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Victorian
Police Chief Commissioner addresses the Security Task Group
Victorian
Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon and Commander Joint
Task Force 636 Brigadier Andrew Smith pay a visit to the Security
Task Group at RAAF Williams Point Cook.
(Date uploaded: 28 March 2006 - 9 images)
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6th
Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
At
the ready: Private Dean Rothera, from the 6th Battalion Royal
Australian Regiment (6RAR), mans a Minimi Light Automatic Weapon
mounted on the cupola of a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle.
The Bushmaster is popular with the 6RAR infantrymen, who have
brought their vehicles south with them from Brisbane for use
on Operation Acolyte during the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth
Games.
(Date uploaded: 28 March 2006 - 7 images)
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HMAS
Norman in the Yarra River
Able
Seaman Diver Simon Scott, HMAS Norman on the job and under the
water keeping our sea lanes in the Yarra River safe.
(Date uploaded: 28 March 2006 - 4 images)
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Defence
in support of the Commonwealth Games
Defence
Public Relations Officers Commander Steve Dunning and Major
Phil Pyke work with Communications Project Manager Maria Ciancio
in the Commonwealth Games Communications Centre.
(Date uploaded: 26 March 2006 - 6 images)
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Combined
Services Band entertains Games crowd
The
2nd/10th Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery stands fast
for the 1812 Overture played by the Combined Services Band,
in a special event for the Commonwealth Games Cultural Festival,
at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.
(Date uploaded: 26 March 2006 - 9 images)
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Boy's
day out with ADF team supporting Commonwealth Games
Shannon
Lawler takes the helm of a 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
(Commando) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat while his father John
watches on. The boat ride had been arranged after Special Forces
troops and aircrew assigned to the Commonwealth Games learnt
of Shannon’s terminal cancer through a local newspaper.
(Date uploaded: 24 March 2006 - 5 images)
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Maritime
support to Operation Acolyte
Acting Sub Lieutenant Samuel Andrew plots the course for HMAS
Manoora’s next manoeuvre during operations in Port Phillip Bay,
Melbourne.
(Date uploaded: 24 March 2006 - 12 images)
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Clearance
divers inspect St Kilda Pier
The early morning sun greets Navy Clearance Divers returning
from a task at St Kilda Pier. The sailors are assigned to Operation
Acolyte, and had been checking the pier prior to the commencement
of the women’s triathlon event. At the helm of the Rigid Hull
Inflatable Boat (RHIB) is diving supervisor Leading Seaman Cameron
Schmid.
(Date uploaded: 24 March 2006 - 6 images)
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Minister
for Defence visits Operation Acolyte team
Minister for Defence Dr Brendan Nelson autographs a Melbourne
2006 Commonwealth Games shirt for Major Brian Nally, a staff
officer at Headquarters Joint Task Force 636.
(Date uploaded: 24 March 2006 - 2 images)
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Maritime
support operations for 2006 Commonwealth Games
A Black Hawk helicopter from Army’s 171 Squadron flies past
another Black Hawk that has been lashed to the aft flight deck
of HMAS Manoora during operations in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne,
in support of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
(Date uploaded: 24 March 2006 - 6 images)
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HMAS
Manoora and HMAS Warramunga in company in the Port Phillip Bay
area
HMAS Manoora and HMAS Warramunga in company in Port Phillip
Bay off Melbourne during the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
(Date uploaded: 24 March 2006 - 6 images)
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Reserve
soldier wins Gold Medal at Commonwealth Games
Army
Reservist Bruce Scott is carried aloft in the Queen’s Chair
following his gold medal victory in the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth
Games Full-Bore Rifle Individual competition.
(Date uploaded: 23 March 2006 - 8
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Venue
Communication Centre Coordinator
Trooper Liam McMahon keeps an ear on radio traffic at the Melbourne
Cricket Ground (MCG).
(Date uploaded: 23 March 2006 - 2 images)
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Chief
of the Defence Force visits Victoria Barracks, Melbourne
Chief of the Defence Force (CDF), Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston
(left) meets with the Commander of Joint Task Force 636 Brigadier
Andrew Smith (centre) at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.
