Image Gallery 2007
23 March 2007
Images from Operation SLIPPER
A contingent of Australian Defence Personnel are 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 2 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_0057 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: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070209adf8185016_0034 An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier in southern Afghanistan 2007 (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070209adf8185016_0078 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Sergeant McLeay as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan 2007 (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0006 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment Sergeant McLeay as part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan 2007 (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070210adf8185016_0100 An Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force soldier in southern Afghanistan 2007 (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070211adf8185016_0038 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_0151 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Sapper Shaun Powell mine sweeping in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 11 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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