| Accession Number | P04103.084 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Parker, David Dare |
| Place made | Iraq: Al Faw Peninsula |
| Date made | 23 April 2003 |
| Conflict |
Iraq, 2003-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Source credit to | Acquired through Australian War Memorial official commission 2003 |
Leading Seaman Clearance Diver Paul 'Virg' Virgin, Red Team, Australian Clearance Diving Team 3 ...
Description
Leading Seaman Clearance Diver Paul 'Virg' Virgin, Red Team, Australian Clearance Diving Team 3 (AUSCDT3), during a mine clearance operation on the Al Faw peninsula. AUSCDT3 completed the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) of a 160 kilometre square area of potential minefield on the Al Faw peninsula over a period of ten days. Located on the peninsula were many key oil installations and the port of Um Qasr. During Operation Falconer, AUSCDT3 conducted mine clearance operations, that consisted of Shallow water Mine Counter Measures (MCM) and 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.