Image Gallery 2007
08 March 2007
1st Reconstruction Task Force quick impact project
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.
| 20070211adf8185016_0002 Eager local Afghans land a hand to move stores as 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldiers complete a quick impact project in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0010 Afghan villagers look on with interest as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force complete a quick impact project in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0015 1st Reconstruction Task Force Lieutenant Daniel Le Breton (right) watches on as Dutch soldiers chat with locals during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0037 Corporal Andrew Gillies 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: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0047 Engineers from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force begin work on constructing a water tank stand during a mission to conduct village assessments and quick impact projects in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0048 Locals watch on with curiosity as engineers from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force bolt together a stand prior to installing a water tank for one of the many village mosques in the Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0056 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Sapper Kane Tills adds the finishing touches to a water tank stand as he tightens one of the legs. The water tank stand is part of a 1st Reconstruction Task Force quick impact project undertaken in a village mosque in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0058 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Sapper Brendan Little adds the finishing touches to a water tank stand as he tightens one of the legs. The water tank stand is part of a 1st Reconstruction Task Force quick impact project undertaken in a village mosque in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0067 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Sapper Ji Hopkins prepares to add the finishing touches to a water tank installed at a mosque in the Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0069 Afghan locals lend a hand to move a water tank as troops from the 1st Reconstruction Task Force complete a water tank quick impact project in their village mosque. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0084 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Sapper Ji Hopkins adds the finishing touches to a water tank installed at a mosque in the Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0089 1st Reconstruction Task Force troops Sapper Ji Hopkins (left) and Sapper Brendan Little (right) add the finishing touches to a water tank installed at a mosque in the Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0100 Locals watch on with curiosity as engineers from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment install a water tank for their village mosque as part of a 1st Reconstruction Task Force quick impact project in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0102 Locals watch on with curiosity as engineers from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment install a water tank for their village mosque as part of a 1st Reconstruction Task Force quick impact project in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0110 Local Afghan children watch on with curiosity as engineers from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment install a water tank for their village mosque as part of a 1st Reconstruction Task Force quick impact project in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0006 1st Reconstruction Task Force troops begin unloading stores and equipment as locals look on with curiosity during a visit to a village to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many mosques in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0007 1st Reconstruction Task Force troops begin unloading stores and equipment as locals go about their daily business during a visit to conduct repairs and maintenance on one of the many village mosques in the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0009 1st Reconstruction Task Force troops begin a quick impact project on a village mosque in Uruzgan Province as look on with curiosity. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0020 Lance Corporal Ian Ryan from the Darwin-based 1st Combat Engineer Regiment prepares one of the post holes for a shelter being constructed by the troops of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force as part of a quick impact project on a village mosque in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0039 1st Combat Engineer Regiment's Lance Corporal Toby Stoll checks his measurements on the framework of a shelter being constructed by the troops of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force as part of a quick impact project on a village mosque in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0044 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Sapper Kane Tiller screws together the frame work of a shelter being constructed by the troops of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force as part of a quick impact project on a village mosque in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0050 A local Afghan boy watches on as Afghan and Australian soldiers work together to complete a quick impact project on his village mosque in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0056 1st Combat Engineer Regiment soldiers Sapper Douglas Roberts (left) and Sapper Joshua Webb (right) prepare one of the post holes for a shelter being constructed by the troops of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force as part of a quick impact project on a village mosque in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0058 1st Combat Engineer Regiment soldiers Sapper Douglas Roberts (left) and Sapper Joshua Webb (right) prepare one of the post holes for a shelter being constructed by the troops of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force as part of a quick impact project on a village mosque in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0072 1st Combat Engineer Regiment soldiers Sapper Ji Hopkins (right) and Sapper William Gathercole (left) prepare a mix of cement as a local Afghan man watches on with interest. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0088 All level and ready to go, as Corporal Allan Reilly checks the positioning of post holes for a shelter being constructed by the troops of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force as part of a quick impact project on a village mosque in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070213adf8185016_0107 A local Afghan boy watches on as Afghan and Australian soldiers work together to complete a shelter for a village mosque in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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