Image Gallery 2006
06 October 2006
ASLAVs and Bushmasters during Operation SLIPPER
A contingent of Australian Defence Force personnel is 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), will be a mix of engineers and security personnel deployed to Afghanistan for up to two 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 will be drawn from the Darwin area and made up of personnel from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment based in Darwin which will provide combat engineers and tradesmen (carpenters, plumbers, electricians and plant operators) that will 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, 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment and the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Command, logistics and support elements have come from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade.
| 20060924adf8185016_0061 Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers stand on high ground as they wait for orders to move out. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060929adf8095516_040 An Australian Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV) or Bushmaster patrols the border of an airfield in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060929adf8095516_066 An Australian Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV) or Bushmaster patrols the border of an airfield in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930adf8095516_011 Ready to roll. Trooper (TRP) Alan Anderson from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment waits in his Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) at the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force base in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930adf8095516_016 Trooper (TPR) Matthew Gaskin from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment shares a joke with a mate at the 1st Reconstruction Task Force camp in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930adf8095516_021 Trooper (TPR) Grant Wharton from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment waits on top of his Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) at the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force base in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930adf8095516_039 Trooper (TPR) Michael Foley from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment waits for movement orders on his Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) at the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force camp in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930adf8095516_044 Trooper (TPR) Clint Gordon from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment waits for movement orders for his Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) to move out to conduct weapons training. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930adf8095516_062 Trooper (TPR) Grant Wharton from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment gets the aerials set for his Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV). (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930adf8095516_065 Trooper (TPR) Michael Foley (right) and Corporal (CPL) Matthew Davis from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment testing communincations equipment in their Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV). (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930adf8095516_185 A final briefing for 6 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment personnel during weapons range in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930adf8095516_257 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) members in Australian Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMVs) or Bushmasters, firing Mag 58 weapons during night range practice in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060930adf8095516_267 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) members in Australian Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMVs) or Bushmasters firing Mag 58 weapons during night range practice in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061001adf8095516_016 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment firing the 25mm canon during weapons training in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061001adf8095516_036 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment firing the 25mm canon during weapons training in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061001adf8095516_046 A Gunner from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment observes the fall of shot after firing the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) 25mm canon during weapons training in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061002adf8095516_017 Private (PTE) Josh Kelly from the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) performs his daily checks on an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061002adf8095516_036 Trooper (TPR) Michael Foley from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment loads ammunition in a Mag 58 machine gun prior to weapons training in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061002adf8095516_092 Private (PTE) Ronnie Bowtell from the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) checks his ammunition supply prior to weapons training in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061002adf8095516_097 A Gunner from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepares for a training exercise in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061002adf8095516_117 Australian Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMVs) or Bushmasters, and Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) set off for a training patrol in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 October 2006) Photo by Petty Officer Damian Pawlenko Low-res | High-res |
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