Image Gallery 2009
25 February 2009
Faces of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force
As they pass the half way point of their eight month tour in southern Afghanistan, the men and women of the 1st Mentoring sand Reconstruction Task Force, continue to work tirelessly in their varied roles. To make the mission a success every soldier, from those involved in logistic support through to those conducting combat patrols, work together to help create a secure and stable Afghanistan for the future.
Soldiers make their individual contribution, which in turn makes possible the excellent work of the 1st Mentoring sand Reconstruction Task Force.
| 20090109ara8502859_0043 Sergeant David Austin, an Explosive Ordnance Detection supervisor, from the 1st Field Squadron, relaxes before operations at a patrol base in the Baluchi valley, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090109ara8502859_0142 Lance Corporal Jack McKewan, an Infantryman from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force Combat Team, takes time out to read news from home during a lull in operations. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090109ara8502859_0144 A soldier from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force considers how to best use his deployment pay, whilst on operations in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090110ara8502859_0028 Australian soldiers, all smiles in the Afghan winter, Private David Smith, Corporal Tim Glover and Private Mathew Reeves, are having a morning brew in an Australian and Afghan Patrol base in the Baluchi valley. The trio are members of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force's mortar platoon and are about to leave the base for the commencement of Operation Tura Ghar. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090110ara8502859_0031 Private David Smith, Corporal Tim Glover and Private Mathew Reeves enjoy the small comfort of a fire, during an early morning in the Afghan winter. The three soldiers are members of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force. |
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| 20090110ara8502859_0125 Even whilst on patrol, Australian soldiers find time to ensure their fitness. Using their shell scrape as a gym, Private Chris Trevarrow works on his push ups, whilst behind him, Lance Corporal Tony Bubeck conducts strength exercises with a torsion bar. The soldiers who crew a Bushmaster for the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force are on a high and secure hill top in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. |
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| 20090111ara8502759_0090 Sergeant Bernie Maus, a Troop Commander from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, based in Darwin, is serving in Afghanistan with the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090111ara8502859_0126 Captain Scott Klima, is Second in Command of Combat Team Tusk. The Combat Team is the Force Protection element of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force. Captain Klima was photographed whilst coordinating Australian missions during Operation Tura Ghar. |
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| 20090112ara8502859_0158 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force Medic, Corporal Phil Tisdall, grabs a snack during a patrol in the Baluchi Valley, southern Afghanistan. Corporal Tisdall is operating in support of an Australian Operation Mentoring And Liaison Team during Operation Tura Ghar. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090112ara8502859_0161 In spite of the tension that the inherent danger of operating in southern Afghanistan brings, Lieutenant Ashley Judd, shares a laugh with his soldiers during a patrol in the Baluchi Valley. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090112ara8502859_0218 Officer Commanding the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force Combat Team Tusk, Major Joshua Jardine, joined one of his platoons for this patrol during Operation Tura Ghar in the Baluchi Valley. Major Jardine is an officer of the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, based in Darwin. (Date taken: 14 January 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0001 Sergeant Bernie Maus is a cavalryman from the Darwin based 2nd Cavalry Regiment, serving in southern Afghanistan with the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force. Sergeant Maus is scanning for threats from the turret of an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle during a patrol in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. |
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| 20090114ara8502859_0175 Trooper Jamie Kinsella, is serving in southern Afghanistan with the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force. Trooper Kinsella is a crewman for an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle with Combat Team Tusk. |
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