Latest Australian Defence Force Pics 05/08/07

[AussieNick]

An old Leopard AS1 from the 1st Armoured Regiment churns up the red soil of South Australia. The Leopard is now off the ORBAT.

Australian soldiers from 1 RTF patrol Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan

Commandos from 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment during urban ops training at Holsworthy Barracks

An Australian ASLAV from Combat Team Courage in Southern Iraq

Lance Bombardier Yannick Fitzsimmonds of Oxenford, Queensland patrols the streets of Dili in Timor

Private Andrew Carmen who is based at Camp Terendak in southern Iraq as part of the overwatch Battlegroup West (OBW).

M1A1 from the 1st Armoured Regiment fire on static targets at Mt Bundy in Northern Australia.

Gunner Brayden Webb (foreground) and bombardier Alexander Buzescu (background) from16th Air Defence Regiment during Exercise Predator's Strike at El Alamein Army Camp, Cultana, South Australia.

 

[Venom PL]

Nice pics AussieNick

How many Abrams M1A1 tanks are in Astralian Army ...59 ? and for how long Leo's 1 are going to be in service ?

 

[phoenix80]

Lovely Photos...

I didnt know Aussies had M1A1 Abrams. Good for them!

 

[Fox]

I heard Aussie Army bought about 20 or more Abrams recently.

Nice pics, AussieNick.

 

[AussieNick]

Leopard is now out of service. Never got to fire a shot in anger.
And yes, we've just taken delivery of an initial 59 M1A1.

 

[AussieNick]

An Australian sldier from 1 RTF in Tarin Kowt

M1A1 Abrams AIM from 1st Armoured Regiment at Mt Bundy

Sergeant Conrad Lewson from the 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers challenges Warrant Officer Class 1 Nicholas Rees from the Australian Reconstruction Task Force to an arm wrestle.

Private James Gengi from the Gapuwiyak Community in Arnhem Land prepares for a long range recon patrol in far northern Australia with NORFORCE

Commanding Officer of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Jake Ellwood with the colours on parade readying the battalion to leave for Iraq

Corporal Kyle Stewart of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment holds Sergeant Courage (the regiment mascot) high as a General Salute is presented as 5 RAR, The Royal Australian Regiment Colours are marched on.

On patrol around the streets of Fatu Hada in Dili, is Private Phillip Boschen of Charlie Company, from the Townsville-based 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the Anzac Battle Group.

US Marines and Australian infantry dismount at Shoalwater Bay

 

[AussieNick]

Dawn in Southern Afghanistan for an Australian mounted patrol

L/CPL Woo from 6 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment firing his weapon in Timor

Lieutenant Nicholas Perriman in An Nasariyah, Iraq

An Australian soldier from 1st Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment dismounts a Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle, to fire the 84mm rocket launcher in Southern Afghanistan

Soldiers from 6th Battalion RAR Regimental Police clear buildings in Timor

M113 from 1st Armoured Regiment firing .50 cal at Cultana in South Australia

Soldiers from 7th Battalion RAR patrol Southern Iraq

RAAF Hornet flying over Melbourne

 

[AussieNick]

Trooper Grant Wharton (Rear), and Trooper Matt Gaskin (Front) take a break in Southern Afghanistan. Both are from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.

Observing over Hesco barriers from a Bushmaster IMV as MAG-58 are fired in Urazgan, Afghanistan.

An AP-3C Orion surveillance from 92 Wing RAAF flies over HMAS Manoora on Operation Cranberry

HMAS PARRAMATTA departs Sydney Harbour for the Northern Indian Ocean to participate in Operation Relex, on a cool and overcast day.

Soldiers from the North-West Mobile Force patrol cautiously by Zodiac

Soldiers from Combat Team Southern Cross (drawn from 25th/49th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment) withdraw from the Solomon Islands

 

[Infern0]

nice to see a norforce picture in their....unusual unit, and by all accounts very very good at what they do

 

[AussieNick]

nice to see a norforce picture in their....unusual unit, and by all accounts very very good at what they do

Yeah the Pilbara Regt, 51st Bn Far Northern Queensland regiment and NORFORCE are some very interesting soldiers indeed.

 

[AussieNick]

HMAS Newcastle (guided missile frigate) sails into Pearl Harbour

For those who don't think soldiers 'dig in' on operations any more....think again. Aussie diggers in their shell-scrapes in Tarin Kowt

An Aussie ASLAV in Afghanistan as part of RTF 2

A couple of Australian MP's and an Australian Federal Police Officer in Dilli, Timor.

