Image Gallery 2008
28 May 2008
Disarming duty for Clearance Divers in Afghanistan
Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. The Task Force is now operating regularly north of Tarin Kowt, an area of great strategic significance to the Taliban Extremists in Uruzgan Province.
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 400 ADF personnel from predominately Brisbane and Sydney 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.
| 20080523adf8239682_024 Afghan tribesmen look on as Reconstruction Task Force 4 soldiers conduct a route search in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 23 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080523adf8239682_069 Reconstruction Task Force 4 soldiers move in to secure a cordon around an Improvised Explosive Device found in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 23 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080523adf8239682_222 A massive dust cloud rises as an Improvised Explosive Device is destroyed by Reconstruction Task Force Engineers in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 23 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080523adf8239682_223 A Bushmaster Infantry Mobilty Vehicle passes by as an Improvised Explosive Device is detonated under control by Reconstruction Task Force 4 in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 23 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080523adf8239682_273a Navy Clearance Divers Petty Officer Troy Eather, Chief Petty Officer Phillip Shirley with engineers Sapper Michael Brennan and Corporal Glen Barton check the remains of an Improvised Explosive Device found by Sapper Brennan during a route clearance. (Date taken: 23 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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