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CaptionSouth Tarawa from the air Kiribati.jpg	South Tarawa from the air (Credit: Government of Kiribati)
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Headline	Operation Kiribati Assist 2008 - Collection and Identification
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Source	Australian Department of Defence
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Image title	Caption: The central pacific island of Tarawa in Kiribati.Mid Caption: The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has deployed a small Joint Task Force to the small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati to commence Operation Kiribati Assist.Operation Kiribati Assist is the ADF contribution to Australia’s response to a request from the Government of Kiribati to assist in the disposal of World War II unexploded ordnance (UXO) from locations throughout Kiribati.The ADF has world-class skills, expertise and capability in conducting explosive ordnance disposal and is happy to be assisting our regional neighbour in clearing the threat posed by unexploded ordnance.Joint Task Force (JTF) 637 will dispose of UXO identified during a 2007 reconnaissance of the islands and scope any future UXO disposal requirements and EOD training opportunities for the Kiribati Police Service during the deployment.The JTF comprises approximately 22 people and includes a Command Group, a Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team to handle underwater UXO, Army and RAAF EOD teams who will handle land based UXO, including air delivered items and a Medical Team.The 33 islands of Kiribati are scattered across 3.5 million square kilometres of the Central Pacific and is the site where the Battle of Tarawa was fought in November 20th, 1943. Most UXO encountered in Kiribati are remnants from this conflict and include military ordnance such as artillery projectiles, aerial bombs, rockets, mortars and mines.
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Original transmission location code	www.defence.gov.au
Urgency	5
Supplemental categories	Unclassified
Date metadata was last modified	03:37, 22 November 2008
Keywords	Operation Tri-Service Personnel
Country shown	Kiribati
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