Image Gallery 2009
18 February 2009
Joint Task Force Deputy Commander visits Tarin Kowt
The Joint Task Force 633 Deputy Commander, Brigadier John Caligari, visited the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-1) and spoke with the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel, before meeting with the Commander of the Afghan National Army's 4th Brigade, Brigadier Abdul Hamid, at Camp Holland in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
MRTF-1 is engaged in construction works and the provision of mentoring and training for the Afghan National Army in Uruzgan Province. MRTF-1 comprises engineers, mechanised infantry and cavalry from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade, and is drawn mainly from the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 1st Combat Engineer Regiment.
| 20090204adf8206488_001 Commanding Officer 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-1), Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel, meets with Joint Task Force 633 Deputy Commander, Brigadier John Caligari. (Date taken: 04 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090204adf8206488_003 Joint Task Force 633 Deputy Commander, Brigadier John Caligari (right), meets with Commanding Officer 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-1), Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel. (Date taken: 04 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090204adf8206488_009 Brigadier John Caligari (left) has discussions with BRIG Commander of the Afghan National Army's 4th Brigade, Brigadier Abdul Hamid. (Date taken: 04 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090204adf8206488_013 (Pictured foreground left to right) Brigadier John Caligari holds discussions with Brigadier Abdul Hamid and Colonel Abdul Qahar of the Afghan National Army. In the background are (L-R) Commander of the Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team, Colonel Willem Verwey; and Commanding Officer 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-1), Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel. (Date taken: 04 February 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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