Operation Okra

Agile and excellent: Wedgetail back home
Air Force's E-7A Wedgetail aircraft and support personnel have returned to Australia following a successful year-long deployment

Maintenance support crucial to operation
Sergeant James Jacob was the sole ground support equipment fitter at Camp McNamara, while deployed to the Middle East region.

Breaking new ground in the Middle East
Major General Chris Field is deployed to US Army Central’s forward headquarters in Kuwait on Operation Okra.

Deployment a test for officer and his team
Squadron Leader Kevin Lee's leadership skills have been tested on Operation Okra.

From sea to air in the Middle East
Navy Chief Petty Officer Kieran Lamond has returned home following the final mission of a successful year-long deployment in the Middle East.

Coalition partner enjoys time with Task Group Taji
A US artillery officer has been awarded an Australian bronze commendation for his role in protecting coalition forces at Camp Taji, Iraq.

An artist's impression of deployment
Imagery is a big part of Captain Julian Thompson’s life.

Making a difference in Iraq
On New Year’s Eve, smoke wafted from a tobacco pipe at the Taji Military Complex north of Baghdad to mark another year gone and a new one’s beginning.

Reservist keeping Defence members safe in Iraq
Wagga Wagga’s Peter Skinner is keeping Defence personnel in Iraq safe.

A family tradition of service leads to Middle East deployment
As a boy, Leading Aircraftman Anthony Everitt admired the F/A-18A Hornets that flew past the headlands near his home.

Cairns medics' unlikely reunion in Iraq
Taji Military Complex, 20 kilometres north of Baghdad, Iraq, is the last place you’d expect to run into someone you know from your home town.

Fierce welcome for new arrivals
Thirty-five New Zealand Defence Force personnel, who arrived at the Taji Military Complex, were confronted with a fierce welcome ceremony.