Image Gallery 2009
30 November 2009
Aussie soldiers support the ANA on a major resupply operation in Uruzgan Province
A large convoy of military vehicles and personnel, including members of the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2), have successfully completed a resupply journey from Tarin Kowt to Kandahar and back. Operation TOR GHAR involved Afghan National Army (ANA), Australian, Dutch and US soldiers to collect vital classes of supply from Kandahar to sustain the soldiers of 4th ANA Brigade through winter.
Commanding Officer of MRTF-2, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly, said the size of the convoy, combined with the ever present insurgent ambush threat along the route between Kandahar and Tarin Kowt made it an extremely significant and challenging operation for 4th ANA Brigade and the mentoring and partnering elements from Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) and MRTF-2.
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Coalition forces watch the "Rock Drill" conducted by the Commander of the 4th Brigade of the Afghan National Army (ANA), in preparation for their vehicle convoy from Tarin Kowt to Kandahar, named Operation Tor Ghar.
(Date taken: 12 November 2009)
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Coalition forces watch the "Rock Drill" in preparation for their vehicle convoy from Tarin Kowt to Kandahar, named Operation Tor Ghar.
(Date taken: 12 November 2009)
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Coalition forces watch the "Rock Drill" in prepararation for their vehicle convoy from Tarin Kowt to Kandahar, named Operation Tor Ghar.
(Date taken: 12 November 2009)
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An Explosive Detection Dog Handler talks to Afghan National Army Engineers.
(Date taken: 14 November 2009)
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A senior Afghan National Army Officer chats with his soldiers before the convoy departs.
(Date taken: 14 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF2) with Afghan National Army (ANA), prepare their vehicles at Camp Holland for OP Tor Ghar.
(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF2) with Afghan National Army (ANA), United States and Dutch forces prepare their vehicles at Camp Holland for OP Tor Ghar.
(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF2) soldiers get a final briefing before the start of OP Tor Ghar.
(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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The convoy travels through the ancient landscape of Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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The convoy weaves its way though a valley during Op Tor Ghar.
(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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The convoy travels through the ancient landscape of Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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The convoy travels through the ancient landscape of Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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The convoy travels through the ancient landscape of Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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The convoy travels through the ancient landscape of Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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United States Task Force Rotary Wing helicopters, provide 'route surveilance to the convoy as it makes its way between Tarin Kowt and Kandahar.
(Date taken: 15 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF2) Trooper Nick Barry loads his personal equipment onto his Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) before dawn.
(Date taken: 16 November 2009)
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OP TOR GHAR coalition soldiers stand infront of their vehicles at their destination of Kandahar.
(Date taken: 18 November 2009)
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The convoy travels through small villiages on the way to Tarin Kowt.
(Date taken: 19 November 2009)
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The convoy travels through the ancient landscape of Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 19 November 2009)
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US helicopters provide security as the convoy conducts a short halt during the trip to Tarin Kowt.
(Date taken: 19 November 2009)
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