Image Gallery 2009
21 August 2009
Friendships strengthened during HMAS Toowoomba
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.
| 20090818ran8113722_00758 Captain Mel Schmidt, Defence Attache Islamabad and Kabul, Commander Ivan Ingham, Commanding Officer of HMAS Toowoomba, and Rear Admiral Asif Sandila, Commander Pakistan Fleet stand outsides Pakistan Fleet Headquarters in Karachi. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00769 Members of HMAS Toowoomba’s ship’s company at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Karachi, Pakistan. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00770 Commanding Officer HMAS Toowoomba, Commander Ivan Ingham, and the Defence Attache Islamabad and Kabul, Captain Mel Schmidt slow march toward the Quaid-e-Azam, the tomb of the father of Pakistan. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00773 HMAS Toowoomba’s Guard Party prepare to fire a blank volley as guests watch on during the Ceremonial Sunset at the Official Reception onboard HMAS Toowoomba during her visit to Karachi, Pakistan. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00776 Children from Karachi’s Deaf Reach School fight a pretend fire during their visit to HMAS Toowoomba with the help of LSET Adam Bascoe and “pirates” from the ship’s company. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00779 Children and teachers from the Deaf Reach School and HMAS Toowoomba’s volunteers sailors who dressed as Pirates and entertained the visitors with games, food and performance throughout the day, pose on HMAS Toowoomba’s flight deck during the ship’s visit to Karachi, Pakistan. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00785 Australian High Commissioner for Pakistan, His Excellency Tim George, speaks to the visitors from Karachi’s Deaf Reach School onboard HMAS Toowoomba during her visit to Karachi, Pakistan. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090818ran8113722_00791 Australian High Commissioner for Pakistan, His Excellency Tim George, speaks to the visitors from Karachi’s Deaf Reach School onboard HMAS Toowoomba during her visit to Karachi, Pakistan. (Date taken: 18 August 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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