Image Gallery 2007
07 March 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’s Stage III expansion into southern Afghanistan.
Australia’s contribution, known as the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), is a mix of engineers, security and support personnel deployed to Afghanistan for up to two years to 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 is 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 will include 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 being provided by the Brisbane-based Motorised Infantry of the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Royal Australian Regiment and the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Command, logistics and support elements have come from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade.
| 20070207adf8185016_0008 Local Afghans watch on with curiosity as an Australian Bushmaster vehicle rolls past carrying troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force heading out on patrol to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070207adf8185016_0011 Private Stuart Steele from the Darwin-based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment updates headquarters during a visit to a village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques as a group of local Afghan children look on with curiosity. (Date taken: 07 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070207adf8185016_0031 Local Afghans watch on with curiosity as an Australian Bushmaster vehicle lands a hand to tow a local man and his tractor in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070207adf8185016_0061 An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier chats with a curious Afghan boy during a patrol to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 07 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070209adf8185016_0069 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, Lance Corporal Toby Stoll (left) waits for the order to move out during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 09 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070209adf8185016_0075 An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier waits for the order to move out during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 09 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070209adf8185016_0101 Private Robert Matheson (right) from the Darwin-based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment provides overwatch security as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force while on a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 09 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070209adf8185016_0115 An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier provides overwatch security during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 09 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070209adf8185016_0116 Lieutenant Levon Lambert (left) gets an update on troop movements from one of his soldiers during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 09 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070209adf8185016_0131 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle provides protection as part of a 1st Reconstruction Task Force mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 09 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070209adf8185016_0149 Private Luke Bohm from the Darwin-based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment maintains a secure watch as he provides overwatch security during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 09 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0003 Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers prepare to move out to conduct a village assessment in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 10 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0018 Lieutenant Levon Lambert (right) from the Darwin-based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment updates headquarters, as radio operator Private Stuart Steele (left) maintains a secure watch during a patrol to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 10 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0021 Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers move through an Afghan village, as they conduct a village assessment for future reconstruction work. (Date taken: 10 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0027 Private Robert Curtayne from the Darwin-based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment maintains a secure watch as he provides overwatch security during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 10 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0041 An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier stops to chat with an Afghan local elder during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0042 An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier chats with an Afghan local elder during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 10 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0059 Lance Corporal James Hutchison (right) provides a security screen as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force chat with Afghan locals during a patrol to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 10 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0106 Private Luke Bohm from the Darwin-based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment maintains a secure watch as he provides overwatch security during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province Afghanistan. (Date taken: 10 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0115 Lieutenant Levon Lambert from the Darwin based 7th Battalion Royal Australian maintains a secure watch as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force talk with an Afghan local elder during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 10 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0120 As troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force talk with an Afghan local elder during a village assessment, Lieutenant Levon Lambert (left) updates headquarters on the progress of the patrol. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070212adf8185016_0005 An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier chats with an Afghan local elder during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070212adf8185016_0008 An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier maintains a secure watch as he provides overwatch security during a mission to conduct a village assessment in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070212adf8185016_0016 Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers stay alert as they move through an Afghan village during a village assessment mission in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070212adf8185016_0037 Private James Bezemer from the Darwin-based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment maintains a secure watch as he provides overwatch security during a village assessment mission in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070212adf8185016_0049 Private Kane Lukassen from the Darwin-based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment maintains a secure watch with his F89 Minimi Light Support Machine Gun during a village assessment mission in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070212adf8185016_0053 Lance Corporal Dennis Jamieson from the Darwin-based 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment maintains a secure watch as he provides overwatch security during a village assessment mission in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070212adf8185016_0066 An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier maintains a secure watch with his F89 Minimi Light Support Machine Gun during a village assessment mission in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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