghanistan.
Australia’s contribution, known as the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), is a mix of engineers and security personnel deployed to Afghanistan for up to 2 years and will work on reconstruction and community-based projects as part of Australia’s commitment to assisting Afghanistan achieve a stable and secure future.
The majority of the task force has been drawn from the Darwin area and is made up of personnel from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment based in Darwin which provides combat engineers and tradesmen (carpenters, plumbers, electricians and plant operators) that undertake the majority of the RTF’s construction activities. This will include skills training for the local population to ensure the benefits of the deployment continue well after our personnel have returned home.
The Australian protective force for the RTF is being provided by the Brisbane based Motorised Infantry of the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, equipped with ‘Bushmaster vehicles, backed-up by the Darwin based 2nd Cavalry Regiment with ASLAV light armoured vehicles. Command, logistics and support elements have come from the Darwin based 1st Brigade.
| 20060830adf8185016_0007 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) rolls around camp on the dusty roads in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 30 August 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060830adf8185016_0017 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Lieutenant Matthew Ford (left) and Warrant Officer Class 1 Chris Carroll (right) check out the latest notices on the camp activities board. (Date taken: 30 August 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060830adf8185016_0064 Australian Reconstruction Task Force Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Mick Ryan (centre) briefs the Deputy Commander Joint Operations Command, Rear Admiral Rowan Moffit (right) on camp construction and future works. (Date taken: 30 August 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060830adf8185016_0077 Captain Jennifer Egan, of the19th Chief Engineer Works, checks out construction work on the Australian Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) camp in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 30 August 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060830adf8185016_0087 Australian Reconstruction Task Force Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Mick Ryan. (Date taken: 30 August 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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