Image Gallery 2007
17 January 2007
Overnight "outside the wire" 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.
| 20070110adf8502859_0100 Dinner time as a 1st Reconstruction Task Force mission prepares to overnight "outside the wire" in southern Afghanistan. Private Michael Pettett removes rations from one of the storage containers on the Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle. (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070110adf8502859_0103 Dinner time as a 1st Reconstruction Task Force mission prepares to overnight "outside the wire" in southern Afghanistan. Private Michael Pettett distributes rations to Private Kane Lukassen from one of the storage containers on the Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle. (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070110adf8502859_0119 A house fit for a king. The patrol's overnight accomodation is slung off one of the 1st Reconmstruction Task Force's Bushmaster vehicles in preparation for a cold night in southern Afghanistan. (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070110adf8502859_0120 A fair bit of Aussie ingenuity is shown in preparation for an overnight stay "outside the wire" in southern Afghanistan. (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070110adf8502859_0129 Lance Corporal Adam Jaswinsky and Private Michael Durkin prepare their morning brew after a sub zero night in southern Afghanistan. The 1st Reconstruction Task Force patrol is preparing to move out for futher engineering missions later in the day. (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070110adf8502859_0134 Sunrise in southern Afghanistan, as a 1st Reconstruction Task Force mission awakes and prepares for another day of engineering works to improve the situation for the local population. (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070110adf8502859_0136 As the sun rises on a freezing Afghan winter morning, an Australian Bushmaster from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force sits amongst the frost. (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070110adf8502859_0146 After a cold night amongst the elements, members of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force prepare for the day's mission. (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070110adf8502859_0148 Dawn in the Uruzgan province as soldiers on a mission for the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan prepare for another day's rebuilding. (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070110adf8502859_0159 Australian soldiers gather beside their Bushmaster vehicle as the sun rises on a new day in Afghanistan (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070110adf8502859_0160 Australian soldiers gather beside their Bushmaster vehicle as the sun rises on a new day in Afghanistan. (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070110adf8502859_0161 An overnight harbour for the 1st Reconstruction Task Force's Bushmaster vehicles receive the first rays of sunlight on a cold winter's morning in Afghanistan. (Date Taken: 10 January 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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