09 May 2003
On patrol at Baghdad International Airport

Royal Australian Air Force Airfield Defence Guard detachment patrol the roads around the Australian section of Baghdad International Airport.
The controllers and RAAF support staff are protected in their location by a detachment of Airfield Defence Guards.
The detachment conducts regular foot patrols around the Australian section of the airport, ensuring a precise knowledge of the ground and potential threats in the area.
Royal Australian Air Force air traffic controllers have commenced full operations at Baghdad International Airport.
The team of 13 controllers has taken over from their United States Air Force counterparts at the airport, which is similar in size to Tullamarine in Melbourne. They monitor up to 450 helicopter and 55 fixed wing movements per day.
All communications to aircraft are conducted through RAAF communications systems.

	Leading Aircraftsman (LAC) Darren Hoare and Sergeant Charlie Kearnan, from the Royal Australian Air Force Airfield Defence Guard detachment, patrols the Australian section of Baghdad International Airport. (Date taken: 4 May 2003) Low-Res | Hi-Res
	An Iraqi truck driver has a laugh with Leading Aircraftsman (LAC) Darren Hoare during a security patrol of the Australian sector of Baghdad International Airport. LAC Hoare is a member of the Royal Australian Air Force Airfield Defence Guard detachment based at the airport. (Date taken: 4 May 2003) Low-Res | Hi-Res
	A U.S. military convoy rolls past Leading Aircraftsman (LAC) Darren Hoare, from the Royal Australian Air Force Airfield Defence Guard detachment, as he patrols the roads around the Australian section of Baghdad International Airport. (Date taken: 4 May 2003) Low-res | Hi-Res
	Leading Aircraftsman (LAC) Darren Hoare, from the Royal Australian Air Force Airfield Defence Guard detachment, props during a patrol around the Australian section of Baghdad International Airport. (Date taken: 4 May 2003) Low-res | Hi-Res
	Corporal Mark Eriksson, a communications electronic technician, works on a signal lamp in the air traffic control tower at Baghdad International Airport. (Date taken: 4 May 2003) Low-res | Hi-Res
	Tower supervisor, Flight Lieutenant Charles Robinson (left) oversees aircraft operations at Baghdad International Airport. Flying Officer Paul Lummis (seated) works as the tower controller, with Flight Lieutenant Grant Stuchbury (rear) monitoring aircraft ground movements. (Date taken: 4 May 2003) Low-res | Hi-Res
	A security patrol of Baghdad International Airport is undertaken by LAC Hoare, a member of the Royal Australian Air Force Airfield Defence Guard detachment based at the airport. In the background are aircraft from the long grounded civilian fleet of Iraqi Air. (Date taken: 4 May 2003) Low-res | Hi-Res
	Squadron Leader Stephen Edgeley takes a break from air traffic control duties at Baghdad International Airport. (Date taken: 4 May 2003) Low-res | Hi-Res
	Sergeant Charlie Kearnan, from the Royal Australian Air Force Airfield Defence Guard detachment, patrols the Australian section of Baghdad International Airport air traffic control tower. (Date taken: 4 May 2003) Low-res | Hi-Res