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29 April 2008
Governor-General visits Kandahar

After 54 years in, or associated with, the Australian Defence Force, Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC will retire as Governor General of Australia.

Maj-Gen Jeffery toured the Middle East Area of Operations to bid ADF personnel a final farewell.

Soldiers at Kandahar include the CH-47 Chinook helicopter detachment and the Force Level Logistic Asset - Afghanistan.

Operation CATALYST is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.

Working with the Iraqi Government, the ADF continues to contribute to Multi-National Force efforts to develop a secure and stable environment in Iraq, assist national recovery programs and facilitate the transition to Iraq self-government.