Image Gallery 2009
12 June 2009
Trade Training Graduation in Train Kowt
When Australian Forces first arrived in Tarin Kowt, southern Afghanistan, to begin reconstruction works in 2006, there was an apparent lack of skilled labour in the rural province. To counter this labour shortage and to ensure that the Australian managed reconstruction works had the maximum effect on the local community, the Tarin Kowt Trade Training School was established.
Three years later, the Trade Training School is still going strong, drawing a regular and keen intake from the young men of the Uruzgan Province. Since training commenced, the School has build a strong and enduring relationship with the blossoming construction industry in the area and local engineers and construction company owners attend each graduation, looking for their new employees.
As the tour of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force draws to a close, local government officials and construction industry representatives were invited to join the Australian Engineers and the Battle Group’s Commanding Officer in a thank-you ceremony and traditional Afghan feast, prepared by Australian Army Cooks at FOB Ripley. A few days later these representatives revisited the camp for another Trade Training Graduation and to meet their latest prospective employees.
| 20090602adf8185016_0006 Australian Officers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force welcome local government and building industry representatives to a celebratory ceremony and meal held at the main Australian base in Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 02 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090602adf8185016_0009 Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel welcomes local government and industry leaders from the Tarin Kowt area, prior to a ceremony thanking them for their work with the Battle Group. (Date taken: 02 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090602adf8185016_0019 Captain Michael Thompson leads his Afghan colleagues into the ceremony to thank them for their efforts during the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force’s deployment. Behind the group is an Australian Windmill, similar to those which are being introduced around the province. (Date taken: 02 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090602adf8185016_0040 Local construction and government representatives, join officers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, as the Battle Group conducted a short ceremony and feast to thank the Afghans for their efforts during the Australian’s deployment. (Date taken: 02 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090602adf8185016_0046 Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel addresses a gathering of Afghan business leaders and local government representatives, as he and his engineer team take the opportunity to thank them for their work in rebuilding Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 02 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090602adf8185016_0093 A local building contractor enjoys the Australian Army cook prepared Afghan feast, during a thank-you ceremony at Tarin Kowt, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090602adf8185016_0106 Senior Officers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, join local business and government representatives in a traditional Afghan feast, held by the Australians to thank them for their work during the Battle Group’s tour in Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 02 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090602adf8185016_0110 Officers from the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, join local business and government representatives in a traditional Afghan feast, held by the Australians to thank them for their work during the Battle Group’s tour in Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 02 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090602adf8185016_0123 Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force farewells his Afghan guests after a short ceremony and Afghan feast held to thank local officials and business leaders for their assistance in rebuilding their province. (Date taken: 02 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090602adf8185016_0156 The gathered Afghan audience watches a presentation, showing the work that they have achieved whilst working with Australian forces in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 02 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090606adf8185016_0018 Brigadier John Caligari, Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633, presents a student with his Graduation Certificate from the Australian run Tarin Kowt Trade Training School. Watching on is the Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel. (Date taken: 06 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090606adf8185016_0022 As Australian and local Afghan instructors watch on, Brigadier John Caligari presents a graduate of the Trade Training School with his certificate of achievement. (Date taken: 06 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090606adf8185016_0031 As Australian and local Afghan instructors watch on, Brigadier John Caligari presents a graduate of the Trade Training School with his certificate of achievement. (Date taken: 06 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090606adf8185016_0035 A graduate of the Tarin Kowt Trade Training School proudly makes his way back to his fellow graduates after receiving his certificate of achievement. (Date taken: 06 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090606adf8185016_0044 Captain Tom Whale, Officer in Charge of the Trade Training School congratulates the latest batch of graduates from the Australian run training facility in Tarin Kowt, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090606adf8185016_0068 Sheltering from the harsh Afghan sun, a graduate of the Trade Training Scholl waits for the presentation of his graduation certificate, during the ceremony held in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province. (Date taken: 06 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090606adf8185016_0082 A new graduate of the Tarin Kowt Trade Training School scrutinizes his certificate of achievement during a ceremony held at Tarin Kowt. (Date taken: 06 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090606adf8185016_0091 A young Afghan proudly holds his graduation certificate from the Australian run Tarin Kowt Trade Training School in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090606adf8185016_0101 Lieutenant Colonel Shane Gabriel, Commanding Officer of the 1st Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, expresses his gratitude to local instructors work in at the Trade Training School in Train Kowt, southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 06 June 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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