Image Gallery 2007
24 April 2007
Handover to Reconstruction Task Force 2
Australia has deployed an ADF Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), consisting of a combined arms team, to the Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan as part of Operation SLIPPER. The RTF is in partnership with the Netherlands Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and forms part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force.
The RTF has a clearly defined role to work on reconstruction, improvement of provincial infrastructure and community-based projects. The RTF also provides trade training to the local population and military engineering training to the Afghan National Army. This type of assistance is designed to benefit the people of Uruzgan Province well into the future and form building blocks of a stable and prosperous community.
The RTF contains around 370 ADF personnel from predominately Queensland-based units. It includes elements to provide command, security, engineering, and administrative support and is equipped with Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMV), Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) and armoured engineer plant equipment.
Australia's contribution to ISAF is an important component of the Australian Government's commitment to assist Afghanistan achieve a stable and secure future.
| 20070404adf8161479_009 Australian Army Chaplin Richard Whereat outside his up-armoured Chaplins Office at Camp Holland southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 04 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070405adf8161479_045 Lance Corporal Simone Andrews checking off cargo being unloaded from a Russian cargo plane. (Date taken: 05 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070405adf8161479_057 Army Air Dispatchers, Corporal James Lambeth, Private Sandy Hay and Corporal Brian Curby, working together in Afghanstan. (Date taken: 05 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070405adf8161479_082 Corporal Ramom Fenton sorting out mail during her job as a Postal Clerk with Reconstruction Task Force (RTF). (Date taken: 05 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070406adf8161479_002 Reverend Albert Van Der Velden (Dutch Chaplin) and Chaplin Richard Whereat (Australian Chaplin) discuss the Good Friday Service. (Date taken: 06 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070406adf8161479_026 Reverend Albert Van Der Velden (Dutch Chaplin) during the Good Friday Mass. (Date taken: 06 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070406adf8161479_029 Reverend Albert Van Der Velden (Dutch Chaplin) reads from the bible in Dutch while the congregation bow their heads. (Date taken: 06 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070407adf8161479_033 Students of the Reconstruction Task Force hard at work with their carpentry projects. Sapper Brendan Yule supervises. The Trade Training School is conducted by qualified tradesmen from the Australian Defence Force. The course is designed to provide students with the skills to gain future employment. (Date taken: 07 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070407adf8161479_044 Hayat Kareem, a member of the Afghan National Army and student at the Trade Training School checks a piece of timber he is working on, while ADF tradesman Sapper Fletcher supervises. (Date taken: 07 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070407adf8161479_052 Local Instructor Dawood Shah supervises Naqib Ullah, a student at the Trade Training School. ADF tradesman Sapper Brendan Yule looks on. The Trade Training School is conducted by qualified tradesmen from the Australian Defence Force. The course is designed to provide students with the skills to gain future employment. (Date taken: 07 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070407adf8161479_054 ADF tradesman Sapper Brendan Yule shows Naqib Ullah, a student at the Trade Training School, good chiselling technique with his timber project. The Trade Training School is conducted by qualified tradesmen from the Australian Defence Force. The course is designed to provide students with the skills to gain future employment. (Date taken: 07 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070407adf8161479_117 ADF Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) personnel arriving by Australian C-130J Hercules to Camp Russell. (Date taken: 07 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070407adf8161479_126 ADF Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) personnel arriving by Australian C-130J Hercules to Camp Russell. (Date taken: 07 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070407adf8161479_135 Lieutenant Colonel Harry Jarvie welcomes ADF Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) personnel who have just arrived to Camp Russell. (Date taken: 07 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070408adf8161479_006 Lieutenant Colonel Harry Jarvie hands the Reconstruction Task Force One (RTF1) flag to Lieutenant Colonel Mick Ryan after the handover ceremony. (Date taken: 08 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070408adf8161479_026 Reconstruction Task Force Two Regiment Sergeant Major (RSM), Warrant Officer Class One Noel Johanson thanks Reconstruction Task Force One RSM Warrant Officer Peter Mangan during the handover ceremony. (Date taken: 08 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070408adf8161479_038 Sapper Peter Lawlis with explosive detection dog 'Merlin', checking items at a local market. (Date taken: 08 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070408adf8161479_066 Sapper Peter Lawlis with explosive detection dog 'Merlin', checking items at a local market. (Date taken: 08 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070408adf8161479_071 An Australian solider buys an item at a local market outside Camp Holland. (Date taken: 08 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070408adf8161479_072 Australian soliders buy items at a local market outside of Camp Holland. (Date taken: 08 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070408adf8161479_093 Lieutenant Colonel Harry Jarvie screws on the number two ater taking over command of the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF). (Date taken: 08 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070408adf8255272_009 Chinooks flying overhead during the change in command of the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF). (Date taken: 08 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070408adf8255272_010 Two Chinooks are about to land in the background during the change in command of the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF). (Date taken: 08 April 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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