Image Gallery 2008
22 December 2008
Experienced Australian soldiers from MRTF - 1
Under the guidance of experienced Australian soldiers from the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force One (MRTF - 1), the influence of Taliban Insurgents is being pushed out of the Baluchi Pass and the Chora Valley in Afghanistan's Uruzgan Province.
Behind this success in areas once held by the Taliban is the new found strength of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), underwritten by the support of Coalition forces and the guiding hands of Australian soldiers of the Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT).
Patrol bases built over the last two years by Australian and Dutch forces in this area are now manned by the ANA with Australian forces providing support as military mentors.
| 20081212adf8208022_055 A Dutch helicopter takes off from Forward Operating Base Locke (Chora Valley, Afghanistan), after bringing fresh rations for the Australian soldiers based there. (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081212adf8208022_064 A panoramic view of part of the Chora Valley from an overwatch position above Patrol Base Loche in Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081212adf8208022_123 A panoramic view of part of the Chora Valley from an overwatch position above Patrol Base Loche in Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081212adf8208022_128 Captain Tom Drew talks to an Afghan soldier at Forward Operating Base Locke (Chora Valley, Afghanistan). (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081212adf8208022_166 A panoramic view of part of the Chora Valley from an overwatch position above Patrol Base Loche in Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081212adf8208022_200 Major David McCammon (centre) surveys his surroundings from an overwatch position above Forward Operating Base Locke (Chora Valley, Afghanistan). (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081212adf8208022_215 A team from the Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team survey their surroundings from an overwatch position above Forward Operating Base Locke (Chora Valley, Afghanistan). Left to right, Officer Commanding Major David McCammon, Lance Corporal Scott Tampalini (front), Captain Tom Drew and private James Smith (right). (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081212adf8208022_256 A panoramic view of part of the Chora Valley from an overwatch position above Patrol Base Loche in Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081212adf8208022_872 A panoramic view of part of the Chora Valley from an overwatch position above Patrol Base Loche in Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 12 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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