Image Gallery 2007
04 January 2007
1st Reconstruction Task Force install a water tank
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.
| 20061230adf8185016_0074 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers talk with the mosque elder as inquisitive local children watch on during a visit to their village. The task force is there to conduct repairs and maintenance on the villager's mosque. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0086 Work continues as soldiers from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force complete repairs to a village mosque while a local villager watches on with curiosity. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0097 Sapper Brendan Little (left) and Sapper Beau Best (right) chat with a group of interested local Afghan children prior to installing a new water tank into a village mosque. Both Sapper Little and Sapper Best are from the Darwin-based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0114 Sapper Joshua Webb gets down and dirty as he digs the post holes for water tank for a village mosque in the Uruzgan Province. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0121 Afghan locals look on as soldiers from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force install a water tank at one of the many mosques in the Uruzgan Province. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0126 1st Combat Engineer Regiment plumber Sapper Travis Blewitt fits the taps as soldiers from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force install a new water tank into a village mosque while village locals watches on with curiosity. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0146 1st Reconstruction Task Force Sapper Beau Best adds the finishing touches to a water tank installed at a mosque in the Uruzgan Province. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0191 Private Justin Paul from the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment provides a security screen during a visit to a village. The 1st Reconstruction Task Force is visiting the area to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in this part of southern Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0193 Private Michael Stene provides a security screen for the engineers of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0202 A soldier from the Darwin-based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force) provides a security screen during a visit to a village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Uruzgan Province. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0209 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Troop Commander Lieutenant Paul Anselme provides a security screen for the engineers of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0271 Soldiers from the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment provide a security screen during a visit to a village. The 1st Reconstruction Task Force is visiting the area to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in this part of southern Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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| 20061230adf8185016_0293 An Australian Bushmaster prepares to move out in southern Afghanistan. Low Res | High Res |
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