The Commanding Officer (CO) of the 2nd Rotation of the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2), Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Peter Connolly, has toured Australia's area of operation (AO) in Southern Afghanistan. The trip was a chance for the CO to meet and talk to his soldiers located at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) and Patrol Bases (PB) in the Uruzgan Province. During the tour,LTCOL Connolly also attended a shura at Sajawul, in the Dorafshan region, where Uruzgan Deputy Provincial Governor, Haji Khoday Rahim Khan, handed over items for the upgrade of a hydro-electric power plant (HEPP) to the community. MRTF-2 and AusAID mentored the Uruzgan Director of the Department of Energy and Water, Engineer Mohammad Abdul Kabir, to procure the items, with AusAID providing the funding for the cement, steel wire rope, water sluice and 3 Phase Dynamo/generator.
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) combat engineer watches out whilst moving on patrol through Sorkh Lez.
(Date taken: 21 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Major Peter Meakin on patrol through Sorkh Lez, Southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 21 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer(CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly on patrol through the haversted and muddy fields around Sorkh Lez in the Mirabad Valley.
(Date taken: 21 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Major Peter Meakin radios in information on a possible Improvised Explosive Device (IED) whilst on patrol through Sorkh Lez, Southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 21 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) take a short halt on the Dokuyan Dasht, Southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 24 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2), Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) crewman watches out over the Dokuyan Dasht, Southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 24 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Private Jake Degoumois, (mortar platoon) test fire the Mark 19 Automatic Grenade Launcher (Mark 19 AGL) at Patrol Base Mashal.
(Date taken: 24 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly (far left) patrols through Mirwais with members of his TAC party on his final tour of the Area of Operations (AO).
(Date taken: 25 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly (far left) patrols through Mirwais with his soldiers on his final tour of the Area of Operations (AO).
(Date taken: 25 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly (rear) patrols along the Dorafshan Rud at Mirwais, Southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 25 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Sergeant Stacy Russell speaks with local Afghans whilst on patrol near Mirwais, Southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 25 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly (centre,) Corporal Quin O' Connell (right) and interpreter Shaun outside a qualla complex near Mirwais.
(Date taken: 25 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Sapper Stephen Moore mentors local Afghan national in trade skills in building a wall at FOB Mirwais.
(Date taken: 25 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly ( left) discusses progress of trade training the local Afghan nationals with Corporal Luke "Spike" Milligan (right) at FOB Mirwais.
(Date taken: 25 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly (far left) discusses progress of trade training the local Afghan nationals with Corporal Luke "Spike" Milligan (back to image) and Sapper Stephen Moore at FOB Mirwais.
(Date taken: 25 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connelly (3rd left) Captain Andrew Wegener (2nd Left), Combat engineer(16 CE Sqn) Captain Rod Davis (1st right) and Major Roger McMurray (MRTF-2 Project Reconstruction Team, 3rd right) meet with the Uruzgan Director of the Department of Energy and Water, Engineer Mohammad Abdul Kabir (centre left) and members of AusAID during a shura regarding the upgrade of facilities in the Sajawul area.
(Date taken: 26 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connelly (2nd left) Captain Andrew Wegener ( Left), Combat engineer(16 CE Sqn) Captain Rod Davis (facing away) meet with the Uruzgan Director of the Department of Energy and Water, Engineer Mohammad Abdul Kabir (right) and members of AusAID during a shura regarding the upgrade of facilities in the Sajawul area.
(Date taken: 26 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2), Combat engineer(16 CE Sqn) Captain Rod Davis (2nd right) and Major Roger McMurray (MRTF-2 Project Reconstruction Team, 3rd right) meet with the Uruzgan Director of the Department of Energy and Water, Engineer Mohammad Abdul Kabir and members of AusAID during a shura regarding the upgrade of facilities in the Sajawul area.
(Date taken: 26 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly (right) and Major Roger McMurray (MRTF-2 Project Reconstruction Team, 3rd right) meet with the Uruzgan Director of the Department of Energy and Water, Engineer Mohammad Abdul Kabir and members of AusAID during a shura regarding the upgrade of facilities in the Sajawul area.
(Date taken: 26 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2), Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly (center) speaks with the Director of Department of Agriculture, Mr Haji Sardar Mohammed through his interpreter Shaun (left) during a Shura regarding the upgrade of facilities in the Sajawul area.
(Date taken: 26 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2), Combat engineer(16 CE Sqn) Captain Rod Davis (centre left) and Commanding Officer( CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly (right) meet with key leader in the Sajawul area, Mr Haju Abul Habibe Agha and members of AusAID during a shura regarding the upgrade of facilities in the Sajawul area.
(Date taken: 26 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) soldier watches as Afghan women in traditional black burqa or chadari cover their faces pass by near Patrol Base Qudus, Southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 26 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Major Peter Meakin patrols pass local Afghan nationals near Patrol Base Qudus, Southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 26 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Private Daniel O Connor provides an outer cordon along a road near Sajawul.
(Date taken: 27 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Private Daniel O Connor provides an outer cordon along a road near Sajawul.
(Date taken: 27 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) soldiers provide cordon near Sajawul.
(Date taken: 27 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Corporal Leon Botham watches as a local Afghan boy passes along the road near Sajawul, Southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 27 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Corporal Leon Botham watches as a local Afghan boy passes along the road near Sajawul, Southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 27 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Private Daniel O Connor provides an outer cordon along a road near Sajawul.
(Date taken: 27 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly (centre) Combat engineer (16 CE Sqn) Captain Rod Davis right) and Nick from the Dutch Project Reconstruction Team (PRT) investigate the development of water sources in the Sajawul area.
(Date taken: 27 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly near Sajawul, Southern Afghanistan.
(Date taken: 27 November 2009)
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Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 (MRTF-2) Commanding Officer (CO) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Connolly (4th left) with his soldiers at Patrol Base Qudus.
(Date taken: 27 November 2009)
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