Operation SLIPPER: Image Gallery
14 November 2006
Remembrance Day service in southern Afghanistan
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.
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 includes 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 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.
| 20061111adf8185016_0006 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers parade to remember the Australian soldiers that have gone before them during a Remembrance Day service in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061111adf8185016_0008 1st Reconstruction Task Force Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Mick Ryan, addresses his soldiers with a reading during a Remembrance Day service in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061111adf8185016_0011 Private Jonathon Morison from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment stands at his post during a Remembrance Day service in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061111adf8185016_0015 Corporal Josh Young from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment stands at attention during a Remembrance Day service in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061111adf8185016_0019 Lest we forget, as 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers parade to remember the Australian soldiers that have gone before them during a Remembrance Day service in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061111adf8185016_0020 1st Reconstruction Task Force Gunner Jason Stoeckel stands at his post during a Remembrance Day service in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061111adf8185016_0027 Trooper Kyle Manak from the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment presents arms for the playing of the Australian National Anthem during a Remembrance Day service in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061111adf8185016_0057 Lest We Forget, as 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers parade to remember the Australian soldiers that have gone before them during a Remembrance Day service in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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