Operation SLIPPER: Image Gallery
20 November 2006
Australian troops visit Tarin Kowt boys' school
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.
| 20061107adf8185016_0046 Lance Corporal Jason Lefevre (centre) from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, confirms movement orders with two Dutch soldiers attached with an Australian patrol to secure the local Tarin Kowt boys' school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0084 Local Afghanistan children look on with interest as 1st Reconstruction Task Force Sergeant Nigel Hayden measures the Tarin Kowt boys' school for the future redevelopment plans of the school. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0091 Corporal Clint Dunn from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, provides a security screen during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0118 An interested local Afghan student looks on as 1st Reconstruction Task Force Corporal Scott Duncan records his measurements during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0128 Lance Corporal Jason Lefevre from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, chats with the local Afghanistan students during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0141 Private Christopher Foreman from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, provides a security screen during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0157 Private Bohden Wharton (left) from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, provides a security screen as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force chat with local students during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0174 1st Reconstruction Task Force Sergeant Nigel Hayden (right) calls out the next measurement as Corporal Scott Duncan (left) records the information during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0184 A local Afghan student takes a break as troops of the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, provide a security screen during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0202 1st Reconstruction Task Force Medic, Private Adam Santucci provides a secure watch during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0205 1st Reconstruction Task Force Medic, Private Adam Santucci chats with a couple of local Afghan students during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0211 1st Reconstruction Task Force Medic, Private Adam Santucci chats with a couple of local Afghan students during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0235 Private Christopher Foreman from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, provides a security screen during a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061107adf8185016_0245 An Australian Bushmaster rolls out through Tarin Kowt after making a visit to the Tarin Kowt boys' school to record building dimensions for the future redevelopment plans of the school in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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