Australians At War

[AussieNick]

An Australian Soldier patrols the perimeter of a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan under a full moon.

SECDET 7 firing the F88

Corporal Nathan Heckel fires his sighting shots

Australian soldiers from the Townsville based 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (Bravo Company) conduct a street patrol in Baghdad.

Private John Hockley from 2RAR pauses during patroling Baghdad streets on Operation Falconer.

An Australian soldier from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment on piquet in the city of Baghdad.

Chief of Defence Force General Peter Cosgrove congratulates Colonel Jeff Davie, who has been awarded a Bravery Medal for his actions in the aftermath of the bombing of the United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad.

All roads lead to home

Corporal Josh Bowden of the Al Muthanna Task Group attending a range practice outside As Samawah with the British Light Dragoons.

Members of 2CAV on night piquet in a Type 1 Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) at the Security Detachment in Baghdad.

Maritime interception operations in the Northern Persian Gulf are currently being conducted by HMAS Stuart. Here the ships boarding party is pictured enroute to a search task.

Private Lee Bailey, a signaller with the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) stops to radio a message while on patrol near As Samawah, southern Iraq.

SASR Soldier with Javelin

 

[bulldogg]

Great pix mate... we just need to get the fashion police to write the ADF a warning though over them camo patterns.

 

[AussieNick]

WHAT?!!! You've got no idea. They're the greatest set of cams you'll ever find.

 

[phoenix80]

very funny!

Thanks for sharing pics, matey!

 

[Chief Bones]

Impressive pics - Aussies always answer the call. Ooorah

 

[AussieNick]

Australian Army diggers walk along what is commonly known by the locals as Red Beach, the site of a famous battle between the American and Japanese forces during the battle for Guadalcanal in World War Two.

Rebel leader Jimmy Rasta surrenders to Australian soldiers and federal police in the Solomon Islands shortly after the capture of another well known rebel leader Harold Keke.

Private Arron Peterson from the 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment based in Townsville provides an escort to Honiara police station in Solomon’s Islands

SAS soldiers crewing a Surveillance Reconnaissance Vehicle (SRV) prepare to move at sunrise during a joint Australian and Afghan patrol.

SAS troopers prepare at dawn in Afghanistan to depart on a joint Australian and Afghan Army patrol

An Australian Ammunition Technician prepares to dispose of unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan.

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[phoenix80]

thanks a bunch for posting!

 

[nasa88]

Good pics,some pics are very funny.:cheers:

 

[AussieNick]

HMAS Parramatta (foreground) in the Persian Gulf with HMAS Newcastle (rear).

Warrant Officer Class 2 Tony Colliver, Australian Army Training Team Iraq, plays the bagpipes at Camp Smitty, in Al Muthanna Province, as part of the Al Muthanna Task Group commemoration of Remembrance Day 2005.

Corporal Colin Cocks and Sergeant Patrick Reynolds, both Military Policemen, load up an armoured BMW for a VIP move through Baghdad.

Trooper David Tomlins of 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides security to Japanese Iraq Reconstruction Group convoy vehicles in As Samawah.

Bombardier Andrew Hamilton, 8 / 12th Medium Regiment of Darwin provides protection to the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction Support Group during the building works inspection of the Nurses Training School refurbishment in As Samawah

Corporal Nathan Heckel and Private Stewart Alpert - both from 6 Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) sniper cell on the range in Baghdad.

Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAV) conducting routine patrol of the International Zone (IZ).

ieutenant Colonel Stephen Tully, AM - Commanding officer (CO) of the Australian Army Training Team - Iraq 4 [AATT- I (4)]

A soldier from the Australian Army Training Team Iraq 4 [AATT- I (4) demonstrates firing the AK-47 rifle while training the new Iraqi army.

Captain Toby Storm of Wauchope (NSW) talks with local Iraqis at a vehicle checkpoint

 

[Mohmar Deathstrike]

Great pix mate... we just need to get the fashion police to write the ADF a warning though over them camo patterns.

Haha. They're probably designed to blend in to an average Australian desert environment.

 

[Missileer]

Great pictures. Did you know that the first tunnel rats in Vietnam were Aussies? They were also the first to find out that the whole country was tunnel networks.(History Channel last Saturday)

 

[Fox]

^^ No, I don't know that, Missileer. Anyway, Great pics, mate!

 

[AussieNick]

Great pictures. Did you know that the first tunnel rats in Vietnam were Aussies? They were also the first to find out that the whole country was tunnel networks.

That's right. Australian ginger beers (engineers), poor bastards. That's why I didnt want to be an engineer.

Haha. They're probably designed to blend in to an average Australian desert environment.

Your half right. They are based on the standard Auscam as you can see the guys in the Solomons wearing. It is created using a computer program that takes thousands of photos from around Australia, all different regions, and created that pattern as the best camouflage, and it works wonders.

They simply fed photos of Iraq and Afghanistan landscapes into the same program and it came up with our AusDesert Cam. Works a treat too.

Australian Army Aviation lads have a bit of a laugh over the Indycar on the Gold Coast. Needless to say the media went to town over this. But it's pretty good for a laugh (although slightly off topic as they aren't at war)

 

[tomtom22]

Great pictures.
Kudos to the Aussies.:rock:

eace:

 

[phoenix80]

why tits (breasts) are such important stuff in Australia?

:-D

 

[tomtom22]

why tits (breasts) are such important stuff in Australia?

:-D

Youv'e got it all wrong Phoenix, the sign he is hoding is an abbreviation for "Time In Transit Speed" meant for the pilot of the helicopter taking the picture.
:roll: :rock:

 

[AussieNick]

why tits (breasts) are such important stuff in Australia?

What? Don't you guys like them in Canada or something?

 

[phoenix80]

LMAO!

who doesnt!? but it seems it is a big issue there. nude beaches and stories about topless swimmers in Australia.

hehehehehe

((((JUST KIDDING, Bro))))

 

[Locke]

awesome stuff nick, great photos

i love the fact that even the bagpipes are in camo, cuz y'know, if the enemy captured the pipes they might be inclined to use them against us:-D

i was going to ask if you had the pic of the chopper at the indycars, good stuff

it just me or are the japanese fatigues really really dark for such an arid environment?

 

[AussieNick]

LMAO!

who doesnt!? but it seems it is a big issue there. nude beaches and stories about topless swimmers in Australia.

hehehehehe

Well when you've got as many beautiful beaches, as many beautiful women and as much sunshine as us who wouldn't.

Anyway, back to the war like stuff.

Soldiers test fire their weapons at dawn in Afghanistan as they prepare to depart on a joint Australian and Afghan patrol.

SAS Troopers watch the AFL grand final in Afghanistan

Grunt from 5/7 Battalion after dismounting from a Bushmaster IMV

5/7 Cpl finds some shade in Al Muthanna

5/7 RAR soldier at sunset

SAS Trooper with Javelin anti-tank weapon in Iraq

RAN Re-supply on the way to the gulf

Beach landing at Bilbao in the early days of the East Timor campaign

Captain from the Command Protection Force in East Timor

Army Aviation Caribou over East Timor. The Caribou was used for humanitarian food and aid supply drops

(Not at war - but good enough) Royal Australian Navy clearance divers on beach obstacles during training