A
security detachment (SECDET) of about 110 personnel including Australian
Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) to provide protection and escort for
Australian Government personnel working in our Embassy in Baghdad. Up to
2006, there has been 10 SECDET rotations involving elements from both
the 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiments.
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Deployment Dates |
Composition |
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SECDET I May–September 2003 |
5 Platoon, B Company, 2 RAR |
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SECDET II 2003 |
A Company, 2 RAR |
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SECDET III 2004 |
A Company, 3 RAR |
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SECDET IV 2004 |
Company, 5/7 RAR |
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SECDET V 2004 |
Company, 5/7 RAR |
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SECDET VI 2004 |
Company, 6 RAR |
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SECDET VII 2004–05 |
C Company, 6 RAR
Troop, 2/14
LHR (QMI) |
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SECDET VIII 2005 |
B Company, 1 RAR |
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Troop, 2/14 LHR |
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SECDET IX 2005–06 |
Support
Company, 3 RAR
Troop, 2/14
LHR (QMI)
Elements, 1st MP Bn |
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SECDET X 2006 |
A Company, 3 RAR |
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Elements, 2 Cavalry Regt and 2/14 LHR
(QMI)
Elements,
1st MP Bn |
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SECDET XI 2007 |
Company, 1 RAR
Troop, 2/14LHR (QMI)
Elements, 1st MP Bn
Combat Service Support Element |
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SECDET XII 2007 |
D Company, 6
RAR
Troop, 2/14 LHR (QMI)
Elements, 1st MP Bn
Combat Service Support Element[ |
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SECDET XIII 2008 |
A Company, 7
RAR
Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regt
Elements, 1st MP Bn
Combat
Service Support Element
Section, No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron |
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SECDET XIV 2008 |
Company HQ and
two infantry platoons, 7 RAR
Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regt
Elements, 1st MP Bn
Combat Service Support Element |
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2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment ASLAVs patrol Baghdad streets as part of
SECDET 10. Most of these are crewed by 2nd Cavalry Regiment soldiers.
(T Couch)
Various patches worn by SECDET 10
soldiers.
(T Couch)
A SECDET 10 Patrol in Baghdad - March, 2007
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