Image Gallery 2008
02 July 2008
RTF 4 building a patrol base
For the chippies, sparkys and plumbers of the Army’s 4th Reconstruction Task Force, (RTF 4) currently building a patrol base in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, life is very different from their mates working on sites back in Australia.
The best that they can hope for at the end of their 16 hour day isn’t a couple of beers and home to the family, but several hours manning a machine gun, and once a week a "shower" - four bottles of mineral water poured into a bucket with holes in the bottom.
Working in the shadow of the Kuran Ghar mountains in the foothills of the Hindu Kush, the soldiers have been rebuilding schools, mosques, and hospitals on 6 month rotations for the last 2 years.
Now the force has moved into a former Taliban stronghold to the north of the coalition base in Tarin Kowt to build a patrol base for the Afghan Army, working under the watchful eyes of the Infantry, Cavalry and Combat Engineers.
| 20080615adf8239682_161 Corporal Damian Thomas on "The most dangerous building site on earth " - RTF 4 Diggers in Uruzgan Province Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080615adf8239682_168 Sapper Kelvin Lee and Craftsman Kane Hoskins on "The most dangerous building site on earth " - RTF 4 Diggers in Uruzgan Province Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080615adf8239682_170 Sapper Kelvin Lee and Craftsman Kane Hoskins on "The most dangerous building site on earth " - RTF 4 Diggers in Uruzgan Province Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080617adf8239682_021 Sapper Kelvin Lee on t"The most dangerous building site on earth " - RTF 4 Diggers in Uruzgan Province Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080617adf8239682_060 Sapper Kelvin Lee on "The most dangerous building site on earth " - RTF 4 Diggers in Uruzgan Province Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080617adf8239682_067 Corporal Damian Thomas on "The most dangerous building site on earth " - RTF 4 Diggers in Uruzgan Province Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080617adf8239682_076 "The most dangerous building site on earth " - RTF 4 Diggers in Uruzgan Province Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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