Operation SLIPPER: Image Gallery
22 December 2006
Latest ADF construction work in 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.
Read Release: REBUILDING MORE THAN JUST BUILDINGS
| 20061213adf8185016_0051 Local Afghan children look on with excitement as an Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier provides a security screen for the engineers of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061213adf8185016_0060 Private Kurt Gray from the Darwin based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, provides a security screen during a visit to a nearby village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061213adf8185016_0066 1st Reconstruction Task Force troops out on patrol as part of a Reconstruction Task Force convoy to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061213adf8185016_0098 Private Joshua Dowsing from the Darwin based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment updates Head Quarters during a visit to a nearby village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061213adf8185016_0114 Private Timothy Byford from the Darwin based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, provides a security screen during a visit to a nearby village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061213adf8185016_0132 1st Reconstruction Task Force troops go about their tasks as a keen local boy helps out to clear some rubble during a visit to a nearby village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061213adf8185016_0156 Sapper Tim Lee from the Darwin-based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, cuts some timber to length during a visit to a nearby village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061213adf8185016_0182 With the help of an enthusiastic local Afghan boy Sapper Beau Best from the Darwin based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, marks a fresh piece of timber up for cutting during a visit to a nearby village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061213adf8185016_0252 After a long hard day two 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers enjoy a short break as the sun sets over the mountains of southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 December 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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