Private Dirk Thomson from 3 Platoon 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment pivots to begin his rear-ward bound of a fighting withdrawal drill during lead-up training in the High Range Training Area, North Queensland.

Members of the 3rd Reconstruction Task Force face out in all directions as they provide cover for their Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle during mission rehearsals in Queensland

An ARH Tiger from the 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Division flying over Robertson Barracks in Darwin

Airmen from No 11 Squadron RAAF (of RAAF base Edinburgh in Adelaide) on parade with family and loved ones in the centre after returning from one of the units longest periods of continuous deployment in Iraq - from January 2003 to July 2007

 

[AussieNick]

Commandos from 4th Battalion conduct an urban assault in Sydney

Corporal Richard Krieger from Combat Team Courage conducts a live range shoot with the Romanian PSL Sniper Rifle provided by the Romanian Army during a live fire shoot in Iraq

Soldiers from the OBG-W run to cover in Iraq

Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy talks with a soldier of the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-3 during his visit to Camp Terendak in southern Iraq.

A soldier from the Reconstruction Task Force watches over the causeway worksite in Tarin Kowt as engineers meet with local contractors to discuss progress.

Trooper Ryan MacNamara from the Battle Group Reserve, which is part of the Overwatch Battle Group (West)-3, lets loose on the Mag 58 7.62mm machine gun in southern Iraq.

Commandos conduct an urban assault at the Special Forces Training Centre Facility in Holsworthy

Members of the Tactical Assault Group - East prepare for a building raid

 

[AussieNick]

Commandos practive urban operations at the Special Forces Training Facility at Holsworthy Barracks

A torn and tattered Australian flag flies proudly over Trooper David Mitchell's ASLAV armoured vehicle in Iraq

Private Rhys Clout (Sunshine Coast, QLD) from Golf company takes a break while patrolling the streets of Dili, Timor-Leste.

Warrant Officer Wayne Lampard from the AATTI helps an Iraqi soldier steady himself while taking aim with an AK-47 rifle during marksmanship training at Camp Mittica, in southern Iraq.

The Chief of Defence, and Chiefs of Army, Navy and Airforce Salute as the gun carriage is loaded with the casket of the Retired General John Stuart Baker, AC, DSM.

The casket of Retired General John Stuart Baker, AC, DSM leaves the church.

Members of the Federation Guard fire volleys over the gun carriage

A soldier crawls to cover in Southern Iraq after coming under fire

 

[AussieNick]

Australian troops from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment prepare to assault Freshwater Beach with the United States Marines from the United States Navy amphibious ship USS Juneau.

Two Australian soldiers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, move to the safety of an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) and out of the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF). It is a new facility located at the Raspberry Creek Junction inside the Shoalwater Bay Training Area for Exercise Talisman Saber 07.

Joint Rapid Airfield Construction (JRAC) Taskforce Commander Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Yeaman says some goodbyes to JRAC Deputy Commander from the US Army Major Pat Stogner at the taskforce headquarters at Bradshaw Field Training Area in the Northern Territory.

Private Jay Steeger from Sydney-based 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment on patrol at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during exercise Talisman Saber 07. The 23 year old Private is originally from Perth.
Operating together, Australian and American forces have been perfecting techniques in warfighting through realtime scenarios during Exercise Talisman Saber 2007.

Paratroopers from 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, leap out of a Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules onto a drop zone in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Saber 07. The soldiers jumped at dusk to seize a nearby airfield as a secure foothold for the arrival of 'follow-on' forces.

Australian Light Armoured Vehicles from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment at Sabina Point during the beach landing Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Exercise Talisman Saber 07.

Corporal Daniel Graafmans (26 Transport), Sergeant Daniel Smith (3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade), Private Craig Doran (26 Transport),Private Joel Black (26 Transport) and Lance Corporal Donald Parker (3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade) conducting familiarisation training with the Abrams on Exercise Talisman Saber 07 at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area.

Gunner Jason O'Leary from Brisbane-based 20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment takes up a defensive position after exiting a United States Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle while on exercise Talisman Saber 07 at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area.

 

[AussieNick]

Two RAAF F-111 from No. 1 Sqn with an F22 Raptor infront flying over the Nevada Desert.

Some of the F-111 in formation

Airfield Defence Guards from 18th Divisional Air Defence Battalion (Republic of Singapore Air Force) and 111 Air Defence Battery, 16 Air Defence Regiment from Woodside Barracks, South Australia.

