Operation SLIPPER: Image Gallery
24 November 2006
Images from 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.
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.
| 20061117adf8185016_0076 Australian Reconstruction Task Force soldiers disembark a United States Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the ground in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
 |
| 20061117adf8185016_0067 Australian Reconstruction Task Force soldiers disembark a United States Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter on the ground in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
 |
| 20061117adf8185016_0050 A United States Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter comes in to land in southern Afghanistan. On board are the first elements of the 5th/7th Royal Australian Regiment. (Date taken: 17 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
 |
| 20061117adf8185016_0038 An Australian CH-47D Chinook helicopter lifts off from the Australian Reconstruction Task Force camp after just picking up a load of Dutch and Australian troops in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
 |
| 20061116adf8185016_0074 An Australian CH-47D Chinook helicopter circles the Australian Reconstruction Task Force camp before landing in southern Afghanistan with the first elements of the 5th/7th Royal Australian Regiment. (Date taken: 17 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
 |
| 20061116adf8185016_0052 1st Reconstruction Task Force Commander Lindsay Irwin waits for the order to board an Australian CH-47D Chinook helicopter in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
 |
