Image Gallery 2008
22 February 2008
Engineers inspect local works at Tarin Kowt
In entering Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, on this particular winter morning, the Australians are making a statement. It's snowing heavily but that won't stop the soldiers of the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) doing their job. Project engineers are here to inspect progress of works undertaken by contractors and locally employed workers.
By conducting regular site inspections, the Australian Army engineers, are also able to ensure that the construction is completed to the required standard. In addition to this, by employing local contractors and local labour, money spent is put back into the local community, helping to stimulate the economy.
The Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), consists of a combined arms team, located in 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. 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 400 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.
| 20080202adf8252964_042 Private Damien Kent helps provide security for project engineers of the Reconstruction Task Force, based in Afghanistan, during an inspection tour of works. (Date taken: 02 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080202adf8252964_078 Sapper Matthew Kennedy provides security to project engineers of the Reconstruction Task Force, based in Afghanistan, during an inspection tour of works. (Date taken: 02 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080202adf8252964_113 Private Warwick Lucas helps provide security to project engineers of the Reconstruction Task Force, based in Afghanistan, during an inspection tour of works. (Date taken: 02 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080202adf8252964_125 Captain Mick Koen hams it up with the locals as project engineers with the Reconstruction Task Force, based in Afghanistan, inspect local works in Tarin Kowt. (Date taken: 02 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080202adf8252964_128 Even crossing the road is a serious affair in Afghanistan as Private Damien Kent & Private Adam Langford, provide protection for engineers of the Reconstruction Task Force, during an inspection tour of works. (Date taken: 02 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080202adf8252964_137 Soldiers of the Reconstruction Task Force, based in Afghanistan, unload their weapons on return from an inspection tour of works in Tarin Kowt. (Date taken: 02 February 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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