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12 January 2010
Op Slipper

A major operation conducted by Australian and Afghan National Army (ANA) Forces has experienced success, uncovering a significant number of caches to the east of Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan.

Twenty-three caches have been found since the operation began on the 1st of January. The contents included Improvised Explosive Device (IED) components, rocket propelled grenades, mortars, home-made explosive and thousands of rounds of small arms ammunition.

MRTF-2 Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Hocking, said like the caches located in December, these latest finds are helping to save lives.

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Sapper Brenton Keemik with Explosive Detection Dog Aussie at Patrol Base Atiq.

(Date taken: 01 January 2010)
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Coalition helicopters fly near Patrol Base Atiq and into the sunset.

(Date taken: 01 January 2010)
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Soldiers from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force patrol in the Mirabad Valley Region on a cold winters morning.

(Date taken: 02 January 2010)
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Engineers from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 02 January 2010)
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(L-R) Captain Stephen Barton and Major David Trotter chat with a local Afghan man in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 02 January 2010)
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Reveille on a cold winters morning in Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 03 January 2010)
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Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force soldiers conduct morning routine on a cold winters morning in Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 03 January 2010)
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Private Kevin Dillon from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force provides security in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 03 January 2010)
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Engineers from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force search in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 03 January 2010)
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Helicopters from the 86th Airbourne, a United States unit, provide eyes in the sky as Australian soldiers patrol in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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Helicopters from the 86th Airbourne, a United States unit, provide eyes in the sky as Australian soldiers patrol in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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Captain James Groves, from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, on patrol with the Afghan National Army in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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Captain James Groves, from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, on patrol in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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Captain Stephen Barton and locals wave to helicopter pilots in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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Corporal Cheyne Jones chats with children in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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Lance Corporal Aaron Kime from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, provides security in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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(L-R) Corporal Matthew Kennedy and Lance Corporal Ben Barling, both Engineer's with the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, share information while searching the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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(L-R) Petty Officer Michael Oaklands and Sergeant Bradley Foster in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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Operational Mentor and Liaison Team soldiers working side by side with the Afghan National Army in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 04 January 2010)
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Early morming in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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An Engineer from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, patrols in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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Corporal Daniel Richardson, from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, crosses a bridge in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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(L-R) Major David Trotter and Corporal Daniel Richardson, from the Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force, take a break in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 05 January 2010)
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The Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force patrols in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 06 January 2010)
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An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle on patrol in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 06 January 2010)
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The Second Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force patrols in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 06 January 2010)
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An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle on patrol in the Mirabad Valley Region.

(Date taken: 06 January 2010)
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