Image Gallery 2009
10 March 2009
Chinooks arrive in Kandahar
C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment, Rotary Wing Group (RWG), arrive at Kandahar; Southern Afghanistan.
RWG tradesmen and technicians engage in aircraft post-transport build-ups. Working in shifts, the soldiers prepare the RWG’s CH-47 Chinooks for operational service.
The RWG, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Carl Hamlyn, has been in country for less than 24 hours. The Rotary Wing Group has been deployed to Afghanistan as a vital element of the NATO and coalition effort in fighting the war on terrorism.
| 20090301adf8206488_001 Australian personnel from 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville work on one of two CH-47 Chinook Helicopters in preparation for flight operations in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_002 Craftsman Jimmy Connaughton of 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville works to prepare a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter for flight operations at Kandahar in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_004 Australian personnel from 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville work on one of two CH-47 Chinook Helicopters in preparation for flight operations in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_007 Australian personnel from 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville work on one of two CH-47 Chinook Helicopters in preparation for flight operations in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_008 Australian personnel from 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville work on one of two CH-47 Chinook Helicopters, in preparation for flight operations in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_009 An Australian CH-47 Chinook Helicopter sits on the tarmac at Kandahar airfield after its recent arrival from Australia. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_024 Corporal Mick Coleman of 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville works to prepare a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter for flight operations at Kandahar in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_031 Corporal Mick Coleman of 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville works to prepare a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter for flight operations at Kandahar, in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_042 Craftsman Jimmy Connaughton of 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville work to prepare a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter for flight operations at Kandahar in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_047 (Left to right) Trade Supervisor Corporal Stephane Van Der Lee and Craftsman Jimmy Connaughton of 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville work to prepare a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter for flight operations at Kandahar in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_051 Craftsman Jimmy Connaughton of 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville works to prepare a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter for flight operations at Kandahar in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_060 (Left to right) Trade Supervisor Corporal Stephane Van Der Lee and Craftsman Jimmy Connaughton of 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville work to prepare a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter for flight operations at Kandahar in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090301adf8206488_074 With his team at work on the aircraft behind him, Task Support Troop Leader, Captain Paul Bellas of 5th Aviation Regiment, Townsville monitors progress as the Australian CH-47 Chinook Helicopter is prepared for flight operations at Kandahar in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 01 March 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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