The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA. 1993-01-21. A GUARD FROM THE 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1RAR), PATROLS THE TOP OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS STACKED TWO UNITS HIGH SURROUNDING THE PORT AREA. IN THE BACKGROUND IS A LARGE GROUP OF SOMALIS WHO CONTINUALLY WATCHED AND TORMENTED THE GUARDS. TO PROTECT THE PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONVOY A STRONG PERIMETER GUARD WAS ESTABLISHED. THE CONVOY WAS ASSEMBLED AT THE PORT OF MOGADISHU IN PREPARATION FOR TRANSPORT TO BAIDOA ON 1993-01-22. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HOUSED IN AWM ARCHIVE STORE)
The crew of Australian Army CH-47D Chinook A15-202 conduct a pre-flight briefing prior to combat training in the Registan desert south of Kandahar. Corporal (Cpl) Matthew (Matt) Dobson, C Squadron, 5t
SOMALIA. 1993-01-22. PASSING HEAVILY LADEN SOMALIS WALKING BESIDE THE ROAD, MEMBERS OF THE 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1RAR) AND A UNITED STATES CONVOY OF TROOPS AND TRANSPORTS EN RO
Baidoa, Somalia. 1993-03-27. Local Somalis talking to soldiers of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), who are mounting guard on the roof of the convoy vehicle check point. The soldier
SOMALIA. 1993-01-22. MEMBERS OF THE 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1RAR) AND A UNITED STATES CONVOY OF TROOPS AND TRANSPORTS EN ROUTE FROM THE PORT OF MOGADISHU TO BAIDOA. A CONTINUOUS
Baidoa, Somalia. 1993-03-20. Somalis gather at a well which was the local water point. Note the variety of containers for water, the issue of which was monitored by members of the 1st Battalion, The R
Sapper (SPR) Simon Harvey, 17 Field Troop, 18 Field Squadron, 3 Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) with one of the Regiment's Explosive Detection Dogs (EDD), Duke, in Baidoa, Somalia, 29 March 1993. SPR
Baidoa, Somalia. 1993-03-09. A crowd of Somalis in a happy mood after the Somali Democratic Movement (SDM) conference.
