Image Gallery 2007
28 March 2007
Awards and Trade Training School
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 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 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment and the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Command, logistics and support elements have come from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade.
| 20070303adf8502859_016 Lieutenant Colonel Mick Ryan welcomes the latest group of Afghan trainees to the Australian-run course at the Tarin Kowt Trade Training School. (Date taken: 03 March 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070303adf8502859_020 Two Afghan trainees put their new skills to the test. The Tarin Kowt Trade Training School is designed to foster indigenous capacity within the shattered country of Afghanistan. (Date taken: 03 March 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070303adf8502859_030 With basic education and illiteracy high, the lessons learnt at the Trade Training School give many locals their first experience of technical training. (Date taken: 03 March 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070303adf8502859_033 The Afghan students are incredibly keen to learn and hone their skills at the Australian-run Trade Training School in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 03 March 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070303adf8502859_052 Sapper Brendan Little with his 'soldier of the week' award. The presentation is made during the weekly barbeques recognises soldiers who have made a significant contribution to the 1st Reconstruction Task Force. (Date taken: 03 March 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070303adf8502859_053 Commander Lindsay Irwin, the sole representative of the Royal Australian Navy in Tarin Kowt - a long way from the water! (Date taken: 03 March 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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