| Accession Number | P04101.405 |
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| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Parker, David Dare |
| Place made | Iraq: Al Asad |
| Date made | 24 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 |
The Minister of Defence, Robert Hill, Chief of the Defence Force, General Peter Cosgrove and ...
Description
The Minister of Defence, Robert Hill, Chief of the Defence Force, General Peter Cosgrove and Brigadier Maurie McNarn, the Australian National Commander during Operation Falconer arrive at the captured Al Asad airbase in western Iraq. Senator Hill and General Cosgrove were on a tour of the Middle East Area of Operations and met with troops from the Special Air Services Regiment (SAS) stationed at Al Asad. The SAS, assisted by commandos from the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR) took control of the airbase on 11 April 2003 and discovered almost 8 million kilograms of explosive ordnance and over 50 aircraft. The SAS and 4RAR operated in the Middle East as part of the Australian commitment to the Coalition forces assembled to disarm Iraq.