Latest Australian Defence Force Pics 05/08/07

[AussieNick]

Armoured vehicles from Combat Team Waler arrive in Ash Shatrah

Sergeant Christopher Day, from Brisbane, securing the area at the Ash Shatrah Water Treatment Plant.

(L-R) Private James Baldwin, from Warner, Brisbane, and Corporal Darren Lindner from Brisbane, securing the area at the Ash Shatrah

Major Christopher McKay, the OC Combat Team Waler watches from the turret of an ASLAV as his soldiers go to work

Private Matthew O'Toole, age 22 from Camira, Brisbane, moves to the Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle to deploy back to Camp Terendak, Tallil after the successful inspection of the Ash Shatrah water treatment plant.

A patrol from the OBG-W moves towards the village of Al Islah.

Private Clinton Jones, aged 22, from Tweed Heads, NSW, takes a rest during a Key Leadership Engagement in the village of Al Islah.

Lance Corporal Danny Whitehead (left) and Major Christopher Cunneen, the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-4 Doctor from Bay Side, Brisbane, treat an Iraqi man at the Al Islah medical centre during the Medical Civil Action Program.

 

[AussieNick]

Baghdad Sunrise: Private Cameron Briggs watches over Baghdad from the SECDET XII Observation Post in Baghdad’s International Zone.

Private Stephen Cadzow (left) and US Army soldier Sergeant Gary Scott stand guard at the joint entrance to the Australian Embassy and the neighbouring US military medical facility.
Private Cadzow is on detached service with SECDET XII from Overwatch Battle Group (West) Four in southern Iraq, acting as a back-fill for SECDET soldiers on leave.

Military Policeman and close personal protection specialist Corporal Leon Whelan calls in on a two-way radio prior to departing the Australian Embassy in Baghdad on a mission.

Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) from SECDET XII pass under the 'Gold Top' arch in Baghdad’s International Zone. The nearest vehicle is a Personnel Carrier variant and is fitted with a Remote Weapon Station with .50 cal machine gun, while the rear vehicle has a turret-mounted 25mm canon and is commonly referred to as a 'Gun Car'.

Australian Light Armoured Vehicle crewman Trooper Anthony Cowling is pictured in the vehicle park of the SECDET compound in Baghdad’s International Zone following a local patrol. He has removed his helmet but is otherwise wearing his equipment, which includes an anti-flash hood.

Australian Army snipers employed in the overwatch role provide an extra set of eyes for the ground troops travelling the busy streets of Baghdad. Here Lance Corporal Stewart Alport (rear with rifle) and Private Nathan Kerr watch over Baghdad

Corporal Glenn Wright (left) and Private Donald McPhail from SECDET XII fire their 5.56mm F88 Steyr Assault Rifles during a range practice at Butler Range in Diyala Province, Iraq

Dust rises as Private Nathan Kerr fires an AW50 .50 cal anti-material rifle at Butler Range in Diyala Province, Iraq. In the foreground Lance Corporal Stewart Alport takes note of the point of strike.

 

[AussieNick]

(L-R) Corporal Adam Ireson, 26 from Whyalla, SA and Sergeant Lee Vermeer, 33 from Caboolture, Brisbane overseeing the new recruits learning how to march at Camp Ur, An Nasiriyah as part of the Australian Army Training Team Iraq 9.

No.6 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force F-111 strike jet conducts an inverted pass during its aerial display for the Warbirds Over Wanaka 2008 Air Show, held in New Zealand over 21-23 March 2008.

(Centre) Private James Baldwin, age 23 from Warner, Brisbane, waits to receive orders from the Section Commander Corporal Darren Lindner (left), age 28 from Everton Park, Brisbane, at a Vehicle Check Point.

Corporal Darren Lindner gives orders to his section before liaising with the Iraqi Police at a Vehicle Check Point.

Private James Baldwin(far left) and Corporal Darren Lindner (far right) assist Iraqi Police at a Vehicle Check Point.

A Shura (Afghan name for meeting) is held near Patrol Base Worsley in the Dorafshan region, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan. The Shura was hosted by Commanding Officer, Reconstruction Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel David Wainwright, who is seated centre-left wearing a bush hat and facing the viewer's left.

