Image Gallery 2007
12 February 2007
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.
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Students from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force Trade Training Course watch on as 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Sapper Paul Tewkesbury explains the day’s project lesson for the basic electrical course. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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Students from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force Trade Training Course watch on as 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Sapper Paul Tewkesbury draws up the lesson plan for the basic electrical course. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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Students from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force Trade Training Course watch on as 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Sapper Paul Tewkesbury draws up the lesson plan for the basic electrical course. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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1st Combat Engineer Regiment Corporal Jeremy Armstrong lands a helping hand to a student from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force Trade Training Course as he cuts his wire during a lesson in basic electrical work. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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1st Combat Engineer Regiment Corporal Jeremy Armstrong lands a helping hand to a student from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force Trade Training Course as he cuts his wire during a lesson in basic electrical work. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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Sapper Paul Tewkesbury lands a helping hand to a student from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force Trade Training Course as he prepares his wire for the next step during a lesson in basic electrical work. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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1st Combat Engineer Regiment instructor Sapper Paul Tewkesbury watches on as a student from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force Trade Training Course wires together a switch board during a lesson in basic electrical work. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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1st Combat Engineer Regiment instructor Corporal Jeremy Armstrong watches on as a student from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force Trade Training Course checks the oil during a lesson on basic generator maintenance. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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1st Combat Engineer Regiment instructor Corporal Jeremy Armstrong watches on as a student from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force Trade Training Course checks the oil during a lesson on basic generator maintenance. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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