| Accession Number | P04103.308 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Parker, David Dare |
| Place made | Iraq: Um Qasr |
| 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; This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Informal group portrait of Australian Clearance Diving Team 3 (AUSCDT3), at the port of Um Qasr. ...
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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