P04103.308 Accession Number: P04103.308

Description

Informal group portrait of Australian Clearance Diving Team 3 (AUSCDT3), at the port of Um Qasr. Divers present at the time of the photograph include, Petty Officer Clearance Diver (POCD) Richard Hocking, Able Seaman Clearance Diver (ABCD) Darren Schuback, ABCD Kyle Atkins, ABCD Marcus Loring, Leading Seaman Clearance Diver (LSCD) Jason Dunn, LSCD Andrew Munrow, POCD Dean Campbell, Chief Petty Officer Clearance Diver (CPOCD) Peter Berbst, Lieutenant Commander (Lt Cdr) Paul Papalia, POCD Brice Harvey, LSCD Oliver Sattin, LSCD Troy Miles, POCD Chris Smart, Sub Lieutenant (Sub Lt) Jace Hutchinson, Chief Petty Officer Scott Craig, POCD Gavin Stevens, ABCD Richard Court, ABCD John Wilson, ABCD Ken Walker, ABCD Colin Von Rechenberge, ABCD Michael Aitken, Leading Seaman Radio Operator (LSRO) Griff Snell, Leading Seaman Medic (LSMED) Dave Chandler, LSCD Keith Marning, Sub Lt Sye Flood, ABCD John Jarvis, POCD Michael Graves, ABCD Dean, ABCD Ryan Shepard, and ABCD John Breadon. During Operation Falconer, AUSCDT3 conducted mine clearance operations, that consisted of shallow water Mine Counter Measures (MCM) and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) in the Khawr Abd Allah waterway, Um Qasr, the Al Faw peninsula, and later the Khawr Az Zubayr waterway. AUSCDT3 operated in the Middle East as part of the Australian commitment to the coalition forces assembled to disarm Iraq.

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Accession Number
P04103.308
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Brand: Fujifilm – FujiColour
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
23 April 2003
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired through Australian War Memorial official commission 2003; This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Copyright
AWM copyright

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