Image Gallery 2007
28 March 2007
Range practice with Javelin missile
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.
| 20070223adf8502859_083 On the way home, another mission complete as the 1st Reconstruction Task Force's Cavalry element returns to base. (Date taken: 27 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070223adf8502859_107 Lieutenant Tim Mogridge and a Dutch colleague share a joke prior to a range practice commencing. (Date taken: 27 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070223adf8502859_149 Private Matthew Moodie (7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment) and Corporal Adam White (6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment) after successfully hitting their target during a rare Javelin range shoot. (Date taken: 27 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070223adf8502859_157 Private Craig Sampford, Corporal Adam White, Corporal Clint Dunn and Lance Corporal Colin Wruck. Corporal White's mates surround him after a successful Javelin range shoot. (Date taken: 27 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070223adf8502859_179 Warrant Officer Class 2 Paul Kitching in command of an ASLAV as it moves out on patrol in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 27 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070223adf8502859_221 Private Brendan Ashleigh of 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, inspects some of the damage caused to an abandoned Russian vehicle after an Australian range practice. (Date taken: 27 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070223adf8502859_257 Lieutenant Wayne Beresford, Warrant Officer Class 2 Tara Duffy and Lieutenant Tim Mogridge are members of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 27 February 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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