75 153 fire missions over the course of their tour. They fired in support to Patrol Base Attal, held by Royal Irish Operational Mentoring Team, as close as 60m from troops who had no overhead protection in order to provide final protective fire – on several occasions. The Troop returned to Australia via the UK in October 2008. Figure 27 Soldiers of 1 Field Regiment, RAA at FOB Armadillo (later renamed Budwan). As photographed, it can be observed that the FOB left a lot to be desired. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, awm.gov.au
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