Image Gallery 2006
29 September 2006
Dutch and Australian vehicle mechanics sharing knowledge of Bushmaster
A contingent of Australian Defence Force personnel are working in Afghanistan as part of the Netherlands-led Provincial Reconstruction Team under the NATO International Security Assistance Force.
Australia’s contribution, known as the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF), will be a mix of engineers and security personnel deployed to Afghanistan for up to 2 years and will work on reconstruction and community-based projects as part of Australia’s commitment to assisting Afghanistan achieve a stable and secure future.
The majority of the task force will be drawn from the Darwin area and made up of personnel from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment based in Darwin which will provide combat engineers and tradesmen (carpenters, plumbers, electricians and plant operators) that will undertake the majority of the RTF’s construction activities. This includes skills training for the local population to ensure the benefits of the deployment continue well after our personnel have returned home.
The Australian protective force for the RTF is provided by the Brisbane-based Motorised Infantry of the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment and the Darwin-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Command, logistics and support elements have come from the Darwin-based 1st Brigade.
| 20060922adf8185016_0048 Dutch 1st Lieutenant Marlon Degroot (left) shares a joke with 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Warrant Officer Class 1 Chris Carroll (centre) at a meeting between Dutch and Australian vehicle maintainers in Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 22 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060922adf8185016_0086 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment mechanic Sergeant Alistair Messer (right) answers a few question from the Dutch vehicle maintainers on the Australian Bushmaster in Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 22 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060922adf8185016_0089 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment mechanic Sergeant Alistair Messer (left) shares some of his knowledge on the Australian Bushmaster with the Dutch vehicle maintainers in Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 22 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060922adf8185016_0099 Dutch welder Corporal 1st Class David Abekassis (left) asks 1st Combat Engineer Regiment Craftsman Wayne Lenegan-Dry (right) a few questions about the Australian Bushmaster in Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 22 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060922adf8185016_0110 1st Combat Engineer Regiment soldiers, Warrant Officer Class 1 Chris Carroll (left) and Corporal Regan Paterson (right) listen in as Dutch Warrant Officer 1st Class Jack Meekes (centre) explains a little about the Dutch vehicle maintenance section in Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 22 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060922adf8185016_0122 Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force Soldiers, Corporal Regan Paterson (front right) and Sergeant Alistair Messer (middle right) answer a few questions from the Dutch vehicle maintainers on the maintenance for the Australian Bushmaster in Southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 22 September 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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