Captain Adam Loughrey shakes hands with Mohammad in the town of Al Grarraf in southern Iraq.<br/><font size="1">(Date taken: 19 September 2007)
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Explosive Detection Dog Razz rests between tasks during a training activity in Australia. 'Razz' was killed whilst identifying a Taliban extremist improvised explosive device in Oruzgan Province during a Special Operations Task Group patrol in mid-September. Razz's handler was also wounded in the explosion but has returned to full duty with the SOTG.
<p>Sept 2007 - Approx. eight kilometres north of Tarin Kowt Afghanistan.<br/><br/>"In their heaviest fighting to date, Australian soldiers with the Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) in Afghanistan have successfully repelled a prolonged attack by approximately 50 Taliban extremists".<br/></p><p>
<br/>25 September 2007<br/><b>Exercise Northern Station 2007<br/><br/></b>A vital component of Air Force training for operational readiness commenced in the Townsville High Range Training Area this week, with Exercise Northern Station 2007.<br/>Townsville-based Group Captain Ron Irons described the exercise as "the final in a series of training activities for 2007 designed to progressively develop the operational readiness of 395 and 396 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing units".<br/>"We'll establish an air base in a remote location and conduct missions which will test the skills of our personnel," Group Captain Irons said.<br/>Approximately 300 personnel will participate in the exercise activities, the majority of which will occur at the High Range Training Area, 50 kilometres to Townsville's west.<!--Element not supported - Type: 8 Name: #comment-->
Private Troy Arthur-Miller of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, as part of the 2nd Reconstruction Task Force, scans the surrounding area for threats as a local man watches on during a patrol in Afghanistan.<br/>(Date taken: 08 October 2007)
Private Nathan John Bick from the 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment scans for potential threats whilst on a patrol in Afghanistan.<br/><br/>(Date taken: 08 October 2007)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jorge Milla, deputy commander of the 358th Civil Affairs Brigade National Vocational Technical Team, rides in the back of an Australian bushmaster armored mobility vehicle on the way to a vocational/technical school in Nasiriyah, Iraq,
"Gather in!". Soldiers from Combat Team Waler listen to a range brief and identify range firing arcs indicated by Squadron Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 Carl Barr (foreground).
Australian soldiers maintain a safety perimeter behind the firing point, while local Iraqis arrive to watch the Australian troops go through their firing range practice.
Private Lukas Woolley (rear) checks ammunition state with Private Daniel Ball (foreground) during a combined infantry and armoured vehicle range practice.
Timor- Leste Battle Group soldier (Delta Company, 2RAR) at the Battle Group's Military Demonstration held in the district of Gleno, where the local people were invited to watch displays by the International Stablilisation Forces (ISF), including Military working dogs, repelling by Recon Platoon, and Amoured Personal Carriers.
Timor- Leste Battle Group's Corporal Ryan Young of Recon Platoon, 2RAR (far right) at the Battle Group's Military Demonstration held in the district of Gleno, where the local people were invited to watch displays by the International Stablilisation Forces (ISF), including Military working dogs, repelling by Recon Platoon, and Amoured Personal Carriers.
Timor- Leste Battle Group's Trooper Kirk Gray and Trooper Dillon Jones (7RAR) show eager onlookers the Armoured Personal Carrier and its hardwear, at the Battle Groups Military Demonstration held in the district of Gleno, where the local people were invited to watch displays by the International Stablilisation Forces, (ISF) including Military working dogs, repelling by Recon Platoon, and Amoured Personal Carriers.