Image Gallery 2008
21 October 2008
Mentoring and Reconstruction task force
The new rotation of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan has begun operations in Uruzgan province.
The first mentoring and Reconstruction task force (MTF 1), formed by the Darwin-based seventh Battalion Royal Australian Regiment battle group has taken over from the fourth Reconstruction task force in Tarin Kowt.
The handover marks a new chapter for the ADF in Afghanistan with the first infantry lead task force taking over from the engineers of the RTF.
Commanding Officer MRTF 1 Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel told the formal handover parade, that his soldiers have a new focus ahead, as they take on additional job of mentoring Afghan national army troops in the field.
Departing RTF 4 Commanding Officer Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart Yeaman, says his troops are extremely proud of their work rebuilding the remote and dangerous province, and very glad to be home.
RTF 4 has handed over responsibility for its area of operations to the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force which begins its eighth month tour on the 16th of October.
| 20081005adf8239682_042 Corporal Andrei Mazourenko conducts his final patrol with the Reconstruction Task Force before handing over to the Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 16 November 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081005adf8239682_261 A young Afghan boy watches as soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force and the Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force patrol past on a handover patrol in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 30 March 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081005adf8239682_624 Soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force 4 and the Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force conduct handover patrols in the streets of Tarin Kowt, Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 22 April 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081005adf8239682_664 Soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force and the Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force step off on a handover Patrol in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081005adf8239682_682 An Afghan boy soon makes new friends among soldiers from the Reconstruction Task Force and the Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force on a handover patrol in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081005adf8239682_687 Private Christopher Tilly from the Reconstruction Task Force conducts a Vehicle Check Point with members from the Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force before handing over in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081005adf8239682_706 Corporal Andrei Mazourenko watches as his section searches vehicles during a handover patrol with the Reconstruction Task Force and the Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081005adf8239682_802 Lance Corporal Aaron Killham from the Reconstruction Task Force patrols with members of the Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force in Tarin Kowt, Ourzgan Province. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081013adf8239682_052 Commanding Officer of the 4th Reconstruction Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Yeaman and Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel patrol the streets of Tarin Kowt as part of the handove in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081013adf8239682_060 Commanding Officer of the 4th Reconstruction Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Yeaman, and Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel patrol the streets of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081013adf8239682_064 Commanding Officer of the 4th Reconstruction Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Yeaman and Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel Patrol the streets of Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081013adf8239682_078 Commanding Officer of the 4th Reconstruction Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Yeaman and Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel patrol the streets of Tarin Kowt, in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081013adf8239682_128 Lieutenant Tyson Yew looks out under the watchful eye of a group of Afghan children on patrol in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081013adf8239682_219 Private Emmanuel Jacobs keeps a watchful eye on a Reconstruction Task Force and the Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force handover patrol in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081013adf8239682_307 Commanding Officer of the 4th Reconstruction Task Force (RTF-4) Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Yeaman and Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force (M-RTF) Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel Patrol the streets of Tarin Kowt as part of the handover and the M-RTF’s expanded mission in Uruzgan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081013adf8239682_326 Commanding Officer of the 4th Reconstruction Task Force (RTF-4) Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Yeaman and Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force (M-RTF) Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel Patrol the streets of Tarin Kowt as part of the handover and the M-RTF’s expanded mission in Uruzgan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081013adf8239682_350 Commanding Officer of the 4th Reconstruction Task Force (RTF-4) Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Yeaman and Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force (M-RTF) Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel Patrol the streets of Tarin Kowt as part of the handover and the M-RTF’s expanded mission in Uruzgan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081013adf8239682_424 Commanding Officer MRTF 1 Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel Patrol the streets of Tarin Kowt as part of the handover and the M-RTF’s expanded mission in Uruzgan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081013adf8239682_513 Soldiers from the 4th Reconstruction Task Force and the Mentoring Reconstruction Task Force conduct handover patrols in the streets of Tarin Kowt, Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 13 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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