Combat Engineers from Reconstruction Task Force 3 build a culvert while conducting roadworks in the Dorafshan region of Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.

Infantry Platoon Commander Lieutenant Ben Watson of Reconstruction Task Force 3 makes a new friend during a goodwill patrol in the Dorafshan region of Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.

 

[Team Infidel]

great pics... thanks again.....

 

[AussieNick]

Security soldiers watch over Combat Engineers from Reconstruction Task Force 3 build a culvert during roadworks in the Dorafshan region of Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.

Members of an infantry patrol move through a village in Dorafshan

Infantrymen Corporal Daniel Lobascher and Private Luke Hanlon, from Reconstruction Task Force 3 pause during a local engagement patrol in the Dorafshan region of Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.

Olympic athlete and world champion hurdler Jana Rawlinson and brother Lieutenant Ryan Pittman at the Reconstruction Task Force farewell parade in Sydney.

Lance Corporal Eddard Buenaobra, age 33 from Bexley, Sydney is the Assistant Transport Supervisor for the Overwatch Battle Group at Camp Terendak, Tallil Air Base, Iraq.Lance Corporal Eddard Buenaobra, age 33 from Bexley, Sydney is the Assistant Transport Supervisor for the Overwatch Battle Group at Camp Terendak, Tallil Air Base, Iraq.

From left to right Chief Of The Navy Rear Admiral Russell Crane, Chief Of The Army Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie, Chief Of The Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, Vice Chief Of The Defence Force Lieutenant General David Hurley and Chief Of The Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Mark Binskin in Canberra after having their new positions announced by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

 

[AussieNick]

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Private Clinton Jones, 23 from Tweed Heads, NSW prepares to step off on a night patrol through the city of An Nasiriyah.

Soldiers from section 62 Alpha conduct final 'battle preparations' as they step off on a night patrol through the city of An Nasiriyah.

Lance Corporal Adam Cambridge, age 23 from Murwillumbah, NSW preparing to step off on a night patrol through the city of An Nasiriyah.

Private Nathan Mohr, age 21 from Albury, NSW manning the MAG 58 machine gun mounted on an Australian Bushmaster during a night patrol in the city of An Nasiriyah.

(L-R) Corporal Leigh Connor, age 29 from Southern River, Perth and Private Nathan Brown, age 21 from Cranbourne, Melbourne in the Infantry Mobility Vehicle (Bushmaster) before heading out for a night patrol.

(L-R) Private Nathan Brown, age 21 from Cranbourne Melbourne and Corporal Leigh Connor, age 29 from Southern River, Perth prepare their personnel equipment before a night patrol.

Lieutenant Alex Bearse, age 24 from Burra, NSW walks hand in hand with an Iraqi family during a visit to the small village of Dhi Qar.

(L-R) Corporal Jason Lefevre, age 25 from Launceston, Tasmania and Private Lukas Woolley, age 19 from Karvah, NSW inspecting a vehicle along a troubled highway in southern Iraq.

 

[Warwick]

Top pics!!!

 

[A Can of Man]

Awesome photos!

 

[AussieNick]

Corporal Steve Fulop from the Parachute Training School, Nowra, checks over French Foreign Legion paratroopers as they get ready to board No.38 Squadron Caribous for a parachute drop over New Caledonia during CDS08.

A French Puma refuels on the flight deck of HMAS Kanimbla whilst a Landing Craft Medium 8 loads vehicles in front of a mountanous backdrop off the coast of Noumea during Exercise Croix Du Sud.

Army Lighter Amphibious Resupply Vehicles return to HMAS Kanimbla after deploying troops ashore

HMAS Kanimbla conducts helicopter operations with a French Fennec helicopter (Australian Squirel equivalent) during Exercise Croix Du Sud off the coast of Noumea.

HMAS Larrakia conducts helicopter operations training with a RAN Augusta 109E.

 

[Team Infidel]

great shots.........

 

[Vilodja]

Wow, weird seeing Legionnaires and Aussie Soldiers in the same photo, tell me more about this "Exercise Croix Du Sud" Nick...

 

[AussieNick]

"Exercise Croix Du Sud" is a joint exercise between Australia, France, New Zealand, Tonga and Vanuatu. It is hosted by the French in New Caledonia. The exercise aims to enhance the capability and interoperability of the armed forces of Pacific countries in preparation to respond to a potential regional emergency or crisis.

