Image Gallery 2007
04 October 2007
On patrol to Yaklengah in southern Afghanistan
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.
| 20070901adf8218490_263 A group of five cows, three sheep and a dog, all being herded by a boy of about 15, pass by as heavily laden soldiers with the most modern of weapons and armour, make way. (Date taken: 01 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070901adf8218490_285 The patrol stops on a hill to wait for pick-up, nothing better than the sound of your ride after a patrol. (Date taken: 01 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070901adf8218490_380 Looking north from the defensive position, nothing can compare to the towering mountains that descend to the 'green zone', a lush strip of dense vegetation feeding off the Tiri Rud. (Date taken: 01 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070901adf8218490_414 A member of the patrol interacts with a local Afghan boy on the road to Yaklengah. (Date taken: 01 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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