Image Gallery 2007
19 October 2007
Reconstruction Task Force-2 on patrol
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.
| 20071008adf8248214_022 Private Troy Arthur-Miller of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 2nd Reconstruction Task Force, scans the surrounding area for threats as a local man watches on during a patrol in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071008adf8248214_051 Members of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment's mortar platoon prepare ammunition for live firing during a patrol in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071008adf8248214_064 A group of Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMVs) halt whilst out on patrol in Afghanistan as seen from the rear gunner's position. (Date taken: 08 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071008adf8248214_156 Members of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment's mortar platoon wait by their mortar as a massive dust cloud engulfs their Bushmaster vehicle in the background. (Date taken: 08 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071008adf8248214_170 Chief of Operations Colonel Abdul Qadir of the 205th Corps Afghanistan Army is shown the finer points of the F88 Austeyr rifle by Major Simon Moore-WiIlton of the 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment during a patrol in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 08 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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