Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Private Warwick Lucas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Even crossing the road is a serious affair in Afghanistan as Private Damien Kent covers Private Adam Langford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Soldiers of the Reconstruction Task Force, based in Afghanistan, unload their weapons on return from an inspection tour of works in Tarin Kowt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Warming up...Reconstruction Task Force 3 soldiers huddle around a fire during one of the colder days of operations in the Chora region of Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 A soldier from Reconstruction Task Force 3 patrols against the rugged and snow-covered mountains of the Chora region of Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Sergeant Lloyd Brandon (2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment) examines a frozen water catchment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Lieutenant Ben Watson (2nd Battalion Royal Ausralian Regiment), deployed to Afghanistan with Reconstruction Task Force 3, speaks to a local man through the use of an interpreter whilst on patrol in the Chora region of Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 I had to resize this image a fair bit, but I didn't want to lose that big mountain and sky, or resize the image using a program as it reduces the quality. So this one is abit skinny. Private Brant Logan (standing) and Private Matthew Zejfert, from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment's Mortar Platoon, prepare to fire their 81mm mortar during a fire support mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Fire mission # 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 A Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle from Reconstruction Task Force Three heads off across the rugged countryside of the Chora region of Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Private Aaron John Duffy from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment kneels beside a near frozen creek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 A group of Bushmaster Infantry mobility vehicles break from a hide, and depart on the next leg of a patrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 A Mack Truck from Reconstruction Task Force Three sits and waits while a camel train moves through the area. Photo taken during the commencement of Operation Shar Markaz, conducted in the Dorafshan area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 An up-armored Australian Bulldozer from Reconstruction Task Force Three levels ground in preparation for construction works as during Operation Shar Markaz in the Dorafshan area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Two soldiers from Reconstruction Task Force Three document recovered weapons and ammunition found in a hidden weapon cache during a patrol in the Dorafshan area. The weapons were used in an attack on Australian positions the previous night and were cached by the fleeing insurgents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Corporal Damian Woods and Corporal Ty Mcrae from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, now serving with Reconstruction Task Force Three in Afghanistan, log information into the Personal Data Assistants carried by all Section Commanders following their return from a patrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 An ASLAV Personnel Carrier from 2/14 Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) returns to its dug-in overwatch position during Operation Shar Markaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Soldiers from Reconstruction Task Force Three conduct their night routine and prepare to stand-to in their pits whilst an earth mover continues digging other fighting positions of the construction site during Operation Shar Markaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) An engineering plant vehicle lifts multiple Hesco baskets during the construction of a perimeter wall. Edited February 27, 2008 by Tiger-pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Hallo Tiger-Pie, some great pictures, many thanks for posting Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 (From R-L) Corporal Jarred (Bingo) Bingham and Private Damien Brown from 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment conduct night routine in the late hours of the afternoon during Reconstruction Task Force Three's Operation Shar Markaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 A soldier sits in an overwatch position during a short halt from a patrol in the Dorafshan region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Commanding Officer Reconstruction Task Force Three Lieutenant Colonel David Wainwright (right) speaks with a local Afghan man about the situation in the Dorafshan region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Soldiers carry a wooden beam across the worksite during construction of a checkpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) Who is more surprised? Major Jim Kmet comes face to face with some of the local animal life while out on patrol. Edited February 27, 2008 by Tiger-pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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