Image Gallery 2008
02 June 2008
RTF-4 expanding operations North of Tarin Kowt
Reconstruction Task Force 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by International Security Assistance Force (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 ISAF. 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.
| 20080517adf8239682_253 Dog tired: Sapper Shaun Laing and dog "Que" take a short rest after a long shift preparing defensive positions. (Date taken: 17 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080518adf8239682_148 Soldiers from Reconstruction Task Force 4 prepare to cook dinner as night approaches north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 18 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080519adf8239682_246 Digging in; Reconstruction Task Force 4 soldiers construct patrol base in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080519adf8239682_262 Reconstruction Task Force soldiers receive orders for a patrol into the Green Zone north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080519adf8239682_287 A Reconstruction Task Force 4 soldier patrols the Green Zone north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080519adf8239682_398 A Reconstruction Task Force 4 soldier patrols the Green Zone north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080522adf8239682_065 Corporal James Hintz helps sight the 50. Calibre machine gun in an over watch position north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 22 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080522adf8239682_070 Corporal James Hintz helps sight the 50. Calibre machine gun in an over watch position north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 22 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080522adf8239682_114 Digging in; Sapper Travis Fennell of Reconstruction Task Force 4 help mates construct patrol base in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 22 May 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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