Image Gallery 2009
21 August 2009
HMAS Toowoomba working for closer ties
On the 29 May 2009 the Government announced that the ADF would contribute to international efforts to combat piracy off the Horn of Africa. The ADF will formally commence counter-piracy operations in support of Combined Task Force 151 (Counter-Piracy Task Force) in September 2009.
Operation SLIPPER is Australia's military contribution to coalition efforts against international terrorism. Under this operation our forces contribute to the efforts of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) - led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, aimed at preventing Afghanistan again becoming a safe haven for international terrorists, and the United States-led International Coalition Against Terrorism (ICAT) efforts in the broader Middle East.
| 20090818ran8095637_019 HMAS Toowoomba in company with Pakistani frigate PNS Badr. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00759 Captain Mazhar Bilal PN, Commander Ivan Ingham RAN, Commanding Officer of HMAS Toowoomba, Captain Mel Schmidt RAN, Defence Attache Islamabad and Kabul, and Lieutenant Commander Mohammad Ayub, PN stand outside the shrine of the “Founding Father” of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00762 HMAS Toowoomba batsman is clean bowled by a strong Pakistan Navy bowling display during the cricket match between HMAS Toowoomba and the Pakistan Navy in Karachi. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00763 Lieutenant Adrian Eddy wanders through the Karachi Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery during HMAS Toowoomba’s visit to Karachi, Pakistan. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00766 Australian High Commissioner for Pakistan, His Excellency Tim George, and Commanding Officer HMAS Toowoomba, Commander Ivan Ingham, pay their respects after laying wreaths at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00768 HMAS Toowoomba’s Executive Officer, Lieutenant Commander Simon Howard, concedes the shield to Pakistan Navy after HMAS Toowoomba lost the cricket match played in Karachi. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00772 Lieutenant Commander Mohammad Ayub PN, Captain Mazhar Bilal PN, Commander Ivan Ingham RAN, Commanding Officer of HMAS Toowoomba, Captain Mel Schmidt RAN, Defence Attache Islamabad and Kabul, and Lieutenant Commander Ben Dalton, Operations Officer HMAS Toowoomba, stand at the Quaid-e-Azam. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090819ran8113722_00811 POB Luke Chapman and SBLT Simon McCowan go through the F88 Steyr with members of the Pakistan Navy as part of discussions on boarding operations. (Date taken: 19 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090819ran8113722_00812 POBM Luke Chapman briefs members of the Pakistan Navy on aspects of HMAS Toowoomba’s boarding operations. (Date taken: 19 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090819ran8113722_00815 HMAS Toowoomba alongside in Pakistan. (Date taken: 19 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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