Australia’s commitment to the exercise includes a headquarters element, HMA Ships KANIMBLA and WOLLONGONG, a composite infantry company from the 1 Brigade, paratroop instructors from 3 RAR, one Sea King, and three Caribous as well as providing technical support.

 

[wolfen]

How old is the HMAS Kanimbla, cause I swear I either saw that one or one similar to it in '91

 

[AussieNick]

How old is the HMAS Kanimbla, cause I swear I either saw that one or one similar to it in '91

HMAS Kanimbla was formerly the USS Saginaw (LST 1188).

The ship was laid down by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company at San Diego, California for the USN on 24 May 1969 as Newport class tank landing ship USS Saginaw. She was launched on 7 February 1970, sponsored by the wife of R. James Harvey, a Congressman and former mayor of Saginaw, Michigan, and commissioned into the United States Navy on 23 January 1971.

The ship was acquired by the Royal Australian Navy and recommissioned as Kanimbla on 29 August 1994, for use as an amphibious warfare transport ship. To achieve this, the ship was extensively reconstructed, making her the lead ship in a new class of vessel; the Kanimbla class Landing Platform Amphibious (LPA). Two LPAs are active in the RAN, Kanimbla and Manoora, both of which are based at Sydney's Fleet Base East.

This might explain why you saw something similar.

 

[AussieNick]

Lieutenant Ben White, a Sea King pilot, passing islands in Northern New Caledonia during Exercise Croix Du Sud.

HMAS Kanimbla departing the Poum lagoon at the completion of Exercise Croix Du Sud, in Northern New Caledonia.

Gunner Jeromy Last, 25 from Bendigo, with 122mm rockets at Camp Terendak, Tallil.

(L-R) Lance Bombardier Tom Shane, 22, from Victor Harbour, SA, Bombardier Stephen Borg, 22, from West Lakes, SA, and Lance Bombardier Damien Young, 25, from Cann River, Vic, conduct launch drills with the Skylark miniature unmanned aerial vehicle at Camp Terendak, Tallil.

F/A-18 Hornet aircraft with 75 Squadron are lined up at Eielson Air Force Base Alaska covered in snow and ice.

Leading Aircraftwoman Patricia Entwistle checks stock in the main hangar at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska as part of Exercise Red Flag 2008.

Leading Aircraftman Patrick Longobardi blasts the ice and snow from the wings of the aircraft in preperation for flight.

 

[Team Infidel]

very cool........

 

[AussieNick]

Rest in peace. Another good digger lost.

Lance Corporal Marks, 27 years of age from 4 RAR (Commando), was killed during a gun-battle in the early hours of Monday, 28 April when Australian special forces soldiers were engaged by Taliban extremists using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. 4 other commandos were wounded in the engagement.

He is survived by his wife and 2 children.

ANZAC day, 25th April. The Australian ensign party marches past the shrine of remembrance at Gallipoli

A park commemorating the charge of the Australian Light Horsemen at Beersheba (often cited as the last successful proper cavalry charge in history) during the first world war has been unveiled in Israel.

Members from 4/19 Prince of Wales Light Horse form part of the guard during the ceremony.

Members from 12/16 Hunter River Lancers during the ceremony.

Lest we forget - Anzac day 2008, Tallil, Iraq

3 Aussies and 1 Brit perform a Caterfalque party at the dawn service in Tallil

Berets and rifles representing fallen soldiers Sergeant Mathew Locke MG and Private Luke Worsley and members of the catafalque party stand adjacent to the cenotaph during the ANZAC day dawn service in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.

Trooper Bradley Tyler salutes as the Australian National Anthem is played at SECDET 13’s Anzac Day Dawn Service 2008.

 

[SigJohnson]

RIP LCPL Marks
Gone but not forgotten.
Thankyou and your family for your sacrifice.

Lest We Forget

 

[AussieNick]

RIP LCPL Marks
Gone but not forgotten.
Thankyou and your family for your sacrifice.

Lest We Forget

I think the lads are in for a rough spring in the 'Stan this year

 

[SigJohnson]

Lets just hope its not too bad
My thoughts are with them constantly - Keep up the good work digs, the job is getting done.