CPOCD Zelko Paskov gets in some Xmas shopping at Afghan markets, Tarin Kot, Afghanistan.
There are currently 5 CPOCD's serving in Afghanistan.
Andrew Keitley, Peter Weingaertner, Luke Graham, Zelko Paskov & Michael Oaklands.
Lt. Richard Brickacek MCDO & LSCD Brendan Twine
LSCD Twine
Lt 'Brick' Brickacek
Lt Brickacek
L to R: LSCD Jeremy Thomas, POCD Lane Patterson & POCD Mick Oaklands
near Patrol Base Buman, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan - Oct 2009
POCD Mick Oaklands and an Army Engineer, with a sample of what we are pulling out of caches.
Miribad Valley, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan - Jan 2010
POCD Mick Oaklands, Patrol House in Miribad Valley, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan - Nov 2009
LCDR Doug Griffiths and LEUT Sam Coleman. Taken in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan in Apr 09.
Sam was the OIC of the Australian Weapons Intel Team and did all the level 1 IED exploitation.
Doug was in charge of all the IED exploitation across the country.
LCDR Doug Griffiths
Afghanistan.
CPOCD Phil Shirley
Apr - Oct 2008.
'The long walk'.
Phil Shirley.
POCD Troy Eather, CPOCD Phil Shirley & Army Engineer with components of IED find. 2008
Photo by Corporal Neil Ruskin
Caption:
Mid Caption - RTF 4 is expanding its operations North from its base in Tarin Kowt, building a series of patrol bases for use by ISAF and the Afghan National Police and Army. The Task Force
is now operating regularly in the Baluchi Valley, an area of great strategic significance to the Taliban Extremists in Uruzgan Province.
POCD Troy Eather, prior to insertion for EOD task.
The EOD team. Two Army Engineers, CPOCD Phil Shirley and POCD Troy Eather.
High order. BIP of 30kg HME
Phil Shirley looking for the command wire.
Lt Steve Woodman receives his UN 'been there' medal'.
Khartoum.
Xmas '07 in Iraq - POCD Paul Knight & Santa.
Xmas '07 in Afghanistan.
CPOCD Bruce Harvey, WOCD Paul Darcey and CPOCD Zelco Paskof - IRAQ 2008.
LCDR Doug Griffiths (left) and LCDR David Ince handing over in Kabul.
LCDR Doug Griffiths is currently serving in Afghanistan as the Chief Exploitation Officer to the Counter IED Branch at HQISAF in Kabul.
Doug is the 3rd MCDO in the position (Russ Crawford was the first).
Its not often that 2 MCDO's will handover a tri-service rotational operational billet in a land locked country.
LCDR Russ Crawford, WOCD Matt Hurley & LCDR Steve Bliss - Iraq '06.
WOCD Matt Hurley - Iraq - '06
Iraq - '06
ANZAC Day 2004, PM John Howard issuing the first Iraq campaign medals.
CPOCD Sid Banevicius (Command Sergeant Major) assisting.
CPOCD Sid Banevicius conducting Force Protection training. Iraq.
CPOCD Sid Banevicius conducting Force Protection training. Iraq.
CPOCD Banevicius with Army Major visiting Umm Qasr Mar 04.
AB Michelin and CPO Banevicius conducting Boarding Operation from HMAS Parramatta
in the North Arabian Gulf in Dec 05.