Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
02 August 2005
Australian soldiers from the Australian Army Training Team Iraq (AATTI)
Australian Army Training Team Iraq - 4 (AATTI-4) has the responsibility of advising and training the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Arny's 10th Division.
Deployed into Iraq with the Al Muthanna Task Group in May 2005, the Team consists of a Brigade Headquarters training team and a Battalion Training team for the brigade's 1st Battalion.
A second battalion training team will join AATTI-4 when the 2nd Brigade's 2nd Battalion is raised later this year.
AATTI-4 was deployed to Iraq as part of Operation CATALYST, which is the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Iraq.
Operation CATALYST commenced on July 16, 2003, and currently comprises 1370 ADF personnel.
Operation CATALYST runs concurrently with Operation SLIPPER, Australia's contribution to the War on Terror
| 20050724cpa8267338_021 Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Tulley, the Commanding Officer of Australian Army Training Team Iraq - 4, stands in the desert landscape of the Al Muthanna province during a live-firing exercise. (Date taken: 24 July 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050725cpa8267338_059 Sergeant Michael Groves (left), a platoon advisor with the Australian Army Training Team Iraq (4), works with an Iraqi soldier from C Company, 1st Battalion (2nd Brigade, 10th Iraqi Division) to check the identities of local Iraqis at a vehicle check point located at a canal crossing south of Al Khadir in the Al Muthanna province, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 24 July 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050725cpa8267338_028 Sergeant Michael Groves (right), a platoon advisor with the Australian Army Training Team Iraq (4), works with an Iraqi soldier from C Company, 1st Battalion (2nd Brigade, 10th Iraqi Division) at a vehicle check point located at a canal crossing south of Al Khadir in the Al Muthanna province, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 24 July 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050724cpa8267338_065 Australian soldiers from Australian Army Training Team Iraq - 4 live-fire Russian-designed AKM assault rifles at a range practice in the desert expanse of the Al Muthanna province. The soldiers were finishing their qualification on the weapon prior to training Iraqi instructors on the use of the weapon. (Date taken: 24 July 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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