(Date uploaded: 17 March 2006 - 1 image)
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Flying
over the Melbourne Cricket Ground
The
Melbourne Cricket Ground, as seen from an Australian Army Black
Hawk helicopter, prior to the opening ceremony for the Melbourne
2006 Commonwealth Games.
(Date uploaded: 16 March 2006 - 1 image)
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Victoria
Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon’s visit to Australian
Defence Force
Victoria
Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon talks with Joint Task
Force Commander Brigadier Andrew Smith prior to their flight
in an Army Black Hawk helicopter to visit troops deployed on
Operation Acolyte.
(Date uploaded: 16 March 2006 - 8 images)
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RAAF
F/A-18s support Commonwealth Games security
An
F/A-18 Hornet from Number 77 Squadron taxis before a training
mission at Royal Australian Air Force Base East Sale as part
of Operation Acolyte, Defence support to the Commonwealth Games.
(Date uploaded: 16 March 2006 - 11 images)
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Demonstrations
at Victoria Barracks
(Left
to right) The commander of Operation Acolyte, Brigadier Andrew
Smith, the Premier of Victoria Steve Bracks, Victoria Police
Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon, and an unidentified senior
Victoria Police officer watch demonstrations at Victoria Barracks,
Melbourne, of Defence assets supporting the Commonwealth Games.
(Date uploaded: 15 March 2006 - 5 images)
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Search
of the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sapper
Jessica Thomson sends a report on the progress of the security
search and lockdown at the Melbourne Cricket Ground prior to
the commencement of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Sapper
Thomson, an Army Reserve soldier from the 5th Combat Engineer
Regiment, has taken time off from her full-time job as a nanny
to serve with the ADF at the games.
(Date uploaded: 14 March 2006 - 11 images)
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Defence
support to the Commonwealth Games
Members
of the Australian Defence Force team working alongside the Victoria
Police in support of the Commonwealth Games, Private Kylie Hasse
(front), and Lance Bombardier Michael Raw (rear) at Federation
Square in the heart of Melbourne.
(Date uploaded: 14 March 2006 - 6 images)
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Search
of the Commonwealth Games Village
The
brassard and medallion for JTF 636 Operation Acolyte.
(Date uploaded: 10 March 2006 - 19 images)
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Defence
support to Commonwealth Games
Army
Reserve soldiers Private Steve McLean (left) and Lance Corporal
John Smart, members of the Operation Acolyte Security Task Group,
check spectator seating at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic
Centre during the security search and lockdown of the venue
prior to the commencement of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
(Date uploaded: 10 March 2006 - 04 images)
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Defence
support to Commonwealth Games
Sergeant
Mirko Brandick, 4 Security Task Unit for Operation Acolyte,
Defence support to M2006 Commonwealth Games search a vehicle
for suspicious items during a display at Victoria Barracks,
Melbourne.
(Date uploaded: 10 March 2006 - 07 images)
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Ceremonial
flag raising
Warrant
Officer Class 1 Bill Degenaro assisting Commonwealth Games volunteer
Shannan Knight with flag raising as part of the ADFs assistance
to the ceremonial aspects of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth
Games.
(Date uploaded: 10 March 2006 - 03 images)
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4
Security Task Unit for Operation Acolyte search
vehicles
Private
Paul Tran and Private Tim Moore, members of 4 Security Task
Unit for Operation Acolyte, Defence support to M2006 Commonwealth
Games search a vehicle for suspicious items during a display
at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.
(Date uploaded: 03 March 2006 - 08 images)
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Images
from Exercise Mars Anchor and Exercise Mercury
The
Australian Defence Force ability to respond effectively to terrorist
incidents requires constant training by ADF personnel and regular
coordination with relevant Federal and State/Territory authorities.
(Date uploaded: 19 October 2005 - 04 images)
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Images
from Exercise Mars Anchor and Exercise Mercury
The
Australian Defence Force ability to respond effectively to terrorist
incidents requires constant training by ADF personnel and regular
coordination with relevant Federal and State/Territory authorities.
(Date uploaded: 20 October 2005 - 08 images)
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