Members of the Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) Team talking to local Iraqi building ...

Accession Number P05408.424
Collection type Photograph
Object type Digital file
Maker Westhead, Greg
Place made Iraq: Al Muthanna, As Salman
Date made 3 September 2005
Conflict Iraq, 2003-2013
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Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright

Description

Members of the Civil Military Co-operation (CIMIC) Team talking to local Iraqi building contractors via an interpreter outside an old chemical warehouse that is being refurbished as a CIMIC project. CIMIC worked with Iraqi civilians to undertake projects within their villages such as building and restoration of roads, irrigation, power plants and water supply, as well as schools, community centres, veterinary centres, slaughter houses and ambulance and fire stations, and usually paid local contractors to complete the work. The CIMIC team consisted of three members, all of whom are part of the Army Reserve, and were usually accompanied by a four man infantry bodyguard, however at this time they were also accompanied by Military Policeman, Warrant Officer Class 1 Greg Westhead, who undertook a more discrete security role. There is a young Iraq boy with a bicycle standing in the foreground next to piles of building materials.

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