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Northern Iraq. 1991-06. Outdoor group portrait of medical officers of the Australian Service Contingent, Operation Habitat (Australia's contribution to the multinational response known as Operation Provide Comfort). Identified standing, left to right; Major Jon Hodge (OC Med Coy), Captain Tam Tran and Captain Jane Morris – the remainder are unidentified. During the operation, four Australian teams of five medical personnel travelled in excess of 150 kilometres from the base camp at Gir-i-Pit each day, providing humanitarian assistance to Kurdish refugees fleeing Iraqi forces in the wake of the Gulf War. Approximately 60 to 100 patients were treated by a team per day.
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P01762.014
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Colour: Colour
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