Image Gallery 2005
09 November 2005
Special Task Force Group in Afghanistan on Operation SLIPPER
The Australian Special Forces Task Group (SFTG) is deployed to Afghanistan on Operation SLIPPER to conduct special operations in support of US-led Coalition security and reconstruction efforts in the country.
Australian special forces professionalism and the experience that they have built up working with other countries over many years is valued by coalition partners involved in the operation.
The deployment of the SFTG has also been welcomed by the government of Afghanistan.
The Australian commitment to Afghanistan is an important and valued contribution to coalition forces' efforts to bring improved security and stability to Afghanistan.
The SFTG deployment is an important part of Australia's contribution to the international coalition against terrorism.
| 20050916adf8237482_119 An Australian Combat Engineer operates a Light Engineer Tractor (LET) in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 16 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050916adf8237482_131 An Australian Combat Engineer operates a Light Engineer Tractor (LET) at a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 16 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050917adf8252964_032 An Australian Ammunition Technician prepares to dispose of unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 17 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050918adf8252964_007 An Australian Soldier patrols the perimeter of a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan under a full moon. (Date taken: 18 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050919adf8237482_009 A local Afghan man has his final medical review by an Australian medic in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan. The coalition medics developed a friendship with the pictured Afghan man after treating him for 17 gun shot wounds. (Date taken: 19 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050919adf8237482_011 Australian Combat Engineers construct a concrete slab in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050919adf8237482_013 An Australian Combat Engineer assists a Locally Employed Contractor (LEC), on a construction site in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050919adf8237482_021 An Australian Combat Engineer assists a Locally Employed Contractor (LEC), on a construction site in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 19 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050920adf8237482_003 An Australian Combat Engineer operates a Bob Cat front end loader in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 20 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050920adf8237482_004 An Australian Combat Engineer assists a Locally Employed Contractor (LEC), on a construction site in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 20 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050921adf8252964_009 Australian soldiers and Afghan workers at a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan team up to transport a building frame during a construction task. (Date taken: 21 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050922adf8252964_019 Soldiers prepare at dawn in Afghanistan to depart on a joint Australian and Afghan patrol. (Note: faces digitally blurred) (Date taken: 22 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050922adf8252964_020 Soldiers prepare at dawn in Afghanistan to depart on a joint Australian and Afghan patrol. (Date taken: 22 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050922adf8252964_034 Soldiers prepare at dawn in Afghanistan to depart on a joint Australian and Afghan Army patrol. (Note: faces digitally blurred). (Date taken: 22 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050922adf8252964_039 Soldiers test fire their weapons at dawn in Afghanistan as they prepare to depart on a joint Australian and Afghan patrol. (Date taken: 22 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050922adf8252964_072 Australian soldiers crewing a Surveillance Reconnaissance Vehicle (SRV) prepare to move at sunrise during a joint Australian and Afghan patrol. (Note: faces digitally blurred). (Date taken: 22 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050922adf8252964_077 Australian and Afghan soldiers crew a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV) during a joint Australian and Afghan patrol. (Date taken: 22 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050922adf8252964_079 Australian soldiers crew a Surveillance Reconnaissance Vehicle (SRV) during a joint Australian and Afghan patrol. (Date taken: 22 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050922adf8252964_087 Australian and Afghan soldiers crew a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV) during a joint Australian and Afghan patrol. (Note: some faces digitally blurred). (Date taken: 22 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050922adf8252964_093 Australian and Afghan soldiers crew a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IMV) during a joint Australian and Afghan patrol. (Date taken: 22 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050923adf8252964_009 Afghan soldiers from the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) carry a fallen comrade past a Guard of Honour from the Coalition Forces. (Date taken: 23 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050923adf8252964_013 Afghanistan National Army soldiers say a last farewell to a fallen comrade as his coffin is loaded onto an aircraft bound for his home town. The coffin is draped with the Australian and Afghanistan flags as the soldier was a member of a joint Afghan and Australian patrol. (Date taken: 23 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050923adf8252964_018 Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldiers under moonlight prepare to participate in a guard of honour for a comrade killed during a joint Afghan and Australian patrol. (Date taken: 23 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050923adf8252964_019 Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldiers under moonlight prepare to participate in a guard of honour for a comrade killed during a joint Afghan and Australian patrol. (Date taken: 23 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050924adf8252964_001 AFL Grand Final day at a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 24 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050924adf8252964_002 AFL Grand Final day at a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 24 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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