Image Gallery 2006
07 December 2006
Latest photos from Operation SLIPPER
A contingent of Australian Defence Force personnel is 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 two 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.
| 20061203adf8185016_0071 Private Matthew Moodie from the Darwin-based 5th/7th Royal Australian Regiment lowers the regiments flag during a parade to mark the separation of the regiment into the 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment and the 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 27 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061203adf8185016_0076 Private Matthew Moodie from the Darwin based 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment lowers the regiment's flag during a parade to mark the separation of the regiment into the 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment and the 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 27 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20061203adf8185016_0080 Private Matthew Moodie stands tall holding the 5/7 Royal Australian Regimental flag after lowering it for the final time during a parade to mark the separation of the regiment into the 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment and the 7th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment in southern Afghanistan. (Date taken: 27 November 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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