Australian infantrymen from 5/7 RAR fight alongside their Armoured compatriots from the 1st Armoured Regiment

Corporal Michael Majetic (kneeling) of C Company 5/7 RAR leads his infantry section during a live-fire assault with Leopard Tanks from the 1st Armoured Regiment

Corporal Graham McLeay of C Company 5/7 RAR leads his infantry section during a live-fire assault with Leopard Tanks from the 1st Armoured Regiment

Soldiers from C Company 5/7 RAR de-bus from ArmouredPersonnel Carriers during a live-fire assault with Leopard Tanks from 1st Armoured Regiment

Lance Corporal Ken Gilchrist commands the gun group during a live-fire assault

 

[Venom PL]

Pics oryginally posted by He219 - enjoy

Soliders fire a Javelin anti-armour missile during Exercise Chong Ju. (Date taken: 23 August 2007)

An Australian Abrams M1A1 AIM-Main Battle Tank fires its 120mm main armament at enemy positions during Exercise CHONG JU.

Australian Abrams M1A1 AIM-Main Battle Tanks, Australian Light Armoured Vehicles and M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers from the Puckapunyal-based School of Armour begin their attack during Excercise CHONG JU.

An F-111 fighter bomber drops two Mark 82, 2000lb bombs on the battlefield during Exercise CHONG JU at the Puckapunyal Military Training Area. (Date taken: 23 August 2007)

Two Mk82, 2000lbs bombs, dropped by a Royal Australian Air Force F-111, detonate on target during Exercise Chong Ju.
(Date taken: 23 August 2007)

The Australian Abrams M1A1 AIM-Main Battle Tank from Puckpunyal-based Support Squadron, School of Armour engages an enemy position during Exercise CHONG JU at the Puckapunyal Military Training Area.

 

[AussieNick]

Tanks doing battle runs really are a sight to behold

 

[AussieNick]

Privates Mathew Clothier and Nathan Buswell (Sniper Team Leader) both from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), pictured in a fighting bay - one of many surrounding Camp Smitty.

Members of the Special Operation Task Group prepare for a patrol in Southern Afghanistan. The soldiers in this photo will be from either the SAS, the 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment or from the 1st Commando Regiment.

Members of the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) prepare for a patrol in southern Afghanistan

Australian SAS patrol in Southern Afghanistan

Captain John Van Hettam from Battle Group Reserve conducts a range practice with his 9mm Browning pistol as part of Overwatch Battle Group (West)-3.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter from the Holsworthy-based 171 Aviation Squadron, in support of the Special Operations Task Group, flying in the city of Sydney

Royal Australian Navy CD in Sydney harbour

Puckapunyal-based School of Artillery 53rd Field Battery members, (L-R) Gunner (GNR) Andrew Edgar and GNR Chris Toll load the L119 Hamel Gun to start a fire mission at the Puckapunyal Military Training Area during Exercise CHONG JU.

 

[AussieNick]

A sniper observer watches a firefight inside the green zone

An illum round fired in support of Australian troops in Tarin Kowt

Private Searle Page (front) from Combat Team Sabre on patrol with the Iraqi police

The Minister for Defence, Dr Brendan Nelson, and Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, made a brief visit to Kabul along with SAS close personal protection.

An Orion based at RAAF Pearce prepares to patrol the Indian Ocean in conjunction with RAN Collins Class submarine HMAS Rankin

Private Mathew Clothier from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), pictured holding the 7.62mm (.30 caliber Accuracy International (SR-98 bolt action sniper rifle fitted with a nightscope in a fighting bay - one of many surrounding Camp Smitty.

Member of SECDET conducting range practice in Baghdad

 

[AussieNick]

All the colours, banners and guidons of the Australian Army on parade for the centenary of federation

An ASLAV waits in overwatch for an infantry platoon patroling the treeline below in Afghanistan

An ASLAV crew on Ex Chong Ju

Seven-year-old Morris tries on a NORFORCE slouch hat during a community engagement activty in Wadeye in the Northern Territory.

ADF support to the NT Emergency Response Task Force currently includes mobility, communications and sustainment assistance to police and civilian health teams, interagency liaison and assistance with the procurement and provision of medical stores and contracted trade services.

Special forces soldiers patrol in Sydney harbour as part of the security for the APEC meetings.

Bombadier Greg Hunt gives the thumbs up after recovering the Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Camp Terendak in Iraq.

(L-R) Captain Robert Morrison (Commanding Officer HMAS ALBATROSS), Commodore Timothy Barrett (Commander Australian Naval Aviation Group), The Hon. Dr Brendon Nelson MP (Minster for Defence) and Mrs Joanna Gash MP (Federal Member for Gilmore).

Charlie company's (2 RAR) Company Sergeant Major, WO2 Warwick observing his surrounds during the beach assault in Hawaii