The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Sergeant Peter Rewko's protective equipment, including his Combat Vehicle Crewman (CVC) helmet with dust goggles, which plugs into the intercom and radio system of his ASLAV and his Kevlar helmet (top) for use whilst dismounted. Also shown is his body armour mounting his holstered Browning mark III 9mm self-loading pistol, attached by a black coiled lanyard and two spare magazines. The green package is a wound dressing for immediate first aid use and tucked into the body armour straps is a pen and two spoons (essential for armoured crewmen). His Sergeant rank is also visible central on his armour.
Photographs relating to Sergeant Peter Rewko and his service with Combat Team Chauvel, Overwatch Battle Group (West)-4, Iraq, between December 2007 and June 2008.
Infantryman Lance Corporal Brown asleep in his sleeping bag behind his body armour, helmet and backpack amid the vehicles of an ASLAV troop. Photographs relating to Sergeant Peter Rewko and his serv
Trooper Brown sits behind the MAG58 machine gun on an ASLAV-25, augmenting the security perimeter of US Combat Outpost 6 (COP6) located to the north of Tallil Airbase. Trooper Brown wears body armour
Crew from 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) in the crew stations of an ASLAV-25. The bar armour used to provide additional protection against RPG attack is clearly visible c
An ASLAV-25, fitted with bar armour, negotiates the soft sand along a berm in the desert of Dhi Qar. Photographs relating to Sergeant Peter Rewko and his service with Combat Team Chauvel, Overwatch
An ASLAV-25 leading a patrol in Dhi Qar Governate. A herd of camels is visible in the distance. The bar armour attaced to the hull and turret provides protection against RPG attack. Photographs relat
An ASLAV-25 leading a patrol along a highway in Dhi Qar Governate. The bar armour attached to the hull and turret provides protection against RPG attack. Photographs relating to Sergeant Peter